Emissions, dispersion and human exposure of mercury from a Swedish chlor-alkali plant

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 39 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 7451-7458

  Wangberg I ^a   Barregard, L ^b   Sallsten G ^b   Haeger Eugensson, M ^a   Munthe, J ^a   Sommar, J ^c  

^a IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlor alkali industry; Emission of elemental and reactive gaseous mercury; Mercury deposition; Urinary mercury

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; MERCURY (METAL); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; UROLOGY;

CHLOR-ALKALI INDUSTRY; EMISSION OF ELEMENTAL AND REACTIVE GASEOUS MERCURY; MERCURY DEPOSITION; URINARY MERCURY;

METAL ANALYSIS;

ALKALI; MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DISPERSION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 27744569907     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.03.054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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