The Atmospheric Mercury Network: Measurement and initial examination of an ongoing atmospheric mercury record across North America

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 11339-11349

  Gay, D A ^a   Schmeltz, D ^b   Prestbo, E ^c   Olson, M ^a   Sharac, T ^b   Tordon, R ^d  

^a ILLINOIS STATE WATER SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Tekran Research and Development   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY DEPOSITION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888315917     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-11339-2013     Document Type: Article

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