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Measurement report: Atmospheric mercury in a coastal city of Southeast China – inter-annual variations and influencing factors
Jiayan Shi
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Yuping Chen
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Lingling Xu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Youwei Hong
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Mengren Li
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Xiaolong Fan
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Liqian Yin
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Yanting Chen
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
Chen Yang
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Gaojie Chen
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Taotao Liu
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Xiaoting Ji
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment,
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021,
China
Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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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.
Gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) was observed in Southeast China over the period 2012–2020. The...
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