Automated speciated mercury measurements in Michigan

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 9253-9262

  Lynam, Mary M ^a   Keeler, Gerald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ADVECTION OF OZONE; PARTICULATE MERCURY; REACTIVE GASEOUS (RGM); TRAJECTORY ANALYSIS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ADVECTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AUTOMATION; MERCURY; MICHIGAN; OZONE;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28444456964     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es040458r     Document Type: Article

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