How important is biomass burning in Canada to mercury contamination?

Wildfire frequency has increased in past four decades in Canada and is expected to increase in future as a result of climate change (Wotton et al., 2010). Mercury (Hg) emissions from biomass burning are known to be significant; however, the impact of biomass burning on air concentration and deposition fluxes in Canada has not been previously quantified.

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Short Name of Publication https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/7263/2018/acp-18-7263-2018.html
Deliverable Type Science Article
Program Catagory Atmospheric
Program Type OSM
Author Annemarie Fraser, Ashu Dastoor, and Andrei Ryjkov
Periodical Title Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Year of Publication 2018
Publishing Organization Air Quality Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Month of Publication 5
Periodical Volumes 18(10)
Page Range 7263-7286
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.5194/acp-18-7263-2018
Online ISBN/ISSN 1680-7324
Print ISBN/ISSN 1680-7316
Recomended Citation Fraser, A., Dastoor, A., & Ryjkov, A. (2018). How important is biomass burning in Canada to mercury contamination? Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18(10), 7263–7286. doi:10.5194/acp-18-7263-2018
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