Gross photoreduction kinetics of mercury in temperate freshwater lakes and rivers: Application to a general model of DGM dynamics

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 837-843

  O'Driscoll, N J ^a,d   Siciliano, S D ^b   Lean, D R S ^c   Amyot, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; FLUORESCENCE; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; QUARTZ; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; RIVERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VAPORIZATION;

DISSOLVED-GASEOUS MERCURY (DGM); PHOTOREDOX DYNAMICS; PHOTOREDUCTION; SPARGER;

REDUCTION;

DISSOLVED GASEOUS MERCURY; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CORRELATION THEORY; FLUORESCENCE; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; QUARTZ; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; REDUCTION; RIVERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VAPORIZATION;

LAKE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHOTODEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; FLUORESCENCE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; KINETICS; LAKE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHOTOREDUCTION; PREDICTION; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; RIVER; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLATILIZATION;

FRESH WATER; KINETICS; MERCURY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 32344446113     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051062y     Document Type: Article

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