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Collection of airborne materials by a water surface
Author(s) -
Lewis William M.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1983.28.6.1242
Subject(s) - precipitation , inert , surface water , particulates , environmental chemistry , environmental science , chemistry , meteorology , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , physics
The collection of major ions, N and P compounds, and particulate and organic materials by a water surface was compared with collection of the same substances by an equal area of dry inert surface such as that used in precipitation chemistry collectors. The water surface proved to be a much more efficient collector of Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , and Cl ‒ and a less efficient collector of SO 4 2‒ and NH 4 + than the dry surface. The estimated transport of some atmospheric materials to natural water surfaces may be in error by a significant amount if computed from traditional precipitation chemistry collectors.