ATMOSPHERIC H2O2 FIELD-MEASUREMENTS IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT - BAHIA, BRAZIL

被引:45
作者
JACOB, P [1 ]
TAVARES, TM [1 ]
ROCHA, VC [1 ]
KLOCKOW, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FED BAHIA,INST QUIM,BR-40210 SALVADOR,BA,BRAZIL
来源
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT PART A-GENERAL TOPICS | 1990年 / 24卷 / 02期
关键词
cryo sampling; gas/liquid distribution; Hydrogen peroxide; tropical environment;
D O I
10.1016/0960-1686(90)90117-6
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Concentrations of H2O2 in atmospheric gas and liquid phases were determined for the first time in the tropical Southern Hemisphere. Measurements were carried out in the Salvador area, Bahia, 13°S, 38°W) both at the seaside and 500 m away from it as well as at 270 km inland, in a rural area, during March-April 1988. Gaseous H2O2 was collected by cryogenic and rain by wet only sampling. Analyses were performed with the peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence method, employing a compact field apparatus. The measured gas phase concentrations ranged from 0.2 to 3.9 ppbv compared to 0.01-0.6 ppbv obtained from measurements with similar methodology in Dortmund (51°30'N, 7°30'E), F.R.G, during summer. The corresponding concentration ranges in rainwater are 0.9-6.8 ppmw (Bahia) and 0.1-2.2 ppmw (Dortmund, summertime). Gas/liquid H2O2 equilibrium during rain events is only attained at precipitation rates below 1 mm h-1. © 1990.
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