Deciphering potential chemical compounds of gaseous oxidized mercury in Florida, USA

Huang, Jiaoyan; Miller, Matthieu B.; Edgerton, Eric; Sexauer Gustin, Mae

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-1689-2017

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03 Feb 2017

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| 03 Feb 2017

Deciphering potential chemical compounds of gaseous oxidized mercury in Florida, USA

Jiaoyan Huang, Matthieu B. Miller, Eric Edgerton, and Mae Sexauer Gustin

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Final revised paper (published on 03 Feb 2017)
Preprint (discussion started on 02 Nov 2016)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Comments on Manuscript', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Nov 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer 2', Mae Gustin, 13 Nov 2016
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Deciphering the Chemical Forms of Gaseous Oxidized Mercury in Florida, USA” by Jiaoyan Huang et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Dec 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer 1', Mae Gustin, 07 Dec 2016
RC3: 'Interactive comment', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Dec 2016
- AC3: 'Response to RC3 (Reviewer 1 again?)', Mae Gustin, 18 Dec 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Mae Gustin on behalf of the Authors (29 Dec 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (05 Jan 2017) by Leiming Zhang

AR by Mae Gustin on behalf of the Authors (12 Jan 2017) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The highest mercury (Hg) wet deposition in USA occurs along the Gulf of Mexico. Gaseous oxidized Hg (GOM) is a major contributor due to high water solubility and reactivity. Concentration and dry deposition of GOM were determined for OLF, Florida. Results indicated at least 5 GOM compounds in this area including HgBr₂, HgO, and Hg–nitrogen and –sulfur forms. GOM chemistry indicates reactions with local mobile source pollutants and long-range transport from outside of the USA.