Dry deposition of atmospheric particle-bound mercury in the middle Taiwan

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1298-1308

  Fang, Guor Cheng ^a   Tsai, Jen Hsiung ^b   Lin, Yan Heng ^a   Chang, Chia Ying ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dry deposition; Model; Particles; Particulates bound mercury Hg(p); TSP

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; DRY DEPOSITION; DRY DEPOSITION FLUXES; DRY DEPOSITION VELOCITIES; PARTICULATES BOUND MERCURY HG(P); SAMPLING SITE; TSP;

AIRPORTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MERCURY (METAL); MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE;

DEPOSITION;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRPORT; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DRY DEPOSITION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PARTICLE SIZE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84872939904     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.04.0093     Document Type: Article

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