Reactive gaseous mercury is generated from chloralkali factories resulting in extreme concentrations of mercury in hair of workers
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Global concentrations of gaseous elemental mercury and reactive gaseous mercury in the marine boundary layer.
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عنوان ژورنال: Scientific Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20544-5