Characteristics of total mercury (TM) wet deposition: Scavenging of atmospheric mercury species

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-76

  Seo, Yong Seok ^a   Han, Young Ji ^b   Choi, Hyun Deok ^c   Holsen, Thomas M ^c   Yi, Seung Muk ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Clarkson University   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple linear regression; Scavenging coefficient; Seasonal variations; Total mercury; Wet deposition flux

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; SCAVENGING COEFFICIENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOTAL MERCURY; WET DEPOSITION FLUX;

LINEAR REGRESSION; MERCURY (METAL); RAIN;

DEPOSITION;

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEPOSITION VELOCITY; DILUTION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RAINFALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLER; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WET DEPOSITION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; JAPAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANK SUM TEST; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA; SPRING; SUMMER; WET DEPOSITION; WINTER;

CHINA; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84856532769     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.12.031     Document Type: Article

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