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Another area where improved air quaUty has impacted on sulfur use is ia agriculture. As sulfur dioxide emissions have decreased, sulfur content of soils has also decreased. Sulfur, recognized as the fourth most important plant nutrient, is necessary for the most efficient use of other nutrients and optimum plant growth. Because many soils are becoming sulfur-deficient, a demand for sulfur-containing fertilizers has been created. Farmers must therefore apply a nutrient that previously was freely available through atmospheric deposition and low grade fertilizers. 

Canada, and Mexico (23). The National Atmospheric Deposition Program has established the nationwide sampling network of —100 stations in the United States. The sampler is shown in Fig. 14-9 with a wet collection container. The wet collection bucket is covered with a lid when it is not raining. A sensor for rain moves the lid to open the wet collector bucket and cover the dry bucket at the beginning of a rainstorm. This process is reversed when the rain stops. 

If necessary, EPA is required to promulgate regulations to control the atmospheric deposition of hazardous air pollutant to surface and coastal waters. 

Fallout plutonium arrives in natural waters either by direct atmospheric deposition or by erosion and/or dissolution from the land. Although in the past, this plutonium was considered to be in a refractory form due to formation within the fire ball, it seems more likely that most of the plutonium originated in the stratosphere by the decay of 239Np (from 239U formed during the detonation)(4). Deposition occurs predominantly with one or a few atoms incorporated in a raindrop. Investigations by Fukai indicate that collected rain contains soluble plutonium which has oxidation states that are almost totally Pu(V+VI)05). 

Precipitation over North America gradually becomes more acidic from west to east, especially in industrialized areas of the Northeast. This acid rain may be a result of the release of nitrogen and sulfur oxides into the atmosphere. The colors and numbers (see key) indicate pH measured at field laboratories in 2004. Data from National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network http //nadp.sws.uiuc.edu. 

A typical production reactor for the atmospheric deposition of Si02 and boro-phospho-silicate glass is shown in Fig. 5.11. 

Figure 5.11. Atmospheric deposition equipment for Si02 and glass. (Source Watkins-Johnson, Palo Alto, CA)...

Figure 7. Potential for Soils and Bedrock to Reduce the Acidity of Atmosphereic Deposition in Canada, adapted from reference 25.

Atmospheric Deposition of Heavy Metals and Forest Health. Smith, W.H. Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blaclsburg, VA, 1989. 

Johnson, D. W. and Lindberg, S. E. (1992). "Atmospheric deposition and forest nutrient cycling a synthesis of the integrated forest study." Springer-Verlag, New York. 

Meliilo, J. M., Steudler, P. A., Aber, J. D. and Bowden, R. D. (1989). Atmospheric deposition and nutrient cycling. In "Dahlem Workshop on Exchange of Trace Gases Between Terrestrial Ecosystems and the Atmosphere" (M. O. Andreae and D. S. Schi-mel, eds). Wiley Interscience Publishers, New York. 

All the factors mentioned in the previous sections play a role in the movement of metals through their overall biogeochemical cycle injection into the atmosphere, deposition onto land or water surfaces, transport via rivers and... 

Methyl parathion can be released to surface waters by storm runoff from sprayed fields atmospheric deposition following aerial application (wet deposition from rain and fog water) waste water releases from formulation, manufacturing, or processing facilities and spills. 

Chlorinated dioxins occur in atmospheric deposition (Koester and Hites 1992), and will thereby enter the terrestrial environment and watercourses. The degradation of tetrachloro- through octa-chlorodibenzo[l,4]dioxins has been examined in low-nitrogen medium by Phanerochaete sor-dida YK-624 (Takada et al. 1996). All the compounds were extensively degraded, and the ring fission of 2,3,7,8-tetra- and octachlorodibenzo[l,4]dioxin produced 4,5-di- and tetrachlorocatechol. These results established important evidence for the biodegradability of even highly chlorinated dibenzodioxins. 

National Atmospheric Deposition Program Mercury Deposition Network... 

Frescholtz 2002). Although ongoing and new planned field and laboratory studies are designed to further test this hypothesis, we feel that it is warranted at this time to develop a pilot-scale network of aimual ecosystem fluxes of THg in TF and LF as indicators of total atmospheric deposition. These fluxes can then be compared with measured wet plus modeled diy deposition based on both inferential and regional-scale models to develop independent estimates of total atmospheric deposition for forested catchments. We also believe that this approach could eventually be applied to a national network, such as the MDN. Although this method is best aimed at forested sites, ongoing research will address methods appropriate for other ecosystems. 

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