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A total of 82 samples of wet and total deposition were sampled near the limestone cathedral at Mechelen, Belgium, which is presently being affected seriously by air pollution, and at a reference site. Most of these samples were analyzed for 10 major and 7 trace ions in solution and for 15 elements in suspension. It appeared that calcite, released from the building, effectively neutralizes the rainwater in the near vicinity and produces high Ca and bicarbonate concentrations. Heavy metal concentrations are hardly affected by the building.
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Roekens, E., Komy, Z., Leysen, L. et al. Chemistry of precipitation near a limestone building. Water Air Soil Pollut 38, 273–282 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00280759
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