A review of the sources of uncertainties in atmospheric mercury modeling II. Mercury surface and heterogeneous chemistry - A missing link

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Subir, Mahamud ^a   Ariya, Parisa A ^a   Dastoor, Ashu P ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Aqueous reduction; Heterogeneous chemistry Adsorption; Mercury complexes Uncertainties; Mercury cycling; Mercury speciation; Surface reaction

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; AIR/WATER INTERFACES; AQUEOUS PHASE; ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; CHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; EQUILIBRIUM PROCESS; GAS LIQUIDS; GLOBAL MODELS; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY; HETEROGENEOUS SURFACE; MERCURY CHEMISTRY; MERCURY COMPLEXES UNCERTAINTIES; MERCURY CYCLING; MERCURY REDUCTION; MERCURY SPECIATION; MERCURY SPECIES; MERCURY SURFACE; NATURAL SURFACE; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; MERCURY (METAL); SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE REACTIONS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

MERCURY; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOL; AIR-WATER INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GAS PHASE REACTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 82955233093     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.07.047     Document Type: Review

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