Mercury emission to the atmosphere from experimental manipulation of DOC and UVR in mesoscale field chambers in a freshwater lake

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 7356-7362

  Peters, Stephen C ^a   Wollenberg, Jennifer L ^a   Morris, Donald P ^a   Porter, Jason A ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); RATE CONSTANTS; REDUCTION;

MERCURY EMISSION; PHOTOBLEACHED MESOCOSM;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; ORGANIC CARBON;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAKES; MERCURY (METAL); RATE CONSTANTS; REDUCTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EMISSION; GAS; LAKE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MESOCOSM; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LAKE; MESOCOSM; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WETLAND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; FRESH WATER; MERCURY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 35948972377     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0709674     Document Type: Article

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