Isotopic composition of species-specific atmospheric Hg in a coastal environment

Chemical Geology

Volumn 336, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-49

  Rolison, J M ^a,b   Landing, W M ^a   Luke, W ^c   Cohen, M ^c   Salters, V J M ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grand Bay; In aerosol photoreduction; Isotope fractionation; Isotope tracing; Mercury; MIF

Indexed keywords

GRAND BAY; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE TRACING; MIF; PHOTO-REDUCTION;

AEROSOLS; COASTAL ZONES; ISOTOPES; MERCURY (METAL);

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COASTAL ZONE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871926439     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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