Evolution of the fogwater composition in Strasbourg (France) from 1990 to 1999

Pierre Herckes; Henri Wortham; Philippe Mirabel; Maurice Millet

doi:10.1016/S0169-8095(02)00079-0

Evolution of the fogwater composition in Strasbourg (France) from 1990 to 1999

Pierre Herckes, Henri Wortham, Philippe Mirabel, Maurice Millet

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The chemical composition of fogwater has been studied in the city of Strasbourg (France) from 1990 to 1999. During these years, fogwater samples have been collected and analysed for major ions and trace metals. This paper reports on the analysis of the collected dataset. The analysis revealed a significant decrease in acidity of approximately one pH unit over the course of the study. This decrease in acidity appears to be linked to a decrease in SO_2(g) and the resulting SO^2-₄. Trace metal concentrations have also strongly decreased over the 10-year period. Pb concentrations, following the elimination of leaded gasoline, decreased by more than one order of magnitude.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-62
Number of pages	10
Journal	Atmospheric Research
Volume	64
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-8095(02)00079-0
State	Published - Sep 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Acid fog
Fogwater composition
Long term trends
Urban air pollution
Urban fogwater

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Atmospheric Science

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