Trend and variabilty of total gaseous mercury (TGM) in the state of Connecticut, U.S.A. during 1997-1999

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 151, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 103-116

  Chen, Hao ^a   Yang, Xiusheng ^a   Perkins, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Connecticut; Land use; Long range transport; Site location; Total gaseous mercury

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE; MERCURY (METAL); RURAL AREAS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SEASONAL VARIATIONS; TOTAL GASEOUS MERCURY (TGM);

AIR POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LAND USE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEOGRAPHY; LAND USE; MEASUREMENT; RURAL AREA; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842346740     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WATE.0000009900.11597.95     Document Type: Article

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