Enhanced production of oxidised mercury over the tropical Pacific Ocean: a key missing oxidation pathway
Mercury is a contaminant of global concern. It is transported in the atmosphere primarily as gaseous elemental mercury, but its reactivity and deposition to the surface environment, through which it enters the aquatic food chain, is greatly enhanced following oxidation. Measurements and modelling st...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-02-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/14/1323/2014/acp-14-1323-2014.pdf |