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Mercury mop

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Nanoscale formulations of selenium and silver can capture mercury vapours from broken compact fluorescent lamps more efficiently than their microscale counterparts

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  1. Johnson, N. C. et al. Mercury vapour release from broken compact fluorescent lamps and in situ capture by new nanomaterial sorbents. Environ. Sci. Technol. 10.1021/es8004392 (2008).

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  1. Ai Lin Chun
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Chun, A. Mercury mop. Nature Nanotech (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.230

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