Acidity of fine sulfate particles at Great Smokey Mountains National Park
Conference
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OSTI ID:166563
- Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)
The acidity of ambient particles is of interest from the perspectives of human health, visibility, and ecology. This paper reports on the acidity of fine (< 2.5{mu}m) particles measured during August 1994 at Look Rock observation tower in Great Smokey Mountains National Park. This site is located at latitude 35{degrees} 37 feet 56 inches, longitude 83{degrees} 56 feet 32 inches, and at an elevation of 808m above sea level. All samples were collected using the IMPROVE (Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments) sampler. The sampling periods included: (1) 4-hour samples collected three times daily with starting times of 8:00 AM, 12:00 noon, and 4:00 PM; (2) 12-hour samples collected twice daily with starting times of 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM (all times reported are eastern daylight savings time). The IMPROVE sampler, collecting 4-hour samples, employed a citric acid/glycerol coated annular denuder to remove ammonia gas while the 12-hour sampler did not use a citric acid denuder. The intensive monitoring effort, conducted during August 1994, showed that: (1) the fine aerosol mass is generally dominated by sulfate and its associated water; (2) there was no statistically significant difference in average sulfate concentration between the 12-hour samples nor was there a statistically significant difference in average sulfate concentration between the 4-hour samples; (3) the aerosol is highly acidic, ranging from almost pure sulfuric acid to pure ammonium bisulfate, with an average molar ammonium ion to sulfate ratio of about 0.75 which suggests the ambient sulfate aerosol was a mixture of ammonium bisulfate and sulfuric acid; and (4) there was no statistically significant diurnal variation in particle acidity nor was there a statistically significant difference in particle acidity between the 4 hour samples.
- OSTI ID:
- 166563
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9510126--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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