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A Study of Gas-Phase Mercury Speciation Using Detailed Chemical Kinetics

Jack R. Edwards Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
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Ravi K. Srivastava National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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James D. Kilgroe National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Pages 869-877 | Published online: 27 Dec 2011

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