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Observations Of Speciated Atmospheric Mercury At Three Sites In Nevada: Evidence For A Free Tropospheric Source Of Reactive Gaseous Mercury, Peter Weiss-Penzias, Mae Sexauer Gustin, Seth Lyman
Observations Of Speciated Atmospheric Mercury At Three Sites In Nevada: Evidence For A Free Tropospheric Source Of Reactive Gaseous Mercury, Peter Weiss-Penzias, Mae Sexauer Gustin, Seth Lyman
USU Uintah Basin Faculty Publications
Air mercury (Hg) speciation was measured for 11 weeks (June–August 2007) at three sites simultaneously in Nevada, USA. Mean reactive gaseous Hg (RGM) concentrations were elevated at all sites relative to those reported for locations not directly influenced by known point sources. RGM concentrations at all sites displayed a regular diel pattern and were positively correlated with ozone (O3) and negatively correlated with elemental Hg (Hg0) and dew point temperature (Tdp). Superimposed on the diel changes were 2- to 7-day periods when RGM concentrations increased across all three sites, producing significant intersite correlations of RGM daily means (r …