Monitoring of atmospheric aerosol particles on the Antarctic Peninsula
Atmospheric aerosol particles have been sampled since 1985 at the Brazilian Antarctic station, Comandante Ferraz (62 degrees 05' S, 58 degrees 23.5' W). Stacked filter units were used to collect particles with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 mu m. The elemental concentration Was me...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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1998
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| Online Access: | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/173829 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-173829 |
| Summary: | Atmospheric aerosol particles have been sampled since 1985 at the Brazilian Antarctic station, Comandante Ferraz (62 degrees 05' S, 58 degrees 23.5' W). Stacked filter units were used to collect particles with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 mu m. The elemental concentration Was measured by particle-induced X-ray emission, yielding data for 23 elements: Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Br, Rb, Sr, Zr and Pb. The detection limit was typically near 5 ng m(-3) for elements with atomic number (Z) less than 20, and 0.1 ng m(-3) for 21 < Z < 30. Principal-factor and cluster analyses identified four sources for the Antarctic aerosol: fine and coarse sea salt, soil dust and sulphates. The fine-mode non-sea-salt sulphate concentration showed a clear seasonal pattern accompanying the biological cycle of algae, with minimum during winter. Some elements. such as Ni and Pb, showed very high enriched concentrations relative to the bulk sea-water composition. This indicates the existence of sources of regional or long-range transported pollution. |
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