Determination of Acidic Gas and Particle Concentrations in Open-Top Field Chambers

摘要

The report describes determinations of concentrations of gaseous and particulate air pollutants in open-top field chambers used for exposing of tree seedlings to acidic rain and ozone. During the study, air pollution concentrations were measured in the following types of chambers: charcoal-filtered (control); ambient air with ambient ozone concentrations; ambient air with double ambient ozone concentrations. Concentrations of gaseous nitric acid, gaseous nitrous acid, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and nitrate, ammonium and sulfate in fine and coarse particulate fractions were determined. Increased concentrations of nitric acid were detected in chambers due to the generation of ozone, however, these concentrations were lower than the ambient concentrations measured in outside plots. Elevated concentrations of nitrous acid were detected in the charcoal-filtered chambers.