Chemical composition of total deposition samples collected in the metropolitan area of ​​Costa Rica in 2012

 

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Autores: Herrera, Jorge, Rojas, José F., Beita, Víctor H., Chaves, María
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2014
Descripción:Inorganic ions concentrations were measured on bulk precipitation samples in seven sites in San José, Heredia and Belen cities during the rainy season 2012. SO4-2, NO3-, Cl-, F-, PO4-3, NH4+, K+, Na+, Ca+2, Mg+2 were analyzed by ion chromatography. The results indicated that Na+ and SO42− were the most abundant ions. Pearson's correlation, applied to all data, showed a high correlation between SO42- with NO3-, Ca2+ and NH4+, indicating an anthropogenic and neutralization origin respectively. The contribution of NO3- to neutralization was relatively small in comparison with SO42−. PCA analysis was used in order to indentify the mainly sources (crustal, neutralization and marine aerosol) and that contribute to the chemical composition of the bulk precipitation samples.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/7228
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/7228
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Iones solubles en agua
depositación total
contaminación atmosférica
contaminación urbana
Costa Rica
Water soluble ions
bulk precipitation
air pollution
urban pollution