Size distribution of particulate mercury in marine and coastal atmospheres

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 10899-10909

  Feddersen, D M ^a,b   Talbot, R ^c   Mao, H ^d   Sive, B C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DRY DEPOSITION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICLE SIZE; SEA SALT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

APPLEDORE ISLAND; MAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870009765     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-10899-2012     Document Type: Article

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