A global model of mass independent mercury stable isotope fractionation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 4577-4590

  Sonke, Jeroen E ^a  

^a Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; PHOTODEGRADATION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; WET DEPOSITION;

EID: 79960326351     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.05.027     Document Type: Article

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