Investigation into atmospheric deposition through precipitation studies at New Delhi (India) |
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Authors: | U.C. Kulshrestha A.K. Sarkar S.S. Srivastava D.C. Parashar |
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Affiliation: | aChemistry Division, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi 110012, India;bDepartment of Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282 005 India |
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Abstract: | Rain water samples were collected during the monsoon of 1994, using automatic wet-only and manual bulk collectors at a height of 30 m above the ground at the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi. The average pH of the rain water was 5.7 and its chemical composition was dominated by NH4 and SO4. The free acidity of the rain water was found to be due to S04 rather than N03 and it was mainly neutralized by NH4 and Ca. Calculation of sea salt fraction and enrichment factor revealed that this site is free for marine influence. On an average the bulk samples had 13% higher concentration than that of wet-only samples which may be due to the deposition of soil-derived particles during the 24 h period of exposure. The higher neutralization factors of Ca and Mg in bulk samples and highest dry deposition rates for Ca in comparison to other components, indicated the positive interference of dust particles in neutralization. |
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Keywords: | Rain water bulk deposition acid rain sea salt fraction dust dry deposition |
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