Bromine facilitates the oxidation of elemental mercury in the lower atmosphere in polar and subpolar regions. Measurements over the Dead Sea suggest that bromine also generates large quantities of oxidized mercury in the mid-latitudes.
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Ariya, P. Mid-latitude mercury loss. Nature Geosci 4, 14–15 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo1048
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