Acid deposition and atmospheric chemistry at Allegheny Mountain

Conference · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5432102

Pierson, W R; Brachaczek, W W; Gorse, Jr, R A; Japar, S M; Norbeck, J M; Keeler, G J

In August, 1983 members of the Research Staff of Ford Motor Company carried out a field experiment at two rural sites in southwestern Pennsylvania involving various aspects of the acid deposition phenomenon. This presentation focuses on the wet (rain) deposition during the experiment, as well as the relative importance of wet and dry deposition processes for nitrate and sulfate at the sites. Other aspects of the experiment have been discussed elsewhere: the chemistry of dew and its role in acid deposition (1), the dry deposition of HNO/sub 3/ and SO/sub 2/ to surrogate surfaces (2), and the role of elemental carbon in light absorption and of light absorption in degradation of visibility (3).

• Research Organization: Research Staff, Ford Motor Co., P.O. Box 2053, Dearborn, MI 48121
• OSTI ID: 5432102
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States) Journal Volume: 31:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
AIR QUALITY
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CARBON
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMISTRY
DEPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEDERAL REGION III
FIELD TESTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NONMETALS
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PENNSYLVANIA
PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING
RAIN
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RURAL AREAS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
TESTING
USA
VISIBILITY
WASHOUT