Application of the stable-isotope system to the study of sources and fate of Hg in the environment: A review

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1467-1477

  Yin, Runsheng ^a,b   Feng, Xinbin ^a   Shi, Wenfang ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; APPLICATION PROSPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; GEOSCIENCES; HG POLLUTION; INORGANIC REACTIONS; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE SYSTEMS; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; NON-TRADITIONAL; STABLE ISOTOPES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ZINC;

MERCURY (METAL);

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CALIBRATION; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); STABLE ISOTOPE; ZINC;

EID: 77957020561     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.07.007     Document Type: Review

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