Atmospheric long range transport of lead to Denmark.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Atmospheric long range transport of lead to Denmark.

AU - Hovmand, Mads Frederik

PY - 1980

Y1 - 1980

N2 - Lead in bulk precipitation (rain water + dustfall) was measured in 42 randomly taken 24-hour samples from Keldsnor, Langeland, Denmark. Trajectories were computed to find the origin of the rain-bearing air masses. It is shown that the mean lead concentrations of bulk precipitation in cases with air trajectories from Central Europe, England and the Atlantic, respectively, were significantly different at the 0.l% level. From the amount of precipitation and the frequency of transport events, it is estimated that 2/3 of the lead deposition in the rural environment of Denmark more than l00 m from roads is transported from long range. -Author

AB - Lead in bulk precipitation (rain water + dustfall) was measured in 42 randomly taken 24-hour samples from Keldsnor, Langeland, Denmark. Trajectories were computed to find the origin of the rain-bearing air masses. It is shown that the mean lead concentrations of bulk precipitation in cases with air trajectories from Central Europe, England and the Atlantic, respectively, were significantly different at the 0.l% level. From the amount of precipitation and the frequency of transport events, it is estimated that 2/3 of the lead deposition in the rural environment of Denmark more than l00 m from roads is transported from long range. -Author

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M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:0018919048

SN - 0748-836X

VL - 32

SP - 42

EP - 47

JO - Tellus

JF - Tellus

IS - 1

ER -