Bromine-induced oxidation of mercury above the Dead Sea
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Measurement-based modeling of bromine-induced oxidation of mercury above the Dead Sea E. Tas, D. Obrist, M. Peleg, V. Matveev, X. Faı̈n, D. Asaf, and M. Luria The Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel Department of Environmental Sciences and Energy, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, Nevada, 89512, USA
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