ISSN:
1573-0662
Keywords:
Particulate sulfate
;
ozone
;
sulfur dioxide
;
long-range transport
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Geosciences
Notes:
Abstract Ambient particulate sulfate measurements have been intermittently performed at a rural site in Israel over a period of more than two years. Concurrent measurements of ambient pollutants (SO2, NO−NOx, and O3), as well as meteorological data, were also carried out. The daily data included four particulate sulfate samples representing four successive 6 h accumulating periods. The measured concentrations of sulfate ions ranged from a low 2 μg m-3 observed during the winter season to a high of 〉50 μg m-3 obtained during the summer. Little correlation was obtained between the sulfate concentration and either O3 or SO2, although sulfate and O3 showed a similar diurnal and annual trend. Based on the data distribution and on a photochemical model, it was concluded that a large part of the particulate sulfate observed at the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea must be related to long-range transport from distant sources.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00051496
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