亚高山草甸土壤呼吸的空间异质性研究

运用传统和地统计学的方法,对山西云顶山亚高山草甸的土壤呼吸、土壤温度、土壤水分和土壤有机碳的空间异质性以及它们的关系进行了分析.传统统计分析表明,土壤呼吸及环境因子均呈正态分布,变异系数在12%~24%之间,属于中等变异;土壤呼吸和土壤有机碳的相关系数(r=0.61)大于和温度(r=0.27)、水分(r=0.26)的相关系数,表明土壤有机碳对土壤呼吸空间分布的影响要远大于土壤温度和水分的影响.地统计学分析结果表明,线性模型能很好地反映土壤呼吸以及环境因子的空间结构特征.土壤呼吸、土壤温度、土壤水分及土壤有机碳的C0/(C0+C)值分别为41%、3%、77%、57%,表明土壤温度具有高度的空间自相关性,土壤呼吸和土壤有机碳具有中等程度的空间自相关性,土壤水分表现出较弱的空间自相关性,结构因素对土壤温度和土壤呼吸的空间分布起着主导作用,而随机因素对土壤水分和土壤有机碳的空间变异则起着主导作用;土壤呼吸、温度和水分的变程均为53.2 m,有机碳的变程为52.1 m;土壤呼吸和土壤温度具有较好的分形特征,存在尺度上的依赖性.分维数从大到小依次为:土壤水分(1.96)>土壤有机碳(1.95)>土壤呼吸(1.85)>土壤温度(1.60),表明土壤水分依赖于尺度的变异最小,空间分布结构最复杂,而土壤温度的空间分布格局最简单;土壤呼吸的空间分布表现出与土壤水分和有机碳相似的特点,并表现出自己的规律性.随着置信水平和估计精度的降低,土壤呼吸及其影响因子所要求的采样数量均出现较大幅度的下降.     

Fractal analysis of polyferric chloride-humic acid (PFC-HA) flocs in di erent topological spaces

The fractal dimensions in di erent topological spaces of polyferric chloride-humic acid (PFC-HA) flocs, formed in flocculating di erent kinds of humic acids (HA) water at di erent initial pH (9.0, 7.0, 5.0) and PFC dosages, were calculated by e ective densitymaximum diameter, image analysis, and N2 absorption-desorption methods, respectively. The mass fractal dimensions (Df) of PFC-HA flocs were calculated by bi-logarithm relation of e ective density with maximum diameter and Logan empirical equation. The Df value was more than 2.0 at initial pH of 7.0, which was 11% and 13% higher than those at pH 9.0 and 5.0, respecively, indicating the most compact flocs formed in flocculated HA water at initial pH of 7.0. The image analysis for those flocs indicates that after flocculating the HA water at initial pH greater than 7.0 with PFC flocculant, the fractal dimensions of D2 (logA vs. logdL) and D3 (logVsphere vs. logdL) of PFC-HA flocs decreased with the increase of PFC dosages, and PFC-HA flocs showed a gradually looser structure. At the optimum dosage of PFC, the D2 (logA vs. logdL) values of the flocs show 14%–43% di erence with their corresponding Df, and they even had di erent tendency with the change of initial pH values. However, the D2 values of the flocs formed at three di erent initial pH in HA solution had a same tendency with the corresponding Df. Based on fractal Frenkel-Halsey-Hill (FHH) adsorption and desorption equations, the pore surface fractal dimensions (Ds) for dried powders of PFC-HA flocs formed in HA water with initial pH 9.0 and 7.0 were all close to 2.9421, and the Ds values of flocs formed at initial pH 5.0 were less than 2.3746. It indicated that the pore surface fractal dimensions of PFC-HA flocs dried powder mainly show the irregularity from the mesopore-size distribution and marcopore-size distribution.     

