Atmospheric mercury concentrations and speciation measured from 2004 to 2007 in Reno, Nevada, USA

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 30, 2009, Pages 4646-4654

  Peterson, Christianna ^a   Gustin, Mae ^a   Lyman, Seth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric mercury; Ozone; Reactive gaseous mercury; Western United States

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FREE TROPOSPHERE; IN-SITU OXIDATION; LOCAL SOURCE; MEDIAN CONCENTRATION; NEVADA , USA; PARTICULATE MERCURY; REACTIVE GASEOUS; REACTIVE GASEOUS MERCURY; RURAL SITE; STAGNANT AIR; SURFACE EMISSIONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OZONE;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MERCURY (ELEMENT); MIXING; OXIDATION; OZONE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; OXIDATION; OZONE LAYER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; RENO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68949141670     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.04.053     Document Type: Article

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