Why Dissolved Organic Matter Enhances Photodegradation of Methylmercury

Qian, Yun; Yin, Xiangping; Lin, Hui; Rao, Balaji; Brooks, Scott C.; Liang, Liyuan; Gu, Baohua

doi:10.1021/ez500254z

Title: Why Dissolved Organic Matter Enhances Photodegradation of Methylmercury

Journal Article · Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Environmental Science & Technology Letters (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ez500254z· OSTI ID:1154755

Qian, Yun ^[1]; Yin, Xiangping ^[1]; Lin, Hui ^[1]; Rao, Balaji ^[1]; Brooks, Scott C. ^[1]; Liang, Liyuan ^[1]; Gu, Baohua ^[1]

Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States

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