THE MEASUREMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC HYDROCHLORIC-ACID IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

被引:19
作者
APPEL, BR
TOKIWA, Y
POVARD, V
KOTHNY, EL
机构
[1] Air and Industrial Hygiene Laboratory, California Department, Health Services, Berkeley, CA 94704-9980
来源
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT PART A-GENERAL TOPICS | 1991年 / 25卷 / 02期
关键词
HYDROCHLORIC ACID; DENUDER DIFFERENCE METHOD; NYLON FILTERS; AIR CONCENTRATIONS;
D O I
10.1016/0960-1686(91)90325-2
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The denuder difference method (DDM) for HNO3, involving two nylon filter samplers, one of which is preceded by an acid-gas denuder, can also provide measurements of acidic, gaseous chloride, likely to be HCl, at ambient atmospheric concentrations. Sampling at a face velocity of 24 cm s-1, nylon filters averaged 88% retention efficiency for up to 200-mu-g HCl. Nylon filters with a low and relatively constant Cl- blank are essential. Denuder tubes coated for 30 cm with MgO provided 94% removal efficiency for HCl and showed a very high capacity for this gaseous acid, at residence times similar to those used in atmospheric sampling. Concentrations of apparent HCl up to 4-mu-g m-3 (as Cl-) were measured at Claremont, CA, with the DDM.
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