Evaluating the effects of sub-zero temperature cycling on mercury flux from soils

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-108

  Corbett Hains, Hamish ^a   Walters, Nicholas E ^a   Van Heyst, Bill J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic flux chamber; Elemental mercury flux; Soil moisture; Sub zero temperature; Temperature cycling

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS RELATIONSHIP; DYNAMIC FLUX CHAMBER; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION; FIELD CAPACITY; FIELD STUDIES; FREEZE-THAW CYCLES; GASEOUS MERCURY; INTERSTITIAL PORES; LABORATORY WORK; MERCURY FLUXES; ONE-WAY ANOVA; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOIL FLUX; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SPECIFIC EFFECTS; SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE CYCLING;

ARRHENIUS PLOTS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MERCURY (METAL); SOIL MOISTURE;

DYNAMICS;

MERCURY;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FIELD CAPACITY; FLUX CHAMBER; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; LABORATORY METHOD; LOW TEMPERATURE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PORE SPACE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZE THAWING; GAS; LABORATORY TEST; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WARMING;

EID: 84867482376     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.09.047     Document Type: Article

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