Factors influencing the daily behaviour of dissolved gaseous mercury concentration in the Mediterranean Sea

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-12

  Fantozzi, L ^a   Ferrara, R ^a   Frontini, F P ^b   Dini, F ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dissolved gaseous mercury; Mediterranean basin; Mercury flux; Mercury production processes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CINNABAR; DISSOLVED GAS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEA SURFACE; SOLAR RADIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34548558717     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.02.008     Document Type: Article

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