Wet and dry plastic deposition data for western US National Atmospheric Deposition Program sites (2017-2019)

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.15485/1773176· OSTI ID:1773176

Brahney, Janice ^[1]

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1. Utah State University Watershed Sciences

Raw plastic counts and calculated plastic deposition rates for 11 National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) sites in the western USA recorded from 2017-2019. Samples were collected to determine plastic deposition rates in remote locations and identify the potential sources of plastic to the atmosphere. Samples were collected using an Aerochem Metrics Wet and Dry sampler. Wet deposition refers to the material retained on a 0.45-micron filter. Dry deposition refers to the dry only deposition collected using a Dry Side Insert (DSI) (Brahney et al. 2020). Plastics are identified as either fibers or particles (includes small colored films). Wet deposition rates are recorded weekly and dry plastic deposition rates are based on monthly sampling intervals. Sites included are Grand Canyon National Park (AZ03), Joshua Tree National Park (CA67), Rocky Mountain National Park (CO98), Niwot Ridge (CO02), Ashley National Forest (UT95), East River SFA (CO10)), Craters of the Moon National Park (ID03), Great Basin National Park (NV05), Canyonlands National Park (UT09), Bryce Canyon Nationa Park (UT99), and Wind River Range (WY06). Data collection is being published in collaboration with the Department of Energy's research project, "Constraining physical understanding of aerosol loading, biogeochemistry, and snowmelt hydrology from hillslope to watershed scale in the East River Scientific Focus Areas.

• Research Organization: Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem; CONSTRAINING PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING OF AEROSOL LOADING, BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, AND SNOWMELT HYDROLOGY FROM HILLSLOPE TO WATERSHED SCALE IN THE EAST RIVER SCIENTIFIC FOCUS AREA
• Sponsoring Organization: NSF, UAES
• OSTI ID: 1773176
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE
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EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > DUST/ASH/SMOKE
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > PARTICULATE MATTER
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AIR QUALITY
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION