Open AccessASSESSMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION WITH COPPER IN BACKGROUND AREAS OF THE EUROPE
Author(s) -
L. V. Burtseva,
Elizaveta S. Konkova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
problemy èkologičeskogo monitoringa i modelirovaniâ èkosistem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-7710
pISSN - 0207-2564
DOI - 10.21513/0207-2564-2020-1-14-33
Subject(s) - precipitation , environmental science , atmospheric dust , copper , air pollution , pollution , atmosphere (unit) , atmospheric sciences , pollutant , climatology , meteorology , aerosol , geography , chemistry , geology , ecology , organic chemistry , biology
The state of copper pollution of atmospheric air and precipitation in the background regions of the Europe was considered according to data obtained in 2015 and in 2016 at 50 observation stations operating according to the programs: “A joint program of observations and assessment of the long-range transport of air pollutants in Europe” (EMEP), and “Comprehensive Background Monitoring ”(CPM) in the European territory of Russia. The main sources are identified and the volumes of global anthropogenic copper emission into the atmosphere are given. It was shown that in most of the background areas of the Europe a low copper content in atmospheric air and precipitation is observed, varying within the limits of monthly mean concentrations of 0.02-6.6 ng/m3 in air and 0.5-4.2 µg/dm3 in precipitation. Stable patterns of seasonal changes in copper concentrations in the air and precipitation have not been identified. Copper enrichment factors for atmospheric aerosols relative to Clark's element in the Earth's crust showed extremely weak influence of anthropogenic copper on the state of atmospheric pollution in background areas. The field of spatial distribution of copper concentrations in atmospheric air is characterized by a tendency of growth from the Scandinavian countries towards the continental and further eastward. In atmospheric precipitation a mosaic pattern is observed