Investigation of mercury exchange between forest canopy vegetation and the atmosphere using a new dynamic chamber

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 4680-4688

  Graydon, Jennifer A ^a   St Louis, Vincent L ^e   Lindberg, Steve E ^b   Hintelmann, Holger ^c   Krabbenhoft, David P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITTER FALL; PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION; RADIATION SPECTRUM;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; MERCURY (METAL); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FORESTRY;

MERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; MERCURY (METAL); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CONIFEROUS TREE; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; MASS BALANCE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); STABLE ISOTOPE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BLACK SPRUCE; CANOPY; DRY DEPOSITION; FIELD STUDY; FOLIAGE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PINE; PRECIPITATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETATION; WEATHERING; WET DEPOSITION;

ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERE EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY; MERCURY ISOTOPES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; TREES;

CONCENTRATION; DEPOSITION; FORESTRY; MERCURY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 33746632123     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0604616     Document Type: Article

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