Seasonal variations in aerosol composition and acidity at Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks

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Day, DE [1 ]
Malm, WC [1 ]
Kreidenweis, SM [1 ]
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[1] COLORADO STATE UNIV,COOPERAT INST RES ATMOSPHERE,NATL PK SERV,FT COLLINS,CO 80523
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JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION | 1997年 / 47卷 / 03期
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10.1080/10473289.1997.10464439
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
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The concentration of elements Na through Pb, select ions, and organic carbon from fine (<2.5 mu m) particles has been monitored at Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks from 1988 through 1995. The data obtained from 1988 through 1994 show that significant changes in the concentrations of many aerosol constituents occur on a seasonal basis. Particulate sulfate and organic carbon are shown to exhibit substantially higher concentrations during the summer, while sulfur dioxide and nitrate concentrations are highest during the winter. A method for estimating the degree of neutralization of particulate sulfate is given. This method uses routinely measured aerosol elemental compositions because ammonium ion, the primary neutralizing species for sulfate, is not measured on a routine basis. Application of this method to the selected data set shows that sulfate aerosol is most acidic during summer with an average molar H-S (moles of hydrogen associated with sulfur) to S (moles of sulfur) ratio of approximately 4. This suggests the average sulfate particle during the summer has a molar coon slightly more acidic than ammonium bisulfate (NH4HSO4) which has a molar hydrogen to sulfur ratio of 5. Winter H-S to S ratios, however, are approximately 8, suggesting the aerosol is on average fully neutralized ammonium sulfate [(NH4)(2)SO4].
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