18.11.2012 Views

FATE OF MERCURY IN THE ARCTIC Michael Evan ... - COGCI

FATE OF MERCURY IN THE ARCTIC Michael Evan ... - COGCI

FATE OF MERCURY IN THE ARCTIC Michael Evan ... - COGCI

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Asian Chemistry Letters vol. XX, No 1 (2003) XX-XX<br />

GEM, ng/m3<br />

4.5<br />

4<br />

3.5<br />

3<br />

2.5<br />

2<br />

1.5<br />

1<br />

0.5<br />

0<br />

14-maj-00 3-jul-00 22-aug-00 11-okt-00 30-nov-00<br />

Time<br />

Figure 1 GEM concentrations at Faroe Islands from May 2000 to March 2001. Values are 1 hour averages.<br />

The model calculations of daily average Hg 0 concentrations together with measured daily average GEM<br />

concentrations are shown in Figure 2. Two scenario calculations were carried out; one with mercury<br />

depletion episodes (MDE) in the Arctic and one without. The calculated concentrations without MDE<br />

are close to a constant level of 1.6 ng/m 3 throughout the period. The results of the calculations with<br />

MDE show a decrease in April and June from about 1.4 ng/m 3 without MDE and to 1.0 ng/m 3 with<br />

MDE.<br />

4

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!