SO/sub 2/(g)-to-sulfate conversion rate in an oil-fired-power-plant plume in a fog bank

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5235485

Eatough, D J; Arthur, R J; Eatough, N L; Hill, M W; Mangelson, N F; Richter, B E; Hansen, L D; Cooper, J A

High acidity in rainfall, cloud droplets and fog droplets in areas influenced by anthropogenic sources of SO/sub 2/(g) and NO/sub x/(g) has been attributed to the formation of both H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ and HNO/sub 3/. It has been suggested, based on the analysis of field data, that rapid conversion of SO/sub 2/(g) to sulfate must occur in cloud or fog droplets. Direct measurements of the rate of SO/sub 2/(g) to sulfate conversion in an oil-fired power plant plume as it passes through a fog bank are reported here. A conversion rate of 30+-4% SO/sub 2/(g) h/sup -1/ was found in the fog bank.

• Research Organization: Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (USA); NEA, Inc., Beaverton, OR (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-80EV10405
• OSTI ID: 5235485
• Report Number(s): CONF-830617-13; ON: DE83015835
• Resource Relation: Conference: 76. annual meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, Atlanta, GA, USA, 19 Jun 1983; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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