Reducing the uncertainty in measurement and understanding of mercury in the atmosphere

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2222-2227

  Gustin, Mae ^a   Jaffe, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANT; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BIOACCUMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; GAS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ATMOSPHERE; CALIBRATION; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77950412182     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902736k     Document Type: Review

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