Isotopic composition of carbon monoxide in St. Louis, Missouri area

Technical Report · Wed Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7338376

Ross, L E; Engelkemeir, A; Voiland, E E

The concentration and isotropic composition of carbon monoxide were determined for air samples taken in the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri, to provide information as to the movement of the pollutant plume from the city. Urban air was detected as far as 48 miles downwind of St. Louis; however, movement of the pollutant plume was not detected. The effect of engine carbon monoxide produced along a highway in a rural area was found to be minimal three miles downwind of the highway. Diurnal studies demonstrated an inverse relationship between carbon monoxide concentration and oxygen and carbon isotopic ratios during the night. A parallel relation prevailed during the day.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., Ill. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7338376
• Report Number(s): PB-252008; EPA-600/3-76-010
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DAILY VARIATIONS
ENVIRONMENT
FLUIDS
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ISOTOPE RATIO
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MISSOURI
NORTH AMERICA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SURFACE AIR
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