Temporal Variations of Total Mercury Concentration in Precipitation: Difference in Source Characteristics between China and Korea

  • Nguyen, Duc Luong (Global Environment Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Shim, Shang-Gyoo (Global Environment Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Young (Global Environment Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Jin, Hyoun-Cher (Global Environment Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST)) ;
  • Zhang, Xiao-Shan (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
  • 발행 : 2010.04.30

초록

This study shows that atmospheric TPM concentrations and THg concentrations in precipitation measured in China were higher that those measured in Korea. TPM concentrations and THg concentrations in precipitation during the cold periods were generally higher than those during the warm periods in both China and korea. In China, variations of THg concentration in precipitation during the cold and warm periods were influenced by scavenging of both TPM and RGM. Different from China, in Korea, variations of THg concentration in precipitation during the cold period were also influenced by scavenging of both TPM and RGM; however, those during the warm periods were dominantly governed by scavenging of RGM.

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