Waldman, Jed M. and Hoffmann, Michael R. (1987) Depositional Aspects of Pollutant Behavior in Fog and Intercepted Clouds. In: Sources and Fates of Aquatic Pollutants. Advances in Chemistry. No.216. American Chemical Society , Washington, DC, pp. 79-129. ISBN 9780841209831. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20150824-142221927
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Abstract
Droplet deposition during fog is shown to play an important role in the removal of anthropogenic pollutants from the atmosphere. Relevant theoretical principles are reviewed. The in-cloud scavenging of aerosols and soluble gases coupled with the small size of fog droplets results in higher chemical concentrations in fog water than in rainwater. In the urban regions of southern California and the southern San Joaquin Valley, fog water chemistry is dominated by sulfate, nitrate, and ammonium ions, which are measured at millimolar levels. The formation of fog is shown to accelerate deposition rates for water-scavenged atmospheric constituents. During stagnation episodes, pollutant removal by ventilation of valley air requires at least 5 days, while the enhancement of deposition by fog formation leads to pollutant lifetimes on the order of 6-12 h. Thus, in an environment characterized by flat, open landscape and low wind speed, droplet sedimentation can be the dominant removal mechanism of pollutants during prolonged stagnation episodes with fog.
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| Additional Information: | © 1987 American Chemical Society. Received for review May 6, 1986. Accepted October 10, 1986. We are grateful to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for their financial support (CARB A4-075-32) and their assistance in the field aspects of this project. We appreciate the guidance and assistance provided by the program manager, Eric Fujita. We are also indebted to our colleagues, Daniel Jacob and J. William Munger, who spent many long hours in the field working on aspects of this research. | |||||||||
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| Series Name: | Advances in Chemistry | |||||||||
| Issue or Number: | 216 | |||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1021/ba-1987-0216.ch004 | |||||||||
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| Official Citation: | Depositional Aspects of Pollutant Behavior in Fog and Intercepted Clouds Jed M. Waldman and Michael R. Hoffmann Sources and Fates of Aquatic Pollutants. June 15, 1987, 79-129 DOI:10.1021/ba-1987-0216.ch004 | |||||||||
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| ID Code: | 59858 | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Ruth Sustaita | |||||||||
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