A PRELIMINARY-STUDY OF THE ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION TO SAO-PAULO RAINFALL

Authors
PAIVA RP PIRES MAF MUNITA CS ANDRADE MF GONCALVES FLT MASSAMBANI O
Citation
Rp. Paiva et al., A PRELIMINARY-STUDY OF THE ANTHROPOGENIC CONTRIBUTION TO SAO-PAULO RAINFALL, Fresenius environmental bulletin, 6(9-10), 1997, pp. 508-513
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Fresenius environmental bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184619
Volume
6
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
508 - 513
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(1997)6:9-10<508:APOTAC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Rainwater samples were collected and analyzed to provide information a bout its composition and contamination. The samples have being collect ed since September 1993. Na+, NH4+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, F-, Cl-, NO3-, SO4 2- contents were determined in rainwater samples. Surface meteorologic al information are also being analyzed to interpret the information re garding the characteristics of Sao Paulo rain chemistry. This study su ggests that the precipitation is strongly influenced by anthropogenic and marine sources.