Atmospheric transport of speciated mercury across southern Lake Michigan: Influence from emission sources in the Chicago/Gary urban area

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 448, Issue , 2013, Pages 84-95

  Gratz, Lynne E ^a   Keeler, Gerald J ^a   Marsik, Frank J ^a   Barres, James A ^a   Dvonch, J Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago Gary; Dispersion modeling; Local source emissions; Mercury; Regional transport; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CHICAGO; DISPERSION MODELING; LOCAL SOURCE; REGIONAL TRANSPORT; SPECIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISPERSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAKES; MERCURY (METAL);

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

MERCURY;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAKE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CHICAGO; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; ILLINOIS; LAKES; MERCURY; MICHIGAN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN;

EID: 84875274049     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.08.076     Document Type: Article

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