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Surface Active Substances (SAS) and Dissolved Organic Matter (DOC) in Atmospheric Precipitation of Urban Area of Croatia (ZAGREB)

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We report measurements of surface active substances (SAS) in atmospheric bulk precipitation on the basis of adsorption characteristics on the mercury electrode by using phase sensitive alternating current voltammetry (out-of-phase measurement). Samples collected during the 1998–1999 at an urban area of Croatia. The obtained surfactant activity values were within the range of 0.09–0.37 mg dm−3 eq. Triton X-100. Concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the same samples were in the range of 0.78–4.39 mg dm−3. In this paper, we also used Pb2+ ion as an electrochemical probe for additional characterization of the properties of the organic matter in precipitation, which may be important in various atmospheric processes.

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    P. Orlović Leko

  2. Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, Rušer Bošković Institute, P.O. Box 180, 10 002, Zagreb, Croatia

    Z. Kozarac & B. Ćosović

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Leko, P.O., Kozarac, Z. & Ćosović, B. Surface Active Substances (SAS) and Dissolved Organic Matter (DOC) in Atmospheric Precipitation of Urban Area of Croatia (ZAGREB). Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 158, 295–310 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:WATE.0000044855.60714.98

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