Continuous analysis of dissolved gaseous mercury and mercury volatilization in the upper St. Lawrence river: Exploring temporal relationships and UV attenuation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 5342-5348

  O'Driscoll, N J ^a   Poissant, L ^b   Canario J ^c   Ridal, J ^d   Lean, D R S ^e  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^d St Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC CARBON; RADIATION; SURFACE WATERS; INTEGRATION; OCEAN HABITATS; RIVERS; SUN;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; CHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; DISSOLVED GASEOUS MERCURY; FRESHWATERS; UV ATTENUATION;

VAPORIZATION;

MERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON; RIVER WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC CARBON; RADIATION; SURFACE WATERS; VAPORIZATION;

DISSOLVED GAS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NATURAL ATTENUATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RIVER; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLATILIZATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR; CANADA; GASES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMIDITY; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RIVERS; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VOLATILIZATION; WIND;

NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

CHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; CONTINUOUS ANALYSIS; CORNWALL; CROSS CORRELATIONS; DISSOLVED GASEOUS MERCURY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EDDY DIFFUSIONS; FRESH WATER; LAG-TIME; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MAXIMUM CORRELATIONS; NET RADIATION; ONTARIO , CANADA; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOREDUCTION KINETICS; SOLAR ATTENUATIONS; ST. LAWRENCE RIVER; TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIPS; VERTICAL ATTENUATION; WATER COLUMNS;

EID: 34547659244     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es070147r     Document Type: Article

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