Trace Elements in Rainwater: Concentrations and Wet Deposition

Air Pollution ◽  
1997 ◽  
pp. 57-72
Author(s):  
Walfried Michaelis
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Wet Deposition ◽  
Elements In Rainwater

Determination of trace elements in rainwater by total-reflection x-ray fluorescence

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (14) ◽  
pp. 2880-2885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf Peter. Stoessel ◽  
Andreas. Prange
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Total Reflection ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Elements In Rainwater

Trace elements and Pb isotope composition of annual tree rings and pine needles growing in highly industrialized region in southern Poland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Sensuła ◽  
Nathalie Fagel
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Tree Rings ◽  
Wet Deposition ◽  
Isotope Ratio ◽  
Isotope Composition ◽  
Pine Needles ◽  
Pb Isotope ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
Icp Ms

<p>Trees can provide annual records of ecosystem changes connected with human activity over several decades. These changes can be recorded in the pattern of variation of tree-rings widths and in the variation in the elemental composition of wood. Analysis of trace metal pollution is based on the assumption that element concentrations in tree foliage and tree rings represent element availability in the environment.</p><p>We determined the chemical composition of pine needles and annual tree rings to monitor environmental contamination in an urban forest environment in the most industrialized part of southern Poland.</p><p>The concentrations of trace elements (Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Pb) and the Pb isotope composition were measured in needles from Pinus sylvestris L. growing in nine urban forests near five factories. Trace elemental concentration and Pb isotope ratio were determined by ICP-MS and MC-ICP-MS, respectively. The needles were characterized based on the concentrations of Cr, ranging from 0.05 to 0.7 mg/kg, Co, from 0.005 to 0.075 mg/kg, Ni, from 0.12 to 0.66 mg/kg, Cu, from 0.49 to 1.0 mg/kg, Zn, from 3.9 to 14 mg/kg, and Pb, from 0.06 to 0.53 mg/kg. The <sup>208</sup>Pb/<sup>206</sup>Pb ratio ranged from 2.08 to 2.11 and the <sup>206</sup>Pb/<sup>207</sup>Pb ratio between 1.15 and 1.17. The heterogeneity of Pb isotope ratio indicates that there are different sources affecting the Pb isotopic composition of pine needles (Sensuła et al., 2021).</p><p>In one of the investigated site, a radial trace-element profiles were determined by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (Laser ablation: New Wave Research UP-193 FX Fast Excimer, ICP-MS: Thermo Scientific X-Series2 with CCT -Collision Cell Technology) at Royal Museum for Central Africa (Belgium). LA-ICP-MS provides a repeatable, minimally destructive, sensitive method for determining many elements in wood tissue, with relatively high spatial resolution.Temporal variations of element concentration (median) in annual tree-rings of pines were compared with time series of wet deposition of pollutant and air pollutant concentration in the investigated area. The similar trends of magnitudes changes can be observed between analysed elements concentration (Na, Mg, Fe, Ni, Zn) and total wet deposition of these elements in the environment during vegetation period or these elements concentration in the rain (Sensuła et al. 2017). </p><p>Different space-time patterns of element accumulation in pine needles and annaul tree rings were observed. The variation in isotopic composition reflects a mix between different anthropogenic sources.</p><p> </p><p>References:</p><p>Sensuła, B., Wilczyński, S., Monin, L., Allan, M., Pazdur, A., & Fagel, N. (2017). Variations of tree ring width and chemical composition of wood of pine growing in the area nearby chemical factories, Geochronometria, 44(1), 226-239. doi: https://doi.org/10.1515/geochr-2015-0064</p><p>Sensuła, B., Fagel, N., & Michczyński, A. (2021). Radiocarbon, trace elements and pb isotope composition of pine needles from a highly industrialized region in southern Poland. Radiocarbon, 1-14. doi:10.1017/RDC.2020.132</p>

Measurement of mercury, other trace elements and major ions in wet deposition at Jomsom: The semi-arid mountain valley of the Central Himalaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 104691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lekhendra Tripathee ◽  
Junming Guo ◽  
Shichang Kang ◽  
Rukumesh Paudyal ◽  
Chhatra Mani Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Wet Deposition ◽  
Major Ions ◽  
Central Himalaya ◽  
Mountain Valley ◽  
Semi Arid

Atmospheric wet deposition of trace elements to a suburban environment, Reston, Virginia, USA

2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (24) ◽  
pp. 4025-4033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M Conko ◽  
Karen C Rice ◽  
Margaret M Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Wet Deposition ◽  
Suburban Environment

Atmospheric wet deposition of trace elements to chesapeake bay: CBAD study year 1 results

