Exchange pattern of gaseous elemental mercury in an active urban landfill facility

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 821-832

  Nguyen, Hang Thi ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Kim, Min Young ^b   Shon, Zang Ho ^c  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deposition; Emission; GEM; Gradient; Landfill; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAND FILL; SOIL SURVEYS;

MUNICIPAL LANDFILL SITE; SOIL SURFACES;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LAND FILL; MERCURY (METAL); SOIL SURVEYS;

AMBIENT AIR; DRY DEPOSITION; LANDFILL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); URBAN AREA;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; LANDFILL; SOIL; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 36348983443     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.07.024     Document Type: Article

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