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Because of the growing concern about the deleterious effect acid deposition may have on forest ecosystems, a sampling program was started in central Switzerland to determine the inorganic composition of wet and dry deposition. The methods used, including a rain-activated wet/dry precipitation collector, are presented and discussed. Preliminary data from a rural sampling site near the city of Bern are reported and compared with results from sampling sites in W.Germany. Deposition rates for sulfate and nitrate contained in wet and dry fallout are compared with those for SO2-S and NO2-N as calculated from ambient concentrations.
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Fuhrer, J. (1984). Study of the Chemical Characteristics of Wet and Dry Deposition in Switzerland. In: Versino, B., Angeletti, G. (eds) Physico-Chemical Behaviour of Atmospheric Pollutants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6505-8_45
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