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The volatilization rate of mercury was studied, together with the oxygen reaeration rate, in a laboratory scale under various mixing conditions. The rates of both mercury and oxygen were controlled by mass transfer in the aqueous phase. The obtained ratio of the mercury-volatilization rate constant to the oxygen-reaeration rate constant was 0.94 at temperatures ranging from 283 to 303. If the oxygen-reaeration rate constant is available in a real-water body or in a wastewater-treatment facility, multiplying its value by the ratio of 0.94 permits the determination of the volatilization rate constant of mercury without the direct measurement of the mercury.
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