An updated review of atmospheric mercury

SN Lyman, I Cheng, LE Gratz, P Weiss-Penzias… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The atmosphere is a key component of the biogeochemical cycle of mercury, acting as a
reservoir, transport mechanism, and facilitator of chemical reactions. The chemical and …

Observations of atmospheric mercury in China: a critical review

XW Fu, H Zhang, B Yu, X Wang, CJ Lin… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
China presently contributes the largest amount of anthropogenic mercury (Hg) emission into
the atmosphere in the world. Over the past decade, numerous studies have been conducted …

Atmospheric mercury concentrations observed at ground-based monitoring sites globally distributed in the framework of the GMOS network

F Sprovieri, N Pirrone, M Bencardino… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Long-term monitoring of data of ambient mercury (Hg) on a global scale to assess its
emission, transport, atmospheric chemistry, and deposition processes is vital to …

A review of studies on atmospheric mercury in China

X Fu, X Feng, J Sommar, S Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Due to the fast developing economy, mercury (Hg) emissions to the atmosphere from
Chinese mainland have increased rapidly in recent years. Consequently, this issue has …

Chemical characterization, the transport pathways and potential sources of PM2. 5 in Shanghai: Seasonal variations

M Zhao, Z Huang, T Qiao, Y Zhang, G Xiu, J Yu - Atmospheric Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The 24-h PM 2.5 samples were collected at the site of East China University of
Science and Technology (ECUST) in Shanghai from 2011 to 2012, representing winter …

Speciated atmospheric mercury and its potential source in Guiyang, China

X Fu, X Feng, G Qiu, L Shang, H Zhang - Atmospheric Environment, 2011 - Elsevier
Speciated atmospheric mercury (Hg) including gaseous elemental mercury (GEM),
particulate Hg (PHg), and reactive gaseous Hg (RGM) were continuously measured at an …

Measurement techniques for mercury species in ambient air

SK Pandey, KH Kim, RJC Brown - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
This review critically evaluates the measurement methodologies most commonly employed
for the analysis of the various forms of mercury (Hg) in air. Emphasis is given to the three …

An improved dual-stage protocol to pre-concentrate mercury from airborne particles for precise isotopic measurement

Q Huang, YL Liu, JB Chen, XB Feng… - Journal of Analytical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The Hg isotopic signature may provide insight into tracking the sources and pathways of
both airborne particulate matter (PM) and particle-bound Hg (PHg) in the atmosphere …

Seasonal and annual variations in atmospheric Hg and Pb isotopes in Xi'an, China

H Xu, JE Sonke, B Guinot, X Fu, R Sun… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We present a 3-year time series of lead (Pb) and mercury (Hg) concentrations and isotope
signatures in total suspended particulate (TSP) matter and as total gaseous Hg (TGM) in …

Isotopic composition for source identification of mercury in atmospheric fine particles

Q Huang, J Chen, W Huang, P Fu… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
The usefulness of mercury (Hg) isotopes for tracing the sources and pathways of Hg (and its
vectors) in atmospheric fine particles (PM 2.5) is uncertain. Here, we measured Hg isotopic …