Solubility of ammonia in rainwater

G. P. Ayers; J. L. Gras; A. Adriaansen; R. W. Gillett

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v36i2.14878

Solubility of ammonia in rainwater

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 36 (1984): Issue 2

By: G. P. Ayers, J. L. Gras, A. Adriaansen and R. W. Gillett

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|Jan 1984

Abstract

Partitioning of ammonia between the gaseous and rainwater phases has been investigated at the Australian Baseline Air Pollution Station during in-situ experiments in which rainwater and ammonia gas were sampled concurrently. The relationship between ammonia concentrations in the gaseous and aqueous phases did not follow either traditional solubility theory based on Henry’s Law, or a recent modified theory that includes secondary equilibria between dissolved ammonia and carbon dioxide.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v36i2.14878 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 85 - 91

Submitted on: Jul 11, 1983

Accepted on: Oct 24, 1983

Published on: Jan 1, 1984

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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© 1984 G. P. Ayers, J. L. Gras, A. Adriaansen, R. W. Gillett, published by Stockholm University Press
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Volume 36 (1984): Issue 2