祁连山不同海拔土壤有机碳库及分解特征研究

依据三库一级动力学理论,通过室内土样培养实验,研究了祁连山不同海拔高度土壤总有机碳库(Csoc)、活性碳库(Ca)、缓效性碳库(Cs)和惰性碳库(Cr)特征及有机碳(SOC)的分解特征.结果表明,祁连山不同海拔A、B层土壤总有机碳库含量分别为7.606～89.026 g·kg-1,5.804～84.267 g·kg-1;活性碳库含量分别为0.180～1.328 g·kg-1,0.159～1.273g·kg-1;缓效性碳库含量分别为3.650～35.173 g·kg-1,3.703～43.623 g·kg-1;惰性碳含量分别为3.776～65.298 g·kg-1,1.942～48.121 g·kg-1.总有机碳库随海拔表现出"增加-减少-增加-减少"的变化趋势,3种组分碳库未表现出海拔高度上的明显变化规律,大致呈现中高海拔>高海拔>中低海拔.土壤总有机碳库和惰性碳库含量在海拔之间有极显著差异(P<0.01),缓效碳库有显著性差异(P<0.05),活性碳库间无显著性差异.培养结果显示土壤有机碳分解速率也未表现出随海拔高度的明显变化规律,与碳库变化几乎一致.不同海拔土壤有机碳日释放速率峰值与整个培养过程土壤有机碳释放速率变化一致,可以用以代表有机碳分解的快慢特征.活性碳库与有机碳日释放速率峰值满足线性关系(P<0.01).培养结果显示土壤有机碳按活性碳库、缓效性碳库、惰性碳库的顺序进行周转.多项式方程能很好表达有机碳累积释放量与时间的关系,三次多项式已能达到较好的精度(R2>0.99).     

Changes in soil respiration across a chronosequence of tallgrass prairie reconstructions

Close relationships among climatic factors and soil respiration (R_s) are commonly reported. However, variation in R_s across the landscape is compounded by site-specific differences that impede the development of spatially explicit models. Among factors that influence R_s, the effect of ecosystem age is poorly documented. We hypothesized that R_s increases with grassland age and tested this hypothesis in a chronosequence of tallgrass prairie reconstructions in central Iowa, U.S.A. We also assessed changes in root biomass, root ingrowth, aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP), and the strength of soil temperature and moisture in predicting R_s. We found a significant increase in total growing season R_s with prairie age (R² = 0.79), ranging from 714 g C m^?2 in the youngest reconstruction (age 4) to 939 g C m^?2 in the oldest prairie (age 12). Soil temperature was a strong predictor of intra-seasonal R_s among prairies (R² = 0.78–0.87) but mean growing season soil temperature and moisture did not relate to total R_s. The increase in R_s with age was positively correlated with root biomass (r = 0.80) and ANPP (r = 0.87) but not with root ingrowth. Our findings suggest that growing season R_s increases with tallgrass prairie age, root biomass, and ANPP during young grassland development.     

西藏色季拉山两种典型天然林分土壤活性有机碳组分与土壤呼吸特征研究

森林土壤活性有机碳和土壤呼吸及其组分区异是森林土壤碳循环过程研究的关键问题.青藏高原亚高山原始森林植被是我国重要的生态屏障,对全球陆地生态系统的碳收支平衡具有举足轻重的作用.本研究选取西藏色季拉山两种最典型的天然林分(急尖长苞冷杉和林芝云杉)为研究对象,测定了这两种林分的土壤活性有机碳含量和同期的土壤呼吸速率及其组分速率,分析了土壤呼吸及其组分与土壤活性有机碳组分之间的关系,结果表明,西藏色季拉山两种天然林分土壤总有机碳(TOC)、土壤颗粒有机碳(POC)、易氧化有机碳(LOC)和微生物量碳(MBC)含量均具有显著的表聚性.急尖长苞冷杉林土壤活性有机碳含量较高,其TOC、POC、LOC、MBC含量分别为57.05 g·kg-1、17.9 g·kg-1、12.2 g·kg-1和365.6 mg·kg-1.两种林分的土壤总呼吸速率(Rt)和微生物呼吸速率(Rh)差异不显著(p0.05),但它们与枯枝落叶呼吸速率(Rl)和根系呼吸速率(Rr)差异极显著(p0.01),同时,Rl和Rr之间差异极显著(p0.01).从不同林分来看,林芝云杉林的土壤总呼吸速率(Rt)和微生物呼吸速率(Rh)高,而急尖长苞冷杉林的枯枝落叶呼吸速率(Rl)和根系呼吸速率(Rr)高.两种林分土壤呼吸各组分对土壤总呼吸速率(Rt)的贡献率大小依次为:RhRlRr.两种林分均表现为微生物呼吸对总呼吸的贡献比例最高,林芝云杉为92.42%,冷杉为70.81%.两种林分的土壤活性碳组分与土壤呼吸关系最密切的是MBC,其次是LOC,最不密切的是POC.     

