Characteristics of SO_2, NO_2, Soot and Benzo(a)Pyrene Concentration Variation on the Eastern Coast of the Baltic Sea

Author: Milukaité A.  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0049-6979

Source: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Vol.130, Iss.1-4, 2001-08, pp. : 1553-1558

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Abstract

The investigation of SO_2, NO_2, soot and benzo(a)pyrene (BP) has been performed at the background station on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea since 1980. A significant decreasing trend has been observed for SO_2 and NO_2, while soot and BP concentrations were changing insignificantly. The decreasing SO_2 and NO_2 high concentrations (>10µg·m^−3) have been determined in the air masses coming from the Western and Central Europe to Lithuania since 1900. The concentration of SO_2 in a range of 0–5µg·m^−3 and the concentration of NO_2 in a range of 0–10µg·m^−3 are characteric of the background atmospheric air.

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