Publications by authors named "Nidhi L Anchan"
Modeling of mercury deposition in India: evaluating emission inventories and anthropogenic impacts.
Environ Sci Process Impacts
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Mercury is a harmful atmospheric metal from both natural and human sources, and India is a major emitter, committed to reducing emissions as per the Minamata Convention.
- The study used the GEOS-Chem model to analyze mercury distribution in India from 2013 to 2017, evaluating various emission inventories to ensure accurate simulations, showing a maximum bias of ±20%.
- Findings indicate that wet deposition is highest in the Western Ghats and Himalayan foothills, with significant contributions from human activities, which, if removed from simulations, could reduce mercury deposition by approximately 21.9% to 33.5%.