The Eastern Arctic Seas and the north-western Pacific are among the most poorly investigated areas as far as Hg cycling in marine systems is concerned. Continuous measurements of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg(0)) concentrations in the marine boundary layer and Hg(0) evasion fluxes from the sea surface were performed in these regions in fall 2018. Atmospheric Hg(0) concentrations of 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGaseous elemental mercury (Hg) is a prolific and persistent contaminant in the atmosphere. Atmospheric concentrations of Hg were determined from 17 September to 7 October 2015 in the northwest Sea of Japan aboard the Russian research vessel Professor Gagarinsky. Simultaneous measurements of Hg concentrations were performed 2 m and 20 m above the sea surface using automatic Hg analysers RA-915M and RA-915+, respectively.
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