Aqueous phase methylation as a potential source of methylmercury in wet deposition

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1663-1668

  Hammerschmidt, Chad R ^a   Lamborg, Carl H ^a   Fitzgerald, William F ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic; Atmosphere; Mercury; Photodecomposition; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; ESTIMATION; MERCURY (METAL); METHANATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); VAPORIZATION;

AQUEOUS PHASE METHYLATION; METHYLATING AGENTS; MONOMETHYLMERCURY (MMHG); PHOTODECOMPOSITION;

DEPOSITION;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; METHYLATION; METHYLMERCURY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); VOLATILIZATION; WET DEPOSITION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; METHYLATION; MOLECULE; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLATILIZATION; WET DEPOSITION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846434793     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.10.032     Document Type: Article

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