Aqueous S(IV) oxidation—I. Catalytic effects of some metal ions

Catalytic effect of metal ions [Fe(III), Mn(II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II)] on the oxidation of S(IV) in aqueous solution at concentrations of metal ions and S(IV) as found in an urban atmosphere were studied under controlled experimental conditions (T, pH air flow rate, mixing, concentration of reactant, etc.). The following rate expressions were obtained: −r_S(IV) = k [Fe(III)] [S(IV)], −r_S(IV) = k [Mn(II)] [S(IV)]^0.65, −r_S(IV) = k [Cu(II)] [S(IV)]². The activation energy equals 104 kJ mol⁻¹ for Fe(III), 63.3 kJ mol⁻¹ for Mn(II), and 116.8 kJ mol⁻¹ for Cu(II) catalysed S(IV) oxidation.     

浙江宁波天童地区酸性降水化学特征研究

为了解浙江宁波天童地区降水的化学特征、离子来源及酸性降水的成因,于2010年3月—2011年2月在该地区采集了90个降水样品,并运用离子色谱法分析其化学组分.结果显示,天童地区降水的酸化频率和酸化程度非常高,酸雨频率为97%,雨量加权pH平均值为4.37,离子浓度的大小顺序为SO24->NH4+>NO3->Ca2+>Cl->Na+>Mg2+>K+>F-,降水较清洁;降水pH值和各离子含量存在明显的季节变化,总体表现为冬、春季污染程度高于夏、秋季;SO24-/NO3-的浓度比值为1.9,表明该地区酸雨类型为硫酸和硝酸复合型;SO24-、NO3-、NH4+和部分Ca2+主要来自人为污染源,Na+、Cl-和大部分Mg2+主要来自海洋源,K+和大部分Ca2+则主要来自地壳源,海洋对天童地区降水离子组分影响较大,但对降水酸度影响并不显著;NH4+与SO42-(r=0.90)、NO3-(r=0.88)的相关性分别大于Ca2+与SO24-(r=0.67)、NO3-(r=0.73)的相关性,且NH4+/Ca2+的浓度比值为1.47,说明NH4+对降水酸性的中和作用大于Ca2+,与我国其他城市降水相比,天童地区降水中的碱性离子,尤其是Ca2+浓度较低,从而导致降水酸度高于北方地区和西南其他地区.     

Spatial and temporal patterns in summertime sulfate aerosol acidity and neutralization within a metropolitan area

A study of sulfate aerosol acidity in Metropolitan Toronto was conducted during the summer of 1986. Fine-fraction aerosol (<2.5-μm) were collected using Teflon membrane filters and analyzed for major ionic species (H⁺, NH⁺₄, NO⁻₃, SO²⁻₄). Samples were collected for 6 weeks at three study sites: one in the Center City and the others 13 km (WNW) and 20 km (NE) away. There were very strong correlations among the three sites with respect to measured aerosol species (r² > 0.9 for 24-h data). However, spatial variations in the magnitude of aerosol acidity were observed during sulfate episodes. For example, the peak concentrations for all sites occurred on 25–26 July 1986. While the 24-h data for sulfate were quite uniform at the three sites (34, 34 and 35 μg m⁻³), H⁺ concentrations were 9.4, 8.3 and 6.0 μg m⁻³ (as H₂SO₄) for the NE, WNW and Center City sites, respectively. For most of the summertime episodes, the downtown area also had lower aerosol acidity compared to the two sites in suburban areas.     

