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Role of volcanic dust in the atmospheric transport and deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and mercury

TitoloRole of volcanic dust in the atmospheric transport and deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and mercury
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2003
AutoriStracquadanio, Milena, Dinelli E., and Trombini C.
RivistaJournal of Environmental Monitoring
Volume5
Paginazione984-988
ISSN14640325
Parole chiaveAdsorption, Aerosols, Air Movements, Aromatic, article, atmosphere, atmospheric deposition, atmospheric dispersion, Chemical composition, Dust, Environmental monitoring, granule cell, Italy, mercury, particle size, particulate matter, pollution transport, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, Polycyclic Hydrocarbons, priority journal, scavenging system, troposphere, volcanic ash, volcanic eruption, wind erosion
Abstract

The role of volcanic ash as scavenger of atmospheric pollutants, in their transport and final deposition to the ground is examined. Attention is focused on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and on particulate mercury (Hg p). The ash-fall deposits studied belong to the 2001 and 2002 eruptive activity of Mount Etna, Southern Italy, and were investigated at three (2001) and four (2002) sites downwind of the major tephra dispersal pattern. The dry deposition of mercury and PAHs was determined, and, in particular, a downward flux to the ground of PAHs (∼7.29 μg m-2 per day) and mercury (750 ng m-2 per day) was estimated in Catania from October 26 to October 28, 2002. Finally, evidence on the anthropogenic origin of PAHs scavenged from the troposphere by volcanic ash is supported by the analysis of PAH compositions in granulometrically homogeneous fractions.

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DOI10.1039/b308587b
Citation KeyStracquadanio2003984