Mercury speciation in coal-fired power plant plumes observed at three surface sites in the Southeastern U.S.

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 4563-4570

  Edgerton, Eric S ^a   Hartsell, Benjamin E ^b   Jansen, John J ^c  

^a Atmospheric Research and Analysis Inc   (United States)

^b Atmospheric Research and Analysis Inc   (United States)

^c Southern Company Generation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL ANALYSES; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS; EMISSION SIGNATURES; MEASUREMENT ERROR;

COAL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); POWER PLANTS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

AIR POLLUTION;

COAL; MERCURY; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION; COAL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MERCURY (METAL); POWER PLANTS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROUS OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLUME; PRECIPITATION; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY; ORGANOMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POWER PLANTS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746607292     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0515607     Document Type: Article

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