Articles | Volume 22, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11187-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11187-2022
Measurement report
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02 Sep 2022
Measurement report |  | 02 Sep 2022

Measurement report: Atmospheric mercury in a coastal city of Southeast China – inter-annual variations and influencing factors

Jiayan Shi, Yuping Chen, Lingling Xu, Youwei Hong, Mengren Li, Xiaolong Fan, Liqian Yin, Yanting Chen, Chen Yang, Gaojie Chen, Taotao Liu, Xiaoting Ji, and Jinsheng Chen

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Gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) was observed in Southeast China over the period 2012–2020. The observed GEM concentrations showed no distinct inter-annual variation trends. The interpretation rate of transportation and meteorology on GEM variations displayed an increasing trend. In contrast, anthropogenic emissions have shown a decreasing interpretation rate since 2012, indicating the effectiveness of emission mitigation measures in reducing GEM concentrations in the study region.
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