Detection and quantification of gas-phase oxidized mercury compounds by  GC/MS

Jones, Colleen P.; Lyman, Seth N.; Jaffe, Daniel A.; Allen, Tanner; O'Neil, Trevor L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2195-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2195-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-2195-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 5

Research article

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18 May 2016

Research article |

| 18 May 2016

Detection and quantification of gas-phase oxidized mercury compounds by GC/MS

Colleen P. Jones, Seth N. Lyman, Daniel A. Jaffe, Tanner Allen, and Trevor L. O'Neil

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RC1: 'Important contribution to detection of HgII compounds in the atmosphere', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #2', Seth Lyman, 19 Apr 2016
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #1, 31 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #1', Seth Lyman, 19 Apr 2016
  - AC3: 'Revised Manuscript', Seth Lyman, 19 Apr 2016

Short summary

Current measurement methods do not provide information about the speciation of oxidized mercury compounds in the atmosphere, leading to uncertainty about which mercury compounds exist and how oxidized mercury is formed. We have developed a gas chromatography/mass spectrometry-based system for identification of oxidized mercury compounds. We discuss the main features and performance of this system.