Trace metal and rare earth content of black precipitation events

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · Energy Sources (New York); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00908319008960210· OSTI ID:6628544

Landsberger, S ^[1]; Davies, T D ^[2]; Tranter, M ^[3]

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1. Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
2. East Anglia Univ., Norwich (UK). School of Environmental Sciences
3. Dept. of Oceanography, Univ. of Southampton (GB)

The authors have used the techniques of non-destructive neutron activation analysis to determine trace metal and rare earth content of black precipitation events occurring in the Cairngorm Mountains in remote areas of Scotland. Thirty-one elements were determined in the particulate matter of snowpack cores that were sliced into sections. An additional analysis was performed for a black acidic snow event. Based on these results and on wind trajectories, increased loadings of many of the heavy metals and rare earth elements appeared to have originated from central Europe. Enrichment factor calculations show anthropogenic emissions for indium, arsenic, zinc, and selenium.

• OSTI ID: 6628544
• Journal Information: Energy Sources (New York); (USA), Vol. 12:3; ISSN 0090-8312
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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