Testing and application of surrogate surfaces for understanding potential gaseous oxidized mercury dry deposition

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6235-6241

  Lyman, Seth N ^a,e   Gustin, Mae S ^a   Prestbo, Eric M ^b,d   Kilner, Philip I ^b,d   Edgerton, Eric ^c   Hartsell, Ben ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Frontier Geosciences Inc   (United States)

^c Atmospheric Research and Analysis Inc   (United States)

^d Tekran Instruments Corporation   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; DEPOSITION VELOCITIES; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DRY DEPOSITION; IN-FIELD; LABORATORY TEST; NATURAL SURFACE; OXIDIZED MERCURY; OZONE CONCENTRATION; PHYSICAL MEANS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STANDARD METHOD; SURROGATE SURFACES; TEMPORAL TRENDS; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DEPOSITION; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; OZONE;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

BROMINE; MERCURIC OXIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; OZONE;

DRY DEPOSITION; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OZONE; SOLUBILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR MONITORING; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; FIELD STUDY; GAS; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY TEST; MEMBRANE MODEL; OXIDATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; VELOCITY;

CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC; GASES; MERCURY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NEVADA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEASONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68849120355     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901192e     Document Type: Article

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