Characteristics of atmospheric Total Gaseous Mercury (TGM) observed in urban Nanjing, China

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 12103-12118

  Zhu, J ^a   Wang, T ^a   Talbot, R ^b   Mao, H ^c   Hall, C B ^c   Yang, X ^a   Fu, C ^a   Zhuang, B ^a   Li, S ^a   Han, Y ^a   Huang, X ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; TRACE GAS; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; JIANGSU; NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 84871803133     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-12103-2012     Document Type: Article

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