Origin of soluble chemical species in bulk precipitation collected in Tokyo,Japan: Statistical evaluation of source materials |
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| Institution: | 1. Geological Disposal Research and Development Department, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-Mura, Ibaraki 319-1194, Japan;2. British Geological Survey (BGS), Keyworth, Nottinghamshire NG12 5GG, UK;3. Horonobe Underground Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Hokushin 432-2, Horonobe-cho, Hokkaido 098-3224, Japan |
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| Abstract: | An iterative least-squares method with a receptor model was applied to the analytical data of the precipitation samples collected at 23 points in the suburban area of Tokyo, and the number and composition of the source materials were determined. Thirty-nine monthly bulk precipitation samples were collected in the spring and summer of 1987 from the hilly and mountainous area of Tokyo and analyzed for Na+, K+, NH4+, Mg2+, Ca2+, F?, Cl?, Br?, NO3? and SO42? by atomic absorption spectrometry and ion chromatography. The pH of the samples was also measured. A multivariate ion balance approach (Tsurumi, 1982, Anal. Chim. Acta138, 177–182) showed that the solutes in the precipitation were derived from just three major sources; sea salt, acid substance (a mixture of 53% HNO3, 39% H2SO4 and 8% HCl in equivalent) and CaSO4. The contributions of each source to the precipitation were calculated for every sampling site. Variations of the contributions with the distance from the coast were also discussed. |
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