Drivers of atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at European high-altitude sites
Este artículo contiene 17 páginas, 4 figuras, 6 tablas. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analysed in bulk atmospheric deposition samples collected at four European high-mountain areas, Gossenköllesee (Tyrolean Alps), Redon (Central Pyrenees), Skalnate Pleso (High Tatra Mountains), and Lo...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/172409 2024-02-11T10:06:40+01:00 Drivers of atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at European high-altitude sites Arellano, Lourdes Fernández, Pilar van Drooge, Barend L. Rose, Neil L. Nickus, Ulrike Thies, Hansjoerg Stuchlík, Evzen Camarero, Lluís Catalán, Jordi Grimalt, Joan O. 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/172409 en eng European Geosciences Union Publisher's version https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16081-2018 Sí Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18 : 16081-16097 (2018) 1680-7316 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/172409 1680-7324 open artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2018 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16081-2018 2024-01-16T10:34:10Z Este artículo contiene 17 páginas, 4 figuras, 6 tablas. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analysed in bulk atmospheric deposition samples collected at four European high-mountain areas, Gossenköllesee (Tyrolean Alps), Redon (Central Pyrenees), Skalnate Pleso (High Tatra Mountains), and Lochnagar (Grampian Mountains) between 2004 and 2006. Sample collection was performed monthly in the first three sites and biweekly in Lochnagar. The number of sites, period of study and sampling frequency provide the most comprehensive description of PAH fallout in high mountain areas addressed so far. The average PAH deposition fluxes in Gossenköllesee, Redon and Lochnagar ranged between 0.8 and 2.1 μgm2 month1, and in Skalnate Pleso it was 9.7 μgm2 month1, showing the influence of substantial inputs from regional emission sources. The deposited distributions of PAHs were dominated by parent phenanthrene, fluoranthene and pyrene, representing 32 %–60% of the total. The proportion of phenanthrene, the most abundant compound, was higher at the sites of lower temperature, Gossenköllesee and Skalnate Pleso, showing higher transfer from gas phase to particles of the more volatile PAHs. The sites with lower insolation, e.g. those located at lower altitude, were those with a higher proportion of photooxidable compounds such as benz[a]anthracene. According to the data analysed, precipitation is the main driver of PAH fallout. However, when rain and snow deposition were low, particle settling also constituted an efficient driver for PAH deposition. Redon and Lochnagar were the two sites receiving the highest amounts of rain and snow and the fallout of PAH fluxes was related to this precipitation. No significant association was observed between long-range backward air trajectories and PAH deposition in Lochnagar, but in Redon PAH fallout at higher precipitation was essentially related to air masses originating from the North Atlantic, which were dominant between November and May (cold season). In these cases, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Pleso ENVELOPE(41.170,41.170,62.818,62.818) Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 18 21 16081 16097 |
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Este artículo contiene 17 páginas, 4 figuras, 6 tablas. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were analysed in bulk atmospheric deposition samples collected at four European high-mountain areas, Gossenköllesee (Tyrolean Alps), Redon (Central Pyrenees), Skalnate Pleso (High Tatra Mountains), and Lochnagar (Grampian Mountains) between 2004 and 2006. Sample collection was performed monthly in the first three sites and biweekly in Lochnagar. The number of sites, period of study and sampling frequency provide the most comprehensive description of PAH fallout in high mountain areas addressed so far. The average PAH deposition fluxes in Gossenköllesee, Redon and Lochnagar ranged between 0.8 and 2.1 μgm2 month1, and in Skalnate Pleso it was 9.7 μgm2 month1, showing the influence of substantial inputs from regional emission sources. The deposited distributions of PAHs were dominated by parent phenanthrene, fluoranthene and pyrene, representing 32 %–60% of the total. The proportion of phenanthrene, the most abundant compound, was higher at the sites of lower temperature, Gossenköllesee and Skalnate Pleso, showing higher transfer from gas phase to particles of the more volatile PAHs. The sites with lower insolation, e.g. those located at lower altitude, were those with a higher proportion of photooxidable compounds such as benz[a]anthracene. According to the data analysed, precipitation is the main driver of PAH fallout. However, when rain and snow deposition were low, particle settling also constituted an efficient driver for PAH deposition. Redon and Lochnagar were the two sites receiving the highest amounts of rain and snow and the fallout of PAH fluxes was related to this precipitation. No significant association was observed between long-range backward air trajectories and PAH deposition in Lochnagar, but in Redon PAH fallout at higher precipitation was essentially related to air masses originating from the North Atlantic, which were dominant between November and May (cold season). In these cases, ... |
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Arellano, Lourdes Fernández, Pilar van Drooge, Barend L. Rose, Neil L. Nickus, Ulrike Thies, Hansjoerg Stuchlík, Evzen Camarero, Lluís Catalán, Jordi Grimalt, Joan O. |
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Arellano, Lourdes Fernández, Pilar van Drooge, Barend L. Rose, Neil L. Nickus, Ulrike Thies, Hansjoerg Stuchlík, Evzen Camarero, Lluís Catalán, Jordi Grimalt, Joan O. Drivers of atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at European high-altitude sites |
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Arellano, Lourdes Fernández, Pilar van Drooge, Barend L. Rose, Neil L. Nickus, Ulrike Thies, Hansjoerg Stuchlík, Evzen Camarero, Lluís Catalán, Jordi Grimalt, Joan O. |
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Drivers of atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at European high-altitude sites |
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Drivers of atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at European high-altitude sites |
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Drivers of atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at European high-altitude sites |
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Drivers of atmospheric deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at European high-altitude sites |
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