2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-50532012001200015
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Rainwater major and trace element contents in Southeastern Brazil: an assessment of a sugar cane region in dry and wet period

Abstract: O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a composição das águas de chuva da cidade de Araraquara, Brasil, uma região influenciada pela queima da palha da cana-de-açúcar. Variáveis químicas e mineralógicas foram analisadas em águas de chuva coletadas durante o período de safra, período seco de 2009 e entressafra, período úmido de 2010. Ca 2+ e NH 4 + foram responsáveis por 55% dos cátions e NO 3 -por 45% dos ânions presentes nas águas de chuva. Al, Fe e K foram os elementos traço mais abundantes nas frações solúv… Show more

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“…Still to date only very limited information on precipitation chemistry is available. [11][12][13] The formation and microphysical properties of fogs can be influenced by the abundance of water vapor, local environmental conditions and the occurrence of pollutants, especially those in the particle phase. The presence of high numbers of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) can influence the size distribution of the fog droplet, optical density, and rate of water removal by droplet sedimentation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Still to date only very limited information on precipitation chemistry is available. [11][12][13] The formation and microphysical properties of fogs can be influenced by the abundance of water vapor, local environmental conditions and the occurrence of pollutants, especially those in the particle phase. The presence of high numbers of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) can influence the size distribution of the fog droplet, optical density, and rate of water removal by droplet sedimentation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Samples were analyzed for cations (K + , Mg 2+ , Na + andCa 2+ ) and anions (Cl -, HCO 3 and SO 4 2− ) according to methods outlined by (Tandon ,1999). In rainwater surveys, the common practice to calculate the volume weighted mean (VWM) of ionic concentrations rather than the arithmetic average because it takes into account dilution effect by the rainfall amount (Oliveira et al,2012). The VWM can be calculated from:…”
Section: Sampling and Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…26 Partículas da fração insolúvel das águas de chuva foram analisadas via microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) e os resultados indicaram a presença dos mesmos minerais descritos neste trabalho. Adicionalmente também foi possível verificar que o material insolúvel nas amostras de águas de chuva continha partículas ricas em carbono, muito provavelmente relacionadas às fuligens da queima de biomassa, uma vez que outras fontes desse material (refinarias de óleo e indústrias siderúrgicas) não são encontradas na região.…”
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