The physical and chemical evolution of aerosols in smelter and power plant plumes: An airborne study

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 111-120

  Banic, Catharine ^a   Leaitch, W Richard ^a   Strawbridge, Kevin ^a   Tanabe, Richard ^a   Wong, Henry ^a   Gariépy, Clément ^b   Simonetti, Antonio ^b   Nejedly, Zdenek ^c   Campbell, J L ^c   Lu, Julia ^d   Skeaff, Jim ^e   Paktunc, Dogan ^e   MacPherson, J I ^f   Daggupaty, Sreerema ^a   Geonac'h, Hélène ^b   Chatt, Amares ^g   Lamoureux, Marc ^h  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^f NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^g DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmospheric transport of metals; Coal burning power plant emissions; Deposition of metals; Mercury; Metals; Particles; Smelter emissions

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CADMIUM METALLURGY; DEPOSITION RATES; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HEALTH RISKS; LAKES; LEAD METALLURGY; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; POWER PLANTS;

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; COAL-BURNING POWER PLANTS; DEPOSITION OF METALS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GENERATING STATIONS; SMELTER EMISSIONS;

SMELTING;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SMELTING;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745833059     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/05-098     Document Type: Article

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