Vertical profile measurements of soil air suggest immobilization of gaseous elemental mercury in mineral soil

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2242-2252

  Obrist, Daniel ^a   Pokharel, Ashok K ^a   Moore, Christopher ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; MERCURY; MINERALS; NEVADA; POROSITY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TREES; WATER;

EID: 84894229490     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4048297     Document Type: Article

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