Numerical modeling of long-range transport of acidic species in association with mesoβ-convective-clouds across the Japan sea resulting in acid snow over coastal Japan—II. Results and discussion

The acid snow/rain model [describedin Part I, Kitada et al., Atmospheric Environment27A, 1061–1076, 1993] was applied to investigate transport/transformation/deposition of acidic species in association with snow-precipitating cloud over the Japan Sea in winter. The model results showed: (1) The snow-precipitating clouds generated by relatively weak convective motions tend to trap aerosols of sulfate and nitrate and soluble gases such as SO₂ and HNO₃ below cloud levels, thus keeping their concentrations at higher levels than those for no-cloud situations. The mechanisms involved are: transfer of gas- and aerosol-phase species to cloud-phase through absorption and nucleation scavenging, then their transfer from cloud to snow through riming, and subsequent release from sublimating snow back to gas- and aerosol-phases below cloud base. (2) In-cloud oxidation enhanced the overall conversion of SO₂ to SO₄²⁻ by some 25% with respect to no-cloud situation after 12 h. Furthermore, contributions to the oxidation were 77.4%, 21.1% and 1.5% for S(IV)H₂O₂, S(IV)O₂ with catalysts of Fe³⁺ + Mn²⁺ and S(IV)O₃ reactions, respectively. (3) The sulfate wet deposited by precipitating snow for 12 h was due mostly to in-cloud scavenging and in-cloud oxidation, i.e. 66% by nucleation scavenging and the remaining by in-cloud oxidation of S(IV), while the contribution of below-cloud scavenging was negligible. (4) The adsorption process of HNO₃ onto the surface of falling snow was found to account for major below-cloud scavenging of snow, and thus in contrast to SO₄²⁻, the below-cloud scavenging contributed very significantly to the nitrate wet deposition. Throughout the stimulation, below-cloud scavenging was responsible for 75% of the snow-NO₃⁻ formation. Therefore, taking account of this process in acid snow models is important.     

土地利用对流域氮素记忆效应的影响研究

"记忆效应"是一些流域实行了多年的氮污染控制实践却仍未见成效的主要原因之一.然而,目前对流域氮素记忆效应的认识还很有限.本研究利用温州市珊溪水源地13个集水区近5年的河流TN浓度逐月监测数据,运用重标极差(R/S)分析和Spearman秩相关分析方法,探讨了土地利用对流域氮素记忆效应的影响.结果表明,河流TN平均浓度与耕地(r=0.495,p=0.086)和建设用地(r=0.692,p=0.009)面积比例正相关,与林地(r=-0.604,p=0.029)面积比例显著负相关,与园地(r=-0.039,p=0.900)、未利用地(r=-0.176,p=0.566)、集水区面积(r=-0.335,p=0.263)和河网密度(r=0.148,p=0.629)的相关性不显著.13条入库支流TN浓度序列的Hurst指数变异范围为0.33~0.72,意味着其中11个集水区具有显著的氮素记忆效应(0.5Hurst指数1.0),而其余2个集水区不显著(0Hurst指数0.5).Hurst指数与耕地(r=-0.482,p=0.095)和建设用地(r=-0.311,p=0.301)面积比例均负相关,而与园地(r=0.479,p=0.098)和林地(r=0.510,p=0.075)面积比例正相关.同时,Hurst指数与集水区面积大小(r=0.118,p=0.700)和未利用地面积比例(r=0.032,p=0.917)的相关性不显著,而与河网密度负相关(r=-0.529,p=0.063).流域内"源"功能为主土地利用面积的增加和氮输移效率的提高加剧了河流氮污染,而对氮素记忆效应的作用则相反.因此,尽管增加"汇"景观面积、降低氮输移效率能缓解河流氮污染,但"汇"景观中截留的遗留氮对河流氮浓度会造成更长时间的影响.     

