Mercury, trace elements and organic constituents in atmospheric fine particulate matter, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, USA: A combined approach to sampling and analysis

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 279-293

  Kolker, Allan ^a   Engle, Mark A ^a   Orem, William H ^a   Bunnell, Joseph E ^a   Lerch, Harry E ^a   Krabbenhoft, David P ^a   Olson, Mark L ^a   McCord, Jamey D ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Organics; PM2.5; Shenandoah National Park; Trace elements; Virginia USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249109437     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2008.00913.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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