Trace organic compounds in wet atmospheric deposition: an overview
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Abstract
An overview of the occurrence of organic compounds in wet atmospheric deposition is given. Multiplicity of sources and problems associated with source identification are discussed. Available literature is reviewed by using citations from Chemical Abstracts and Water Resources Abstracts through June 1985 and includes reports published through December 1984 that summarize current knowledge. Approaches to the chemical determination of organic compounds in precipitation are examined in addition to aspects of sampling protocols. Best methods for sample collection and preparation for instrumental analysis continue to be discussed among various investigators. Automatic wet-deposition-only devices for collection and extraction are preferred. Classes of organic compounds that have been identified in precipitation include a spectrum of compounds with differing properties of acidity or basicity, polarity, and water solubility. Those compounds that have been reported in rainfall, snowfall, and ice include hydrocarbons (both aromatic and nonaromatic), chlorinated derivatives of these hydrocarbons, carbonyl compounds (both acidic and nonacidic), and carboxylic acids and esters. Formic and acetic are the most abundant organic acids present. Cloudwater, fogwater, and mist also have been collected and analyzed for organic composition.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Trace organic compounds in wet atmospheric deposition: an overview |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 87-4033 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri874033 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iii, 19 p. |
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