Assessment of the level of mercury contamination from some anthropogenic sources in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 147, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 237-244

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Author keywords

Coal affinity index; Coal combustion; Concentration level of Hg; Enrichment factor; Geoaccumulation index; Ulaanbaatar mongolia

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL DUST; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; HOUSING; MERCURY (METAL); SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

AFFINITY INDEX; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; MONGOLIA;

COAL COMBUSTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; DUST; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENRICHMENT; GEOACCUMULATION INDEX; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

CENTRAL PROVINCE [MONGOLIA]; MONGOLIA; ULAANBAATAR;

EID: 84912575982     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.07.016     Document Type: Article

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