Long-term investigation of atmospheric mercury contamination in Connecticut

被引:26
作者
Nadim, F [1 ]
Perkins, C [1 ]
Liu, SL [1 ]
Carley, RJ [1 ]
Hoag, GE [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Connecticut, Environm Res Inst, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
关键词
mercury; gaseous; particulate; wet deposition; rural; urban;
D O I
10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00011-X
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Atmospheric mercury was monitored from January 1997 through the end of December 1999 in eight sampling locations in Connecticut. Four sampling locations were chosen along the shores of Long Island Sound and four were chosen in interior sections of Connecticut. Sampling locations were chosen to represent both rural and urban sectors. Average concentrations of gaseous and particulate mercury were found to be 2.06 ng/m(3) and 10.5 pg/m(3), respectively. The weekly average wet deposition fluxes of mercury and methylmercury over the three-year sampling period were measured to be 611 and 11 mug/ha/week, respectively. Concentrations of gaseous, particulate and wet flux of mercury were found to be significantly higher in urban areas than the rural sampling locations. There was, however, no significant difference between the mean gaseous and particulate concentrations of mercury in coastal and inland sampling locations. No significant difference was observed either between the wet fluxes of total mercury in coastal and inland sampling locations and there was no spatial gradient for mercury concentration and deposition. The data of this study suggest that vehicular traffic and localized emission sources in urban areas play a significant role in determining the atmospheric concentration of mercury in Connecticut. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1033 / 1043
页数:11
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