城市地表径流污染物浓度数学模型的建立及验证

针对目前描述城市地表径流污染物排放过程的数学模型不能完全适用于不同降雨过程的情况,本研究建立了一个全新的P/r模型.P/r模型以地表沉积物量(P)与降雨强度(r)的比值为主要参数,描述了降雨过程产生的地表径流中污染物的排放规律.基于对发生在陕西省西安市的3场降雨事件的实测数据的模拟,本研究建立的P/r模型的预测值与实测值的归一化目标函数、相关系数和相关指数均优于Sartor-Boyd冲刷模型.根据对P/r模型进行的不确定性分析,当Nash-Sutcliffe效率系数为0.46时,采用P/r模型对陕西省西安市地表径流中的污染物浓度进行模拟时应采用的最大比浓度常数(Km)和径流冲刷能力半饱和常数(KS)的取值范围分别为0.65~1.35 kg·min·L-1和0.16~0.22kg·min·mm-1·L-1.P/r模型的预测带平均相对宽度(ARIL)为1.21,预测带对实测值的覆盖度为67%.Sartor-Boyd冲刷模型对具有地表径流初期冲刷效应且降雨强度波动较小的降雨事件的模拟结果较好,但对于不具有地表径流初期冲刷效应的降雨事件、间歇性降雨事件及降雨强度波动较大的降雨事件并不适用.本研究建立的P/r模型的适用范围广泛,对于上述Sartor-Boyd冲刷模型不能适用的降雨事件均可适用.与Sartor-Boyd冲刷模型相比,P/r模型能够更好的描述城市地表径流的污染物排放规律.P/r模型的提出能够进一步推动地表径流排污过程数学模型的发展.     

冬季低温下MBR与CAS工艺运行及微生物群落特征

研究了在冬季低温条件下,膜生物反应器(MBR)与传统活性污泥法(CAS)工艺运行效果及微生物群落特征的差异,对工艺出水水质和微生物活性进行了分析,并借助454焦磷酸高通量测序法对微生物群落组成和结构进行了解析.结果表明,三套对比工艺(MBR两套:高污泥浓度R1和低污泥浓度R2,CAS工艺R3)的出水总氮平均去除率分别为85.2%、56.1%、58.8%;NH+4-N的平均去除率分别为99.7%、99.7%、59.7%,比硝化速率由大到小依次为R2、R1、R3,比反硝化速率由大到小依次为R3、R1、R2,高浓度MBR污泥具有较好的耐寒特性和氨氮去除效果;从454焦磷酸测序结果看,相似性为97%时,菌群丰富度:R2>R3>R1,多样性:R2>R1>R3;MBR污泥微生物菌群的组成和丰度与CAS系统有较大不同;R1、R2、R3中主要的硝化菌为Nitrospira菌属,总相对度依次为:1.22%、1.64%、0.15%,主要的反硝化菌为Zoogloea菌属、Thauera菌属、Comamonadaceae菌属及Comamonas菌属,总相对丰度依次为:5.8%、4.52%、15.21%;低温环境下,泥龄长、污泥浓度高、TN负荷低的MBR系统有利于硝化、反硝化细菌累积,提升生物脱氮效果.     

Interdependence of the slopes and intercepts from log-log correlations of measured gas-particle paritioning and vapor pressure—I. theory and analysis of available data

