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ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
卷 37, 期 7, 页码 1003-1011出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00917-2
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atmospheric mercury; total gaseous mercury; temporal variability; seasonal variability; Canada
Continuous measurements of total gaseous mercury (TGM) concentration were taken during 1997-1999 at 10 rural sites across Canada. ranging from 43degrees to 82degreesN and from 62degrees to 123degreesW. Overall median TGM concentrations ranged among the sites from 1.32 to 1.83 ng m(-3). The spatially averaged median concentration among all sites was 1.60+/-0.15 ng m(-3). Maximum hourly average concentrations, on the order of 10 ng m(-3) were observed at several sites located near major sources of anthropogenic emissions. Minimum hourly average concentrations were observed in springtime at the arctic site where concentrations dropped below the detection limit of the analyzer (50pg m(-3)) on several occasions. Seasonal variability in TGM concentrations was observed at all sites. At most sites monthly median concentrations were highest in late winter and lowest in fall. Diurnal variations in TGM concentration were also observed at most sites. The most common pattern of diurnal variability was a diel cycle of minimum concentrations just before sunrise and maximum concentrations around solar noon. The diel cycle was seasonally modulated, reaching maximum amplitude during spring or summer at all sites. Crown Copyright (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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