Nutrient elements in the atmospheric wet deposition in Changjiang River estuary
Zhang, G.; Chen, H.; Zhang, J.; Liu, S.
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 14(7): 1107-1111
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 1001-9332 PMID: 14587331 Document Number: 558583
In order to study the effects of atmospheric wet deposition on red tide, five kinds of nutrient elements were measured with 64 rainwater samples collected at Shengsi Archipelago from May 2000 to April 2001. The results showed that there were obvious differences between monthly average concentrations, due to the different resource and precipitation. The variation of seasonal fluxes suggested that the wet deposition might cause red tide except in winter. The annual concentrations of NO3-N, NH4(+)-N, NO2(-)-N, PO4(3-)-P and SiO3(2-)-Si were 20.23, 30.14, 0.11, 0.045 and 3.43 mumol.L-1, respectively, and their annual fluxes were 2.67 x 10(8), 3.98 x 10(8), 0.014 x 10(8), 0.0059 x 10(8) and 0.45 x 10(8) mol, respectively. Compared with river input, they were much more smaller.