Thermodynamics of reactions of ClHg and BrHg radicals with atmospherically abundant free radicals

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 10271-10279

  Dibble, T S ^a   Zelie, M J ^a   Mao, H ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BROMINE; FREE RADICAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84869066392     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-10271-2012     Document Type: Article

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