Airborne lead in the Springfield, Missouri, area during a 19-year period (1975–1993)

Concentrations of airborne lead at Springfield, Missouri, in 1975–1993 have been determined by analysis of particulate material collected on glass-fiber filters during the 19-year period. Nitric acid-soluble lead in 1100 samples collected at a total of 19 monitoring stations was determined by atomic...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Environmental pollution (1987) 1997-01, Vol.96 (2), p.155-159
Main Authors: Sheets, Ralph W., Thielmann, Vernon J., Wallace, Brittney N., Lang, Brian M., Collins, Eric W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airborne lead
Applied sciences
Atmospheric pollution
Exact sciences and technology
lead emissions
Pollution
Pollution sources. Measurement results
population
Springfield
traffic
Transports
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Concentrations of airborne lead at Springfield, Missouri, in 1975–1993 have been determined by analysis of particulate material collected on glass-fiber filters during the 19-year period. Nitric acid-soluble lead in 1100 samples collected at a total of 19 monitoring stations was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy and by differential pulse polarography. Ambient concentrations of airborne lead were found to decrease steadily (by more than 90%) during this period in spite of increases in area population and in automobile traffic. The decrease is significantly correlated with national trends in total emissions of lead to the atmosphere and with US ambient lead levels. Airborne lead from a coal-fired power plant was small compared with that from gasoline burning.
ISSN:0269-7491
1873-6424
DOI:10.1016/S0269-7491(97)00027-4