Empirical models for estimating mercury flux from soils

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 8522-8528

  Lin, Che Jen ^a   Gustin, Mae S ^b   Singhasuk, Pattaraporn ^a   Eckley, Chris ^b,c   Miller, Matthieu ^b  

^a Lamar University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMBINED EFFECT; DRY SOIL; DYNAMIC FLUX CHAMBER; EMPIRICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FACTORIAL EXPERIMENT; FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLUX ENHANCEMENT; FLUX RESPONSE; GAS EXCHANGE; HG FLUX; MERCURY FLUXES; MODEL VERIFICATION; MULTIPLE PARAMETERS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SECOND-ORDER INTERACTION; SOIL MATERIALS; SOIL MOISTURE CONTENT; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ESTIMATION; EXPERIMENTS; MERCURY (METAL); MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SUN;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

MERCURY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; LIGHT EFFECT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TYPE; SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FACTORIAL DESIGN; GAS EXCHANGE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; PREDICTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 78449241072     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1021735     Document Type: Article

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