The sea-air exchange of mercury (Hg) in the marine boundary layer of the Augusta basin (southern Italy): Concentrations and evasion flux

Chemosphere

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2024-2032

  Bagnato, E ^a   Sproveri, M ^b   Barra, M ^b   Bitetto, M ^a   Bonsignore, M ^b   Calabrese, S ^a   Di Stefano, V ^b   Oliveri, E ^b   Parello, F ^a   Mazzola, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric mercury concentrations; Augusta basin; Gaseous elemental mercury; Marine boundary layer; Mercury evasion flux; Sea air evasion

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY; AUGUSTA BASIN; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; SEA-AIR EVASION;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

MERCURY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BAY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; ITALY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SUMMER; WINTER;

AUGUSTA BAY; ITALY; SICILY; SIRACUSA;

ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; AUGUSTA BASIN; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER; MERCURY EVASION FLUX; SEA-AIR EVASION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; MERCURY; SEASONS; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84886412026     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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