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Atmospheric mercury pollution in the xi’an area, china, studied by differential absorption lidar

Duan, Zheng ; Zhao, Guangyu ; Zhu, Shiming ; Lian, Ming ; Li, Yiyun ; Zhang, Weixing and Svanberg, Sune LU (2021) In Atmosphere 12(1).
Abstract

Measurements of the atmospheric concentration of polluting atomic mercury were performed using the differential absorption lidar (DIAL) technique in the Lintong district, about 35 km northeast of Xi’an, the capital of the Shaanxi province, China. Concentrations ranging from 2 to 13 ng/m3 were observed. As uniquely enabled by the lidar technique, representative average concentrations, integrated over a considerable volume, were recorded and put in relation to weather conditions, and vertical concentration profiles were measured. Considerable local non-uniformities were also observed, which may indicate the presence of localized hot-spots in the area, possibly related to ancient tombs.

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Lidar, Mercury, Pollution, Remote sensing, Xi’an
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Atmosphere
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12
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1
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27
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12 pages
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MDPI AG
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  • scopus:85098651464
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2073-4433
DOI
10.3390/atmos12010027
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English
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  author       = {{Duan, Zheng and Zhao, Guangyu and Zhu, Shiming and Lian, Ming and Li, Yiyun and Zhang, Weixing and Svanberg, Sune}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  series       = {{Atmosphere}},
  title        = {{Atmospheric mercury pollution in the xi’an area, china, studied by differential absorption lidar}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos12010027}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/atmos12010027}},
  volume       = {{12}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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