Fluxes, variability and sources of cadmium, lead, arsenic and mercury in dry atmospheric depositions in urban, suburban and rural areas

  • G. Shi*
  • , Z. Chen
  • , J. Teng
  • , C. Bi
  • , D. Zhou
  • , C. Sun
  • , Y. Li
  • , S. Xu
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In China's largest city, Shanghai, dry deposition fluxes of Cd, Pb, As and Hg were 137, 19354, 2897 and 9.4μgm -2a -1, respectively in an urban area, intermediate in a suburban area, and 51.7, 5311, 1703 and 7.3μgm -2a -1, respectively in a rural area. Enrichment factors were Cd>Pb>As>Hg. Seasonal variations of metals differed: Pb and As were dominated by fossil fuel combustion, Cd was related to industrial pollution, and natural source controlled Hg levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-32
Number of pages5
JournalEnvironmental Research
Volume113
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atmospheric particle
  • Enrichment factor
  • Metal flux
  • Source identification
  • Toxic metal

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