Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants
Scavenging of gas- and aerosol-phase organic pollutants by rain is an efficient wet deposition mechanism of organic pollutants. However, whereas snow has been identified as a key amplification mechanism of fugacities in cold environments, rain has received less attention in terms of amplification of...
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ftsmithonian:oai:figshare.com:article/16670754 2023-05-15T13:57:28+02:00 Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants Gemma Casas (7041524) Alícia Martinez-Varela (11472372) Maria Vila-Costa (5858699) Begoña Jiménez (1473385) Jordi Dachs (779922) 2021-09-23T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c03295.s001 unknown https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Rain_Amplification_of_Persistent_Organic_Pollutants/16670754 doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c03295.s001 CC BY-NC 4.0 CC-BY-NC Biophysics Biochemistry Cell Biology Molecular Biology Biotechnology Evolutionary Biology Ecology Developmental Biology Space Science Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified showed large variability received less attention provide new measurements polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons rg </ sub previously published concentrations phase organic pollutants key amplification mechanism 5 </ sup organic pollutants k </ scavenging mechanism >< sub wide range polychlorinated biphenyls polybromodiphenyl ethers perfluoroalkyl substances organochlorine compounds including pfas high field derived values cold environments chemical classes adsorption onto 3 orders Text Journal contribution 2021 ftsmithonian https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c03295.s001 2021-12-20T01:39:03Z Scavenging of gas- and aerosol-phase organic pollutants by rain is an efficient wet deposition mechanism of organic pollutants. However, whereas snow has been identified as a key amplification mechanism of fugacities in cold environments, rain has received less attention in terms of amplification of organic pollutants. In this work, we provide new measurements of concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), organophosphate esters (OPEs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in rain from Antarctica, showing high scavenging ratios. Furthermore, a meta-analysis of previously published concentrations in air and rain was performed, with 46 works covering different climatic regions and a wide range of chemical classes, including PFAS, OPEs, PAHs, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine compounds, polybromodiphenyl ethers, and dioxins. The rain–aerosol ( K RP ) and rain–gas ( K RG ) partition constants averaged 10 5.5 and 10 4.1 , respectively, but showed large variability. The high field-derived values of K RG are consistent with adsorption onto the raindrops as a scavenging mechanism, in addition to gas–water absorption. The amplification of fugacities by rain deposition was up to 3 orders of magnitude for all chemical classes and was comparable to that due to snow. The amplification of concentrations and fugacities by rain underscores its relevance, explaining the occurrence of organic pollutants in environments across different climatic regions. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Unknown |
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Biophysics Biochemistry Cell Biology Molecular Biology Biotechnology Evolutionary Biology Ecology Developmental Biology Space Science Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified showed large variability received less attention provide new measurements polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons rg </ sub previously published concentrations phase organic pollutants key amplification mechanism 5 </ sup organic pollutants k </ scavenging mechanism >< sub wide range polychlorinated biphenyls polybromodiphenyl ethers perfluoroalkyl substances organochlorine compounds including pfas high field derived values cold environments chemical classes adsorption onto 3 orders |
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Biophysics Biochemistry Cell Biology Molecular Biology Biotechnology Evolutionary Biology Ecology Developmental Biology Space Science Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified showed large variability received less attention provide new measurements polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons rg </ sub previously published concentrations phase organic pollutants key amplification mechanism 5 </ sup organic pollutants k </ scavenging mechanism >< sub wide range polychlorinated biphenyls polybromodiphenyl ethers perfluoroalkyl substances organochlorine compounds including pfas high field derived values cold environments chemical classes adsorption onto 3 orders Gemma Casas (7041524) Alícia Martinez-Varela (11472372) Maria Vila-Costa (5858699) Begoña Jiménez (1473385) Jordi Dachs (779922) Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Biophysics Biochemistry Cell Biology Molecular Biology Biotechnology Evolutionary Biology Ecology Developmental Biology Space Science Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified showed large variability received less attention provide new measurements polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons rg </ sub previously published concentrations phase organic pollutants key amplification mechanism 5 </ sup organic pollutants k </ scavenging mechanism >< sub wide range polychlorinated biphenyls polybromodiphenyl ethers perfluoroalkyl substances organochlorine compounds including pfas high field derived values cold environments chemical classes adsorption onto 3 orders |
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Scavenging of gas- and aerosol-phase organic pollutants by rain is an efficient wet deposition mechanism of organic pollutants. However, whereas snow has been identified as a key amplification mechanism of fugacities in cold environments, rain has received less attention in terms of amplification of organic pollutants. In this work, we provide new measurements of concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), organophosphate esters (OPEs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in rain from Antarctica, showing high scavenging ratios. Furthermore, a meta-analysis of previously published concentrations in air and rain was performed, with 46 works covering different climatic regions and a wide range of chemical classes, including PFAS, OPEs, PAHs, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine compounds, polybromodiphenyl ethers, and dioxins. The rain–aerosol ( K RP ) and rain–gas ( K RG ) partition constants averaged 10 5.5 and 10 4.1 , respectively, but showed large variability. The high field-derived values of K RG are consistent with adsorption onto the raindrops as a scavenging mechanism, in addition to gas–water absorption. The amplification of fugacities by rain deposition was up to 3 orders of magnitude for all chemical classes and was comparable to that due to snow. The amplification of concentrations and fugacities by rain underscores its relevance, explaining the occurrence of organic pollutants in environments across different climatic regions. |
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Gemma Casas (7041524) Alícia Martinez-Varela (11472372) Maria Vila-Costa (5858699) Begoña Jiménez (1473385) Jordi Dachs (779922) |
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Gemma Casas (7041524) Alícia Martinez-Varela (11472372) Maria Vila-Costa (5858699) Begoña Jiménez (1473385) Jordi Dachs (779922) |
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Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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Rain Amplification of Persistent Organic Pollutants |
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rain amplification of persistent organic pollutants |
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