Total gaseous mercury in the atmosphere of Guiyang, PR China

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 304, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 61-72

  Feng, Xinbin ^a   Tang, Shunlin ^a   Shang, Lihai ^a   Yan, Haiyu ^a   Sommar, Jonas ^b   Lindqvist, Oliver ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Guiyang; Mercury measurement; Source; Total gaseous mercury; Trends

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GAS EMISSIONS; SAMPLING;

TOTAL GASEOUS MERCURY (TGM);

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MERCURY (ELEMENT); TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERE; AUTOANALYZER; AUTUMN; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; MEASUREMENT; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; MERCURY; PERIODICITY; SEASONS;

CHINA;

EID: 0037456777     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00557-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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