Gas-particle partitioning is examined using a partitioning constant K_p = (F/TSP)/A, where F (ng m⁻³) and A (ng m⁻³) are the particulate-assiociated and and concentrations, respectively, and TSP is the total suspended particulate matter level (μg m⁻³). At a given temperature and for a given sample of particulate matter, compound-dependent values of K_p tend to be correlated with the sub-cooled liquid vapor pressure (p_L⁰, toor according to log K_p = m_r log p_L⁰+b_m. Theory predicts that b_r values should be somewhat similar, and that m_r values should be near −1. This is supported by field and laboratory work. However, there is still noticeable variability in reported m_r and b_r values, even when obtained by the same researchers sampling in the same location. Three possible thermodynamic sources of variability include variability in the compound-to-compound differences in the thermodynamics of adsorption, event-to-event variability in the specific surface area of the aerosol and event-to-event variability in the ambient temperature. Non-thermodynamic sources of variability include sorption of gaseous analytes to the filters used in differentiating between F and A, the presence of non-exchangeable component in the measured F values, within-event adsorption/desorption kinetics, within-event changes in contaminant levels, and within-event changes in temperature. Each of these sources of variability operate in their own way to cause variability in m_r and b_r. In general, one can expect there to be a correlation in the obseved m_r and b_r of the form b_r = m_sm_r+b_s. For the study of Yamasaki et al. (1982, Envir. Sci. Technol. 16, 189–194), one obtains m_s = 5.77 and b_s = −2.18, with r² = 0.91. In the presence of such a correlation, one can expect that all log (F/TSP)/A vs log p_L⁰ plot will tend to intersect at the same (x,y) poitn given by (−m_s, b_s. Exisiting field and laboratory data show this tendency.     

Influence of sea salt aerosols and long range transport on precipitation chemistry at El Verde,Puerto Rico

The chemistry of bulk precipitation was measured from November 1983 to September 1987 at El Verde in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Wet-only precipitation was also analyzed as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program from 1984 to 1987. Volume-weighted mean pH was 5.14 in bulk precipitation and 5.12 in wet precipitation. Concentrations of most species were correlated negatively with weekly rainfall. Sea salt aerosols contributed most of the Na⁺, Cl⁻, Mg²⁺ and K⁺ found in wet and bulk precipitation; sulfate and calcium, however, were derived primarily from non-sea salt sources. Due to the high rainfall (3.4 m annually during the study period) and close proximity of the study site to the ocean, deposition rates of the major cations and anions were high relative to many other tropical sites. Precipitation chemistry at El Verde appears to be affected by several factors. During summer, Saharan dusts contribute a significant portion of the excess Ca²⁺, K⁺ and Mg²⁺. During winter months, cold fronts may transport SO₄²⁻ and NO₃⁻ from North America and the western part of Puerto Rico to the sampling site.     

湖南省大气污染物排放与人体暴露水平研究

基于吸入因子概念,建立了污染物排放造成的人体暴露的计算方法.应用CALPUFF长距离扩散模型和多元回归分析对湖南省17个电厂(24个排放源)的一次细颗粒(PM_2.5)、SO₂和NO_x排放进行了研究.结果表明,在半径500km范围内,PM_2.5、SO₄^2-和NO₃^-的平均吸入因子分别为9.73×10^-6、2.39×10^-6和2.47×10^-6.回归分析表明,PM_2.5的吸入因子与烟囱高度及人口数量有很高的相关性(R²=0.83),SO₄^2--吸入因子与烟囱高度无关,与人口数量有较好的相关性(R²=0.64),而NO₃的吸入因子与烟囱高度、人口数量的相关性较高(R²=0.74).基于回归方程和人口分布地图,对湖南省污染排放的吸入因子进行区划,得到的吸入因子等值图反映了人口分布对吸入因子的影响,可用于对该地区的排放源造成的健康影响进行快速评价.     

延河流域降雨侵蚀力时空分布特征

降雨侵蚀力(R)反映了降水引起土壤水蚀的潜在能力,其时空分布规律定量研究是进行土壤侵蚀预报的基础.利用延河流域22个雨量站24a逐日降雨资料,分析了该区降雨侵蚀力的时空分布特征.结果表明,降雨侵蚀力与降雨量、侵蚀性降雨量具有一致的年内年际变化趋势.降雨侵蚀力年内变化为单峰型,集中分布在5～9月,占全年R值的91.61%.降雨侵蚀力多年平均值为1580.58MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1,最高值(1981年)为2417.70MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1,最低值(1999年)仅585.29MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1,年际间变化为中等变异,变异系数为0.32.烧房砭站多年平均R值最大,为2190.33MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1,镰刀湾和杨山站多年平均R值最小,分别为1151.37MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1和1146.87MJ.mm.(hm2.h.a)-1.R值与侵蚀性降雨量具有一致的空间分布格局,北部雨量站R值年际变化呈现轻微的增加趋势,其它站点R值年际变化相对呈现出轻微的减少趋势,总体上延河流域降雨侵蚀力呈现下降趋势,趋势系数为-0.004.     

