Assessment of Wet and Dry Deposition of SO sub(2) Attributable to a Sulfuric Acid Plant at Annaba, Algeria

In 1995, wet and dry deposition of sulfur dioxide was measured in the vicinity of a sulfuric acid plant in Annaba, Algeria. The plant uses the contact process to produce H sub(2)SO sub(4). Hourly average SO sub(2) concentrations, derived from a Gaussian dispersion model, were used to predict the rai...

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Published in:Environment international 1998-10, Vol.24 (7), p.799-799
Main Authors: Ali-Khodja, Hocine, Kebabi, Brahim
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:In 1995, wet and dry deposition of sulfur dioxide was measured in the vicinity of a sulfuric acid plant in Annaba, Algeria. The plant uses the contact process to produce H sub(2)SO sub(4). Hourly average SO sub(2) concentrations, derived from a Gaussian dispersion model, were used to predict the rainfall pH as well as the wet and dry SO sub(2) deposition. The wet-deposition values ranged 0.05 0.411 kg/ha/yr. These low values were attributed to the fact that the plume did not reach the clouds. The mean dry deposition was 3.73 10 super(3) kg/ha/yr.
ISSN:0160-4120