Chemical composition of total deposition samples collected in the metropolitan area of Costa Rica in 2012
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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Ciencias Ambientales |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/ambientales/article/view/7228/7434 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1409-2158 2215-3896 |