Evidence for a sampling artifact for particulate-phase mercury in the marine atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 3352-3359

  Malcolm, Elizabeth G ^a   Keeler, Gerald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Annular denuder; Florida; Mercury; Sea salt

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; MERCURY (METAL); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SAMPLING;

ANNULAR DENUDER; FLORIDA; REACTIVE GASEOUS MERCURY (RGM); SEA SALT;

AIR POLLUTION;

MERCURY; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOL; ARTIFACT; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHEMICAL REACTION; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SEA SALT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; COASTAL WATERS; HUMIDITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34047146592     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.12.024     Document Type: Article

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