Simultaneous monitoring of total gaseous mercury at four urban monitoring stations in Seoul, Korea

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 199-208

  Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Yoon, Hye On ^b   Brown, Richard J C ^c   Jeon, Eui Chan ^a   Sohn, Jong Ryeul ^d   Jung, Kweon ^e   Park, Chan Goo ^e   Kim, Ik Soo ^e  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic; Long term; Mercury; Seoul; Spatial; Temporal

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC; LONG TERM; SEOUL; SPATIAL; TEMPORAL;

MERCURY (METAL);

URBAN GROWTH;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

SEOUL [SEOUL (ADS)]; SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84879598242     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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