Natural emissions of mercury to the atmosphere in Canada

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-36

  Richardson, G Mark ^a   Mitchell, Ian A ^b   Mah Paulson, May ^c   Hackbarth, Tracy ^d   Garrett, Robert G ^e  

^a Risklogic Scientific Services Inc   (Canada)

^b Meridian Environmental Inc   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^d O'Connor Associates Environmental Inc   (Canada)

^e GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Canada; Emissions; Mercury; Natural

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MERCURY (METAL); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CANADA; GLOBAL INVENTORIES; NATURAL; NATURAL EMISSIONS; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION; VOLCANIC EMISSION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744457047     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: 12086053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/A03-004     Document Type: Article

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