Oxidation of elemental mercury by aqueous chlorine (HOCl/OCl-): Implications for tropospheric mercury chemistry

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D21, 1998, Pages 28093-28102

  Lin, Che Jen ^a   Pehkonen, Simo O ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHLORINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 18244410819     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02304     Document Type: Article

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