MAP3S precipitation chemistry network. Third periodic summary report, July 1978-December 1979

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5102283· OSTI ID:5102283

The MAP3S Precipitation Chemistry Network consists of eight collection sites in the northeastern United States. Precipitation event samples are collected by cooperating site operators, using specially developed sampling equipment. In this, the third periodic summary report, are listed field and concentration data for the period July 1, 1978 to December 31, 1979. Over three years' samples have been collected at most of the sites, which went into operation between September 1976 and October 1978. Samples are chemically analyzed at a central laboratory for 13 pollutant species. Weekly samples in addition to event samples were collected over a 1 1/2 year period at three sites. Analysis of one year's results indicates that there is little difference between the concentrations collected by the two methods in terms of seasonal precipitation-weighted means for all species except dissolved SO/sub 2/. Event samples tend to average about 25% higher in SO/sub 2/ than weekly samples.

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5102283
• Report Number(s): PNL-3400
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
AIR POLLUTION
ALUMINIUM IONS
CALCIUM IONS
CHLORIDES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MAGNESIUM IONS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
PHOSPHATES
POTASSIUM IONS
SAMPLING
SODIUM IONS
SULFATES
SULFUR DIOXIDE
ATOMIC IONS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
DATA
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IONS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
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