The investigation of air quality and acid rain over the Gulf of Mexico

A research cruise was conducted in the summer of 1986 by a group of scientist from the U.S.A. and Mexico to investigate air chemistry over the Gulf of Mexico. Chemical, physical, meteorological and oceanographic measurements were carried out to survey temporal and spatial variations of diverse parameters throughout the Gulf. Emphases were placed on air-sea-land exchange of gases and aerosols, natural air quality, transport of anthropogenic air pollution, and acid rain deposition to the Gulf. Although the prevailing winds were easterly from the sea during the cruise, the air was highly polluted with continental aerosols, probably caused by local shifting winds and the oscillation between sea breeze and land breeze. Aerosol number concentrations were measured from 10⁵ cm⁻³ at ports to 10³ cm⁻³ in the open Gulf. The average aerosol mass concentration was ∼25μg M⁻³, consisting of 60% insoluble crustal particles that contained Si, Al, Fe; 30% seasalt particles that contained Na⁺ and Cl⁻; and 10% anthropogenic sulfate and nitrate particles. Samples of rain water collected near the coast were acidic (pH ∼4). The concentrations of dimethyl sulfide correlated with bio-particle concentrations in surface seawater and could be a significant precursor of atmospheric SO₄²⁻ particles. The life cycles of the aerosols in the Gulf, including sources, transport, transformation, and wet and dry deposition are discussed.     

Chemical characterization of acid precipitation in Albany,New York

Chemical composition of precipitation in Albany, NY from July 1986 to December 1988 has been studied. Mean volume-weighted concentrations (μeq^ℓ−1) were: acidity, 104.0; alkalinity, −63.7; SO₄²⁻, 52.8; NO₃⁻, 29.8; Cl⁻, 5.6; F⁻, 0.50; NH₄⁺, 19.3; Ca²⁺, 6.5; Mg²⁺, 2.8; Na⁺, 3.5; and K⁺, 1.4. Mean pH was 4.2 . Seasonal patterns were pronounced for most species. Concentrations of H⁺, SO₄²⁻, NO₃⁻, NH₄⁺ and Ca²⁺ peaked in the summer and spring. Deposition was related to rainfall amount by a power law relationship in which the exponent of the equation was ∮.6. Wet SO₄²⁻ deposition was 2.35 keq ha⁻¹ over a 30-month period. The SO₄²⁻ and NO₃⁻ deposition rates observed at Albany indicate that transport from midwestern sources have a major influence at this site. On the average, free H⁺ ion concentrations determined from pH measurements accounted for 51% of the measured total acidity. There were unknown species, most likely organic acids, that could contribute to the acidity. Correlation and regression analyses indicated that major anions, SO₄²⁻ and NO₃⁻, were closely associated with H⁺ and NH₄⁺ ions. Factor analysis revealed four common factors which are related to fossil-fuel combustion, sea spray, cement factory and biomass burning.     

A paired comparison of two precipitation chemistry sites in East-Central Mississipi

A paired comparison was performed on 2 years of precipitation chemistry data from Meridian and Newton, MS. The Meridian site is in violation of several National Atmospheric Deposition Program siting criteria, whereas the Newton site, 35 km west, is mostly in compliance. The two sites are compared through the use of volume-weighted means, deposition, logarithmic distributions, boxplots, paired t-tests, the nonparametric Wilcoxon test, and a form of linear regression analysis that accounts for cases in which both populations are subject to error. Results indicate Meridian has higher concentrations of all measured ions except NH₄⁺. Elevated NH₄⁺ concentrations at Newton are most likely due to the location of the site in a cattle pasture. Significant differences (95% confidence level) were found for Cl⁻, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺. SO₄²⁻ was found to be borderline significant.