Partition and tempospatial variation of gaseous and particulate mercury at a unique mercury-contaminated remediation site

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1115-1123

  Jen, Yi Hsiu ^a   Yuan, Chung Shin ^a   Lin, Yuan Chung ^a   Lee, Chang Gai ^b   Hung, Chung Hsuang ^c   Tsai, Cheng Mou ^a   Tsai, Hsieh Hung ^a   Ie, Iau Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taijen University   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MANUFACTURE; MONITORING; POLLUTION;

ATOMIC FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MONITORING TECHNIQUES; PREVAILING WIND DIRECTIONS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MERCURY; PARTICULATE MERCURY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; TAIWAN; WET DEPOSITION; WIND; WINTER; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GASES; MERCURY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857422400     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.617617     Document Type: Article

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