Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops

[EN] A one-year study was carried out in León, Spain, in order to characterize physically and chemically the precipitation. With the aim of studying the scavenging process of atmospheric pollutants, scavenging ratio and removal coefficients were calculated through physical parameters of raindrops (o...

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Autores: Oduber Pérez, Fernanda Isabel, Calvo Gordaliza, Ana Isabel, Blanco Alegre, Carlos del, Castro Izquierdo, Amaya, Alves, Célia dos Anjos, Cerqueira, Mário, Lucarelli, Franco, Nava, Silvia, Calzolai, Giulia, Martín Villacorta, Javier, Esteves, Valdemar Inocêncio 1953-, Fraile Laiz, Roberto
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
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Acceso en línea:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135420312914
https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18051
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Palabra clave:Ecología. Medio ambiente
Física
Meteorología
Química
Aerosol
Disdrometer
Linear model
Removal coefficients
Precipitation
2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica
2307 Química Física
3308.01 Control de la Contaminación Atmosférica
2501.22 Física de las Precipitaciones
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spelling Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindropsOduber Pérez, Fernanda IsabelCalvo Gordaliza, Ana IsabelBlanco Alegre, Carlos delCastro Izquierdo, AmayaAlves, Célia dos AnjosCerqueira, MárioLucarelli, FrancoNava, SilviaCalzolai, GiuliaMartín Villacorta, JavierEsteves, Valdemar Inocêncio 1953-Fraile Laiz, RobertoEcología. Medio ambienteFísicaMeteorologíaQuímicaAerosolDisdrometerLinear modelRemoval coefficientsPrecipitation2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica2307 Química Física3308.01 Control de la Contaminación Atmosférica2501.22 Física de las Precipitaciones[EN] A one-year study was carried out in León, Spain, in order to characterize physically and chemically the precipitation. With the aim of studying the scavenging process of atmospheric pollutants, scavenging ratio and removal coefficients were calculated through physical parameters of raindrops (obtained by disdrometer data) and through chemical properties of aerosols. Finally, linear models for the prediction of the chemical composition of rainwater and the efficiency of the removal effect were established. In general, the rainwater was dominated by NH4+ > SO42− > NO3− in all seasons. Higher ion concentrations and conductivity and lowest pH were observed in summer, due to the low volume of rain. In winter, the high values of Na+ and Cl− in the rainwater showed the contribution from marine sources, while in summer the high concentrations of Ca2+, Mg2+, SO42−, NH4+ and NO3− reflected the contribution from both crustal and anthropogenic sources. The linear models revealed that the amount of dissolved organic carbon and of the water-soluble ions in rain samples, Ca2+, SO42−, NO3−, increases with the volume swept by the falling drops. Insoluble carbon fraction has a negative dependence with the volume swept and positive with the diameter of the raindrop. Removal coefficients are affected by the concentration in the air of each species before precipitation, the duration of the event and the time elapsed between two precipitation eventsSISpanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Grant RTI2018-098189-B-I00), the AERORAIN project (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Grant CGL2014-52556-R, co-financed with FEDER funds), the University of León (Programa Propio 2015/00054/001 and 2018/00203/001), the AEROHEALTH project (Ministry of Science and Innovation, Grant PID2019-106164RB-I00, co-financed with European FEDER funds) and the Junta de Castilla y León co-financed with European FEDER funds (Grant LE025P20). F. Oduber acknowledges the grant BES-2015-074473 from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. C. Blanco-Alegre acknowledges the grant FPU16-05764 from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. The authors are also grateful to FCT/MCTES for the financial support to CESAM (UIDB/50017/2020+UIDP/50017/2020), through national fundsElsevierQuimica FisicaFacultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135420312914https://hdl.handle.net/10612/18051reponame:BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Leóninstname:Universidad Rey Juan CarlosInglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/RTI2018-098189-B-I00info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico del Sistema de I+D+i/PID2019-106164RB-I00info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad/CGL2014-52556–Rhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:buleria.unileon.es:10612/180512026-06-24T12:43:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops
title Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops
spellingShingle Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops
Oduber Pérez, Fernanda Isabel
Ecología. Medio ambiente
Física
Meteorología
Química
Aerosol
Disdrometer
Linear model
Removal coefficients
Precipitation
2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica
2307 Química Física
3308.01 Control de la Contaminación Atmosférica
2501.22 Física de las Precipitaciones
title_short Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops
title_full Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops
title_fullStr Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops
title_full_unstemmed Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops
title_sort Towards a model for aerosol removal by rain scavenging: the role of physical-chemical characteristics of raindrops
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Oduber Pérez, Fernanda Isabel
Calvo Gordaliza, Ana Isabel
Blanco Alegre, Carlos del
Castro Izquierdo, Amaya
Alves, Célia dos Anjos
Cerqueira, Mário
Lucarelli, Franco
Nava, Silvia
Calzolai, Giulia
Martín Villacorta, Javier
Esteves, Valdemar Inocêncio 1953-
Fraile Laiz, Roberto
author Oduber Pérez, Fernanda Isabel
author_facet Oduber Pérez, Fernanda Isabel
Calvo Gordaliza, Ana Isabel
Blanco Alegre, Carlos del
Castro Izquierdo, Amaya
Alves, Célia dos Anjos
Cerqueira, Mário
Lucarelli, Franco
Nava, Silvia
Calzolai, Giulia
Martín Villacorta, Javier
Esteves, Valdemar Inocêncio 1953-
Fraile Laiz, Roberto
author_role author
author2 Calvo Gordaliza, Ana Isabel
Blanco Alegre, Carlos del
Castro Izquierdo, Amaya
Alves, Célia dos Anjos
Cerqueira, Mário
Lucarelli, Franco
Nava, Silvia
Calzolai, Giulia
Martín Villacorta, Javier
Esteves, Valdemar Inocêncio 1953-
Fraile Laiz, Roberto
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Quimica Fisica
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas y Ambientales
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecología. Medio ambiente
Física
Meteorología
Química
Aerosol
Disdrometer
Linear model
Removal coefficients
Precipitation
2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica
2307 Química Física
3308.01 Control de la Contaminación Atmosférica
2501.22 Física de las Precipitaciones
topic Ecología. Medio ambiente
Física
Meteorología
Química
Aerosol
Disdrometer
Linear model
Removal coefficients
Precipitation
2509.02 Contaminación Atmosférica
2307 Química Física
3308.01 Control de la Contaminación Atmosférica
2501.22 Física de las Precipitaciones
description [EN] A one-year study was carried out in León, Spain, in order to characterize physically and chemically the precipitation. With the aim of studying the scavenging process of atmospheric pollutants, scavenging ratio and removal coefficients were calculated through physical parameters of raindrops (obtained by disdrometer data) and through chemical properties of aerosols. Finally, linear models for the prediction of the chemical composition of rainwater and the efficiency of the removal effect were established. In general, the rainwater was dominated by NH4+ > SO42− > NO3− in all seasons. Higher ion concentrations and conductivity and lowest pH were observed in summer, due to the low volume of rain. In winter, the high values of Na+ and Cl− in the rainwater showed the contribution from marine sources, while in summer the high concentrations of Ca2+, Mg2+, SO42−, NH4+ and NO3− reflected the contribution from both crustal and anthropogenic sources. The linear models revealed that the amount of dissolved organic carbon and of the water-soluble ions in rain samples, Ca2+, SO42−, NO3−, increases with the volume swept by the falling drops. Insoluble carbon fraction has a negative dependence with the volume swept and positive with the diameter of the raindrop. Removal coefficients are affected by the concentration in the air of each species before precipitation, the duration of the event and the time elapsed between two precipitation events
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