Non-Sea-Salt Contribution of Some Chemical Species to the Snow Composition at Terra Nova Bay (ANTARCTICA)

G. Piccardi Department of Public Health and Environmental Analytical Chemistry, University of Florence, Via G. Capponi 9, 1-50121, Florence, Italy

F. Casella Department of Public Health and Environmental Analytical Chemistry, University of Florence, Via G. Capponi 9, 1-50121, Florence, Italy

R. Udisti Department of Public Health and Environmental Analytical Chemistry, University of Florence, Via G. Capponi 9, 1-50121, Florence, Italy

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The concentrations of main components of two series of snow samples collected in the area of Terra Nova Bay have been determined. From statistical analysis of the obtained values, Na, Cl and Mg result from marine contribution, whereas a constant excess of K and of Ca is added to the sea spray content of snow. A further source of sulfates, besides the ones produced in DMS oxidation, is evidenced in the nssSO₄ contribution. A good correlation among nssSO₄, MSA and NO₃ or nssCa is also observed.

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