The effect of temperature on the gas-particle partitioning of reactive mercury in atmospheric aerosols

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 8647-8657

  Rutter, Andrew P ^a   Schauer, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Partitioning; Reactive mercury; Temperature; Urban

Indexed keywords

CHEMISORPTION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PARTITIONING COEFFICIENTS; REACTIVE MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ADIPIC ACID; AMMONIUM SULFATE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; DESORPTION; LABORATORY METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 36349034527     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.07.024     Document Type: Article

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