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Samples of bulk precipitation were collected at six sites adjacent to the Arkansas River in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a period of 11 mo (June 1980 to April 1981). Collected samples were analyzed by flameless atomic absorbtion spectrophotometry for Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Zn. The data were reported as volume-weighted metal concentrations (μg L1) and metal deposition (mg m−2 yr−1).
Metal deposition was fairly constant from site to site and appeared to be proportional to the amount of precipitation collected. Zinc was by far the largest contributing metal, 497 mg m−2 yr−1 followed by Pb. Cr, Ni, and Cd with depositions of 25.5, 25.7, 7.02, and 0.95 mg m−2 yr−1 respectively.
Concentration data varied greatly over the collection period. Compared to data previously reported in the literature, all of the metal concentrations obtained in this study fall within the ranges observed by other investigators with the exception of Zn which was slightly higher. The average volume-weighted concentrations in μg L−1 were Cd-2.1, Cr-57.0, Ni-15.6, Pb-56.6, and Zn-1100.
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Tate, M.B., Bates, M.H. Bulk deposition of metals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Water Air Soil Pollut 22, 15–26 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00587461
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