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北半球と南半球の遠隔地にある大気中の微量金属:汚染か自然か?
まとめ
北大西洋の上の大気粒子は,地殻や海洋からの元素を含んでいる. 特定の金属の異常な高濃度は,汚染ではなく蒸気相を含む可能性のある自然の起源を示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 大気化学 大気化学
- 地質化学 地質化学
- 環境科学 環境科学
背景:
- 北大西洋の海面近くの大気粒子は,地殻の気象変動と海洋源の影響を受けた元素組成を示しています.
- 特定の元素 (V,Zn,Cu,Cd,Pb,Sb,Se) は,これらの原発から予想よりも高い濃度で発見されています.
研究 の 目的:
- 北大西洋の大気粒子における特定の元素の異常な高濃度の源を調査する.
- これらの高水準の元素の自然と人為的な起源を区別する.
主な方法:
- 北大西洋上空で収集された大気粒子の化学組成の分析.
- 平均的な地殻物質に対する濃縮因子の比較.
- 地理的な南極からの同様のサンプルとの比較.
主要な成果:
- Al,Sc,Mn,Fe,Co,Cr,Na,Mg,Ca,K,Srなどの元素は,地殻または海洋の源に起因しています.
- バナジウム (V) は,北米の汚染による可能性が高い.
- 他の微量金属の異常に高い濃縮因子は,蒸気相を含む可能性のある自然の源を示唆しています.
結論:
- 北大西洋の大気粒子におけるV,Zn,Cu,Cd,Pb,Sb,Seの濃度の上昇は,人類によるものではなく,自然由来である可能性が高い.
- これらの金属の発生源には,蒸気相メカニズムが役割を果たす可能性がある.
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