Measurement of hydroperoxides and ozone in Oku-Nikko area

Hydroperoxides were measured at the Oku-Nikko observation station, which is situated at the foot of mountains where severe forest decline was observed. Hydrogen peroxides (H 2O 2) showed a diurnal variation with the maximum mixing ratio of 1.6 ppbv. The concentration of H 2O 2 was high in the daytim...

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Published in:Atmospheric environment (1994) 2003-09, Vol.37 (27), p.3861-3872
Main Authors: Takami, Akinori, Shiratori, Nami, Yonekura, Hiroto, Hatakeyama, Shiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Deforestation
Exact sciences and technology
Forest decline
HPLC
Hydrogen peroxide
hydroperoxides
Japan
Long-range transport
Methylhydroperoxide
Mountains
Ozone
Pollutants physicochemistry study: properties, effects, reactions, transport and distribution
Pollution
Pollution monitoring
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Summary:Hydroperoxides were measured at the Oku-Nikko observation station, which is situated at the foot of mountains where severe forest decline was observed. Hydrogen peroxides (H 2O 2) showed a diurnal variation with the maximum mixing ratio of 1.6 ppbv. The concentration of H 2O 2 was high in the daytime and low at night. The diurnal variation is caused by photochemical processes. Methylhydroperoxide (CH 3OOH, MHP) was observed with an average mixing ratio of 0.1 ppbv. A strong correlation was observed between H 2O 2 and O 3. High concentrations of H 2O 2 and O 3 were observed in the late afternoon, which is considered to be due to the transport of polluted air masses from urban areas. The total amount of H 2O 2 to which the forest around the observation station was exposed was estimated to be 275 ppbv h between 18 July and 14 August, 2000.
ISSN:1352-2310
1873-2844
DOI:10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00454-0