2022
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20505-6
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First atmospheric mercury measurements at a coastal site in the Apulia region: seasonal variability and source analysis

Abstract: In the framework of the Italian Special Network for Mercury (ISNM) “Reti Speciali”, a sampling campaign to monitor atmospheric mercury (Hg) was carried out at Monte Sant’Angelo (MSA). This is a coastal monitoring station in the Apulia region, representative of the Southern Adriatic area, within the Mediterranean basin. This work presents continuous Gaseous Elemental Mercury (GEM) measurements over about three years at MSA, using the Lumex RA-915AM mercury analyzer. The aim was to obtain a dataset suitable for … Show more

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“…The potential source contribution factor (PSCF) method (Malm et al, 1986) is used to identify source regions affecting air quality in terms of NH 3 concentration in Paris between January 2020 and June 2022. This method is now commonly used in atmospheric science Qadri et al, 2022;Martino et al, 2022;Biuki et al, 2022;Ren et al, 2021;Zachary et al, 2018;Jeong et al, 2011) and combines the concentration dataset with air parcel back trajectory to identify preferred pathways producing high observed NH 3 concentrations in Paris. The larger the PSCF (range: 0-1), the greater the contribution of the pollution region to the atmospheric pollutants at the receptor site.…”
Section: Back Trajectories and Potential Source Contribution Factor (...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The potential source contribution factor (PSCF) method (Malm et al, 1986) is used to identify source regions affecting air quality in terms of NH 3 concentration in Paris between January 2020 and June 2022. This method is now commonly used in atmospheric science Qadri et al, 2022;Martino et al, 2022;Biuki et al, 2022;Ren et al, 2021;Zachary et al, 2018;Jeong et al, 2011) and combines the concentration dataset with air parcel back trajectory to identify preferred pathways producing high observed NH 3 concentrations in Paris. The larger the PSCF (range: 0-1), the greater the contribution of the pollution region to the atmospheric pollutants at the receptor site.…”
Section: Back Trajectories and Potential Source Contribution Factor (...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although several Hg monitoring programs and networks have been established over the years [10][11][12][13], the monitoring stations that provide Hg data both in air and wet depositions in the open ocean and remote areas are still limited in number [8,10,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] particularly in the Southern Hemisphere.…”
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“…Hence, for example, it is vital to develop strategies that simplify sampling and counteract the need for costly and time-consuming transportation to analytical facilities [2,7]. While this urgency may sound somewhat unimportant to the most affectionate laboratory folks, it actually shows its weight in the context of international monitoring networks where sampling sites are multiple and often far from the few analytical centers [8][9][10][11][12][13].…”
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