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Acidity and salinity of rain

Abstract

Analyses of pH, Na, K, Ca, Mg, HCO/sub 3/, Cl, SO/sub 4/, NO/sub 3/, and PO/sub 4/ are recorded for forty-two rain samples collected in the English Lake District between 14 May and 23 October, 1954. NaCl was often an important constituent, and the main source of Na, Mg, and Cl appeared to be sea-spray. SO/sub 4/ was clearly correlated with soot, and free H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ frequently accounted for an appreciable proportion of total ions. Ca, K, and SO/sub 4/ were correlated to some extent. HCO/sub 3/ was absent from more than half the samples. NO/sub 3/ and PO/sub 4/ were usually low in concentration. Sea-spray influence appeared greatest in autumn, while industrial pollution reached its highest concentration in spring. The ecological significance of the ions in rain is pointed out.
Authors:
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1955
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
EDB-84-024285
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta; (United Kingdom); Journal Volume: 7
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ACID CARBONATES; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; RAIN; SAMPLING; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFATES; SULFURIC ACID; AIR-WATER INTERACTIONS; PH VALUE; SODIUM CHLORIDES; SOOT; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS; CHLORIDES; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; 500200* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
OSTI ID:
5479308
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: GCACA
Submitting Site:
HEDB
Size:
Pages: 231-239
Announcement Date:
Aug 01, 1983

Citation Formats

Gorham, E. Acidity and salinity of rain. United Kingdom: N. p., 1955. Web. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(55)90034-X.
Gorham, E. Acidity and salinity of rain. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(55)90034-X
Gorham, E. 1955. "Acidity and salinity of rain." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(55)90034-X.
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title = {Acidity and salinity of rain}
author = {Gorham, E}
abstractNote = {Analyses of pH, Na, K, Ca, Mg, HCO/sub 3/, Cl, SO/sub 4/, NO/sub 3/, and PO/sub 4/ are recorded for forty-two rain samples collected in the English Lake District between 14 May and 23 October, 1954. NaCl was often an important constituent, and the main source of Na, Mg, and Cl appeared to be sea-spray. SO/sub 4/ was clearly correlated with soot, and free H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/ frequently accounted for an appreciable proportion of total ions. Ca, K, and SO/sub 4/ were correlated to some extent. HCO/sub 3/ was absent from more than half the samples. NO/sub 3/ and PO/sub 4/ were usually low in concentration. Sea-spray influence appeared greatest in autumn, while industrial pollution reached its highest concentration in spring. The ecological significance of the ions in rain is pointed out.}
doi = {10.1016/0016-7037(55)90034-X}
journal = []
volume = {7}
journal type = {AC}
place = {United Kingdom}
year = {1955}
month = {Jan}
}