Isotopic composition and fractionation of mercury in Great Lakes precipitation and ambient air

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 7764-7770

  Gratz, Lynne E ^a   Keeler, Gerald J ^a   Blum, Joel D ^b   Sherman, Laura S ^b  

^a SPH i Tower   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CHICAGO; GREAT LAKES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATIONS; PHOTO-REDUCTION; POSITIVE MASS; PRECIPITATION SAMPLES; PRIMARY PATHWAY; STABLE ISOTOPES; VAPOR PHASE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ECOLOGY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; REDOX REACTIONS; VAPORS;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; FRACTIONATION; LAKE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOREDUCTION; PRECIPITATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REDUCTION; UNITED STATES; VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; FRESH WATER; ISOTOPES; MERCURY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHICAGO; DEXTER; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; HOLLAND [MICHIGAN]; ILLINOIS; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958052215     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100383w     Document Type: Article

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