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1487-1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph R. Scudlark ◽  
Kathryn M. Conko ◽  
Thomas M. Church
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Chesapeake Bay ◽  
Wet Deposition

scholarly journals Assessment of source apportionment and composition of trace elements in rainwater in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Arif Hossen ◽  
Md Salauddin ◽  
Asiful Hoque ◽  
Sudip Kumar Pal
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Trace Metals ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Elements In Rainwater

<p>Rainwater is considered as a dependable potable and non-potable water source, used for domestic purposes as well as for human consumption in many cases. While it is usually believed that rainwater is safe for drinking purposes, many studies have explored the existence of trace metals in harvested rainwater, which can impose a serious health risk to human beings when present in relatively high concentrations. The concentration of trace elements in atmospheric precipitation including rainwater also provides a good indication of the environmental pollution caused by anthropogenic activities.</p><p>Chattogram, located in the south-eastern side of Bangladesh, is the busiest port city and the second-largest city in the country with a population of around 4.5 million people. With the presence of high salinity and arsenic in groundwater and poor quality of surface water in the region, rainwater harvesting is the most sustainable solution to be considered in the water system management for the area, particularly given annual mean precipitation of 2488 mm during the rainy season. In recent years, extensive studies have been carried out on the potential application of different rainwater harvesting systems across the region, but there have been very few studies devoted to the identification of the composition of trace elements in rainwater considering site-specific influences in the trace metal distribution in the rainwater.</p><p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the composition and source appointment of trace metals (Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, Cr, and Cd) in rainwater in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. To determine their sources and relative contributions in rainwater, a total of ninety-five rainwater samples were collected in this study from five different locations representing different land-use patterns (industrial, commercial, urban, and sub-urban) within the study area, from June 2018 to October 2019. The collected water samples were analyzed for Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Mn, Cr, and Cd using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer maintaining standard protocols. The measured trace elements from the collected rainwater samples were then compared with the WHO and Bangladesh drinking water standards.</p><p>The resulting concentration of trace metals in this study was found within the allowable limits in accordance with WHO and Bangladesh drinking water standards, confirming the suitability of rainwater as a potable water source for human consumption. The average concentration of trace metals in rainwater was found in the order of Zn ˃ Cu ˃ Fe ˃ Cr ˃ Mn ˃ Pb ˃ Cd for the tested samples. Overall, the trace metal concentrations of Cu and Zn were predominantly observed in rainwater samples collected from the industrial area, indicating the influence of anthropogenic activities on atmospheric pollution. The concentrations of the trace elements in this work were found to be overall higher when compared to those reported in other investigations around the world. The measurements of this study would provide an indication of atmospheric pollution in rainwater caused by the anthropogenic origins of trace metals as well as provide a database of trace metals in rainwater for further relevant research studies across the country.</p>

Trace elements and rare earth elements in wet deposition of Lijiang, Mt. Yulong region, southeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 18-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junming Guo ◽  
Shichang Kang ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
Mika Sillanpää ◽  
Hewen Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Wet Deposition ◽  
The Tibetan Plateau

scholarly journals The Influence of Meteorological Conditions on the Wet Deposition of Mercury in Southern Florida

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 1421-1435 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Timothy Dvonch ◽  
Gerald J. Keeler ◽  
Frank J. Marsik
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Wet Deposition ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Waste Incineration ◽  
Meteorological Conditions ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Precipitation Event ◽  
Southern Florida ◽  
Urban Emissions ◽  
Source Receptor Relationships

Abstract Source–receptor relationships for mercury (Hg) and other trace elements wet deposited in southeastern Florida were investigated using daily event precipitation samples collected over a 1-yr period in 1995–96. Data collected in Davie, Florida, showed significantly higher (2.2 times) volume-weighted mean (VWM) Hg concentrations during the spring and summer seasons relative to winter. A meteorological tracer analysis, utilizing the ratio of trace elements lanthanum (La) to cerium (Ce), determined that “feed” air to precipitation cells arriving at the site incorporated local urban emissions more frequently during the spring and summer seasons. Using Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) data, analysis of precipitation-cell path histories for events collected at 17 sites in southeastern Florida over 1 month in the summer of 1995 showed significantly higher (2.0 times) VWM Hg concentrations in events with easterly cell paths than in those with westerly paths for storms arriving at Everglades sites. Significantly higher VWM concentrations for known anthropogenic elements vanadium (V) and nickel (Ni) (oil combustion) and lead (Pb) and antimony (Sb) (waste incineration) were also observed in events with easterly paths. In addition, events arriving from the east (offshore) that impacted the coastal sites were significantly lower in Hg (a factor of 2.6) than were events from the east that impacted the urban sites (after events moved inland over emission sources). This study demonstrates that source–receptor relationships can be established by analyzing the meteorological conditions corresponding to each precipitation event, and it supports the previous finding that local anthropogenic sources played the dominant role in the wet deposition of Hg to southern Florida and the Everglades during the study period.

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