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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Main Authors: F. Wang, A. Saiz-Lopez, A. S. Mahajan, J. C. Gómez Martín, D. Armstrong, M. Lemes, T. Hay, C. Prados-Roman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-02-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/14/1323/2014/acp-14-1323-2014.pdf