Mercury in particulate matter over Polish zone of the southern Baltic Sea

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 397-404

  Beldowska, M ^a   Saniewska, D ^a   Falkowska, L ^a   Lewandowska, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Continental air masses; Hg in coarse and fine particles; Maritime air masses; Southern Baltic sea

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; AIR WATER INTERFACES; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; BALTIC SEA; BALTIC STATE; CEMENT MANUFACTURING; COAL-BURNING; COARSE PARTICLES; COASTAL AREA; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONTINENTAL AIR MASS; FINE PARTICLES; HEATING SEASON; HG CONCENTRATIONS; LOCAL SCALE; MARINE AIR; MARITIME AIR MASSES; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SUMMER MONTHS; TOXIC TRACE METALS; WARM SEASONS; WINTER MONTHS;

ASSOCIATED GAS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; COAL COMBUSTION; COASTAL ZONES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FOSSIL FUELS; INCINERATION; PHASE INTERFACES; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTE INCINERATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

COAL; FOSSIL FUEL; MERCURY;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; AIR-WATER INTERACTION; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; COAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY DEPOSITION; FOSSIL FUEL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRANSFORMATION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; COAL MINING; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; POLAND;

EID: 82955195610     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.09.046     Document Type: Article

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