Air quality and atmospheric deposition in the eastern US: 20 years of change

Sickles II, J. E.; Shadwick, D. S.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-173-2015

Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-173-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-173-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

Research article

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09 Jan 2015

Research article |

| 09 Jan 2015

Air quality and atmospheric deposition in the eastern US: 20 years of change

J. E. Sickles II and D. S. Shadwick

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RC C5415: 'Atmospheric deposition', Anonymous Referee #3, 29 Jul 2014
- AC C7416: 'Response to the comments of Referee #3', Joseph Sickles, II, 25 Sep 2014
RC C5418: 'Review: Air quality and atmospheric deposition in the eastern US', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Jul 2014
- AC C7421: 'Response to the comments of Referee #2', Joseph Sickles, II, 26 Sep 2014

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AR by Joseph Sickles, II on behalf of the Authors (17 Oct 2014) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (22 Oct 2014) by Joel Thornton

Short summary

Data collected in the eastern US between 1990 and 2009 at 34 paired dry and wet monitoring sites are examined. A goal is to evaluate the air quality impacts occurring over four 5-year periods between 1990 and 2009 that are associated with concurrent legislatively mandated changes in emissions. Results suggest that legislatively mandated air pollution mitigation strategies have been successful in improving air quality and reducing atmospheric deposition in the eastern US.