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| Title |
High Mercury Wet Deposition at a “Clean Air” Site in Puerto Rico
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Science & Technology, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1021/acs.est.5b02430 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
James B. Shanley, Mark A. Engle, Martha Scholl, David P. Krabbenhoft, Robert Brunette, Mark L. Olson, Mary E. Conroy |
| Abstract |
Atmospheric mercury deposition measurements are rare in tropical latitudes. Here we report on seven years (April 2005 to April 2012, with gaps) of wet Hg deposition measurements at a tropical wet forest in the Luquillo Mountains, northeastern Puerto Rico, USA. Despite receiving unpolluted air off the Atlantic Ocean from northeasterly trade winds, during two complete years the site averaged 27.9 µg m-2 yr-1 wet Hg deposition, or about 30% more than Florida and the Gulf Coast, the highest deposition areas within the USA. These high Hg deposition rates are driven in part by high rainfall, which averaged 2855 mm yr-1. The volume-weighted mean Hg concentration was 9.8 ng L-1, and was highest during summer and lowest during the winter dry season. Rainout of Hg (decreasing concentration with increasing rainfall depth) was minimal. The high Hg deposition was not supported by gaseous oxidized mercury (GOM) at ground level, which remained near global background concentrations (<10 pg m-3). Rather, a strong positive correlation between Hg concentrations and the maximum height of rain detected within clouds (echo tops) suggests that droplets in high convective cloud tops scavenge GOM from above the mixing layer. The high wet Hg deposition at this "clean air" site suggests that other tropical areas may be hotspots for Hg deposition as well. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 36 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 25% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 7 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 9 | 25% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 17% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 11% |
| Engineering | 2 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 10 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 May 2021.
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#5,527,395
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#6,150
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#66,122
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#77
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