Articles | Volume 15, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8987-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-8987-2015
Research article
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13 Aug 2015
Research article |  | 13 Aug 2015

Concentrations and solubility of trace elements in fine particles at a mountain site, southern China: regional sources and cloud processing

T. Li, Y. Wang, W. J. Li, J. M. Chen, T. Wang, and W. X. Wang

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ED: Publish as is (03 Aug 2015) by Jianzhong Ma
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Twelve trace elements in fine particles and clouds at a mountain site in southern China were investigated. Long-range transport contributed the most to element concentrations, whereas the YRD and the area around Mt. Lushan exhibited the highest element solubility. We demonstrated that cloud processing can enhance aerosol element solubility and increase sulfate concentration correspondingly, by irreversibly altering the morphology of metal particles in cloud droplet residues.
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