Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Atmospheric Mercury Deposition Monitoring: Concentration and Deposition of Mercury in Precipitation at Underhill, VT, 2004 - 2005

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Year-round monitoring of atmospheric mercury deposition in wet deposition, aerosol (particulate-bound) and vapor (gaseous elemental) phases. The study is part of an integrated program of research and monitoring on atmospheric deposition in the Lake Champlain Basin coordinated over time with NOAA, University of Michigan Air Quality Lab, the Lake Champlain Research Consortium, the Mercury Deposition Network and the Atmospheric Mercury Network.

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Content Provider

  • Carl Waite: Content Provider

  • Joanne Cummings: Content Provider

  • Eric Miller: Principal Investigator

  • Melody Burkins: Principal Investigator

  • Gerry Livingston: Content Provider

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

  • Gerald Keeler: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • atmospheric deposition, concentration, mercury, precipitation,

Organizations

  • University of Michigan Atmospheric Science Air Quality Laboratory: lead
  • Vermont Monitoring Cooperative : partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Concentration and Deposition of Mercury in Precipitation at Underhill, VT, 2004 - 2005
  • Start Date: 2004-01-03
  • End Date: 2005-12-29
  • Description: Measure the concentration of atmospheric mercury deposited from precipitation. These data were collected to investigate what, if any, slight differences in funnel diameter, stick gauge size, etc. would have on deposition measurements.

  • Purpose: Year-round monitoring of atmospheric mercury deposition in wet deposition.

  • Condensed Title: Z0039_2004_2005_VT_Underhillsite_Hg_PcpData

  • Object Name: VMC.39.37

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Scherbatskoy T., and E. Miller. 2005. Concentration and Deposition of Mercury in Precipitation at Underhill, VT, 2004 - 2005. VMC. Dataset. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/atmospheric-mercury-deposition-monitoring/dataset/precipitation-deposition-mercury-underhill-vt-2004-2005

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/atmospheric-mercury-deposition-monitoring/dataset/precipitation-deposition-mercury-underhill-vt-2004-2005

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Description: Collection date
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD
    Attribute Name: PKID
    • Label: Primary Key
    • Description: Primary key
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: SampleID
    • Label: Sample ID
    • Description: Sample ID
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: PrecipDate
    • Label: Date of precipitation
    • Description: Date of precipitation sample
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD
    Attribute Name: Site
    • Label: Site
    • Description: Site
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: SiteCode
    • Label: Site Abbreviation
    • Description: Unique site identifier
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: PrecipType
    • Label: Precipitation Type
    • Description: Type of precipitation
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: SampleNum
    • Label: Sample Number
    • Description: Sample number
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: samplenumber
    • Label: Sample Number
    • Description: Number assigned to sample
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: HgPrecipVol
    • Label: Precipitation sample volume
    • Description: Volume of the precipitation sample
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: PrecipSampVol_mL
    • Label: Precipitation Sample Volume
    • Description: Volume of precipitation sample in milliliters
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milliliter
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: milliliter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Tag1
    • Label: Tag 1
    • Description: Sample information 1
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: precipamount_cm
    • Label: Precipitation Amount
    • Description: Amount of precipitation measured by rain gauge in centimeters
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Tag2
    • Label: Tag 2
    • Description: Sample information 2
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: HgConcentration_ng_L
    • Label: Mercury Concentration
    • Description: Mercury concentration in nanograms/liter
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customNanogramsPerLiter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: Nanograms Per Liter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Hg_deposition_ug_m2
    • Label: Mercury Deposition
    • Description: Mercury deposition in micrograms/square meter
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMicrogramsPerSquareMeter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Unit: Micrograms Per Square Meter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Hg_funID
    • Label: Sampler Funnel ID
    • Description: ID of the funnel used in collecting the sample
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Hg_FunArea
    • Label: Sampler Funnel Area
    • Description: Area of the sampler funnel used
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Time
    • Label: Time
    • Description: Time
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: hh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: Hg_Concentration
    • Label: Mercury Concentration
    • Description: Mercury concentration in sample
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Volume
    • Label: Volume
    • Description: Volume of sample
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: Liter
    • Precision: 5
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Antecedent
    • Label: Antecent Dry Period
    • Description: Antecedent dry period
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: number
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: number
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Throughfall
    • Label: Throughfall
    • Description: Throughfall
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millimeter
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: millimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: UsingActPrecipAmnt
    • Label: Final Precipitation Amount from Funnel Area
    • Description: The amount of precipitation collected in sample calcualted from the actual funnel area
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: pH
    • Label: pH
    • Description: pH
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: number
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: number
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 14
    Attribute Name: UsingFunnelArea191PrecipAmnt
    • Label: Alternative Precipitation Amount from Average Funn
    • Description: The amount of precipitation in the sample calculated using system-wide average of 191 cm2
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Conductivity
    • Label: Conductivity
    • Description: Conductivity
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMicromho
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: UsingActHgDeposition
    • Label: Final Mercury Deposition
    • Description: Mercury deposition calculated using actual funnel area
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Area191HgDeposition
    • Label: Alternative Mercury Deposition
    • Description: Mercury deposition calculated using the system-wide funnel area of 191 cm2
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: DOC
    • Label: Dissolved Organic Carbon
    • Description: Dissolved organic carbon determined by ultraviolet persulfate oxidation with infrared detection
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Color
    • Label: Color
    • Description: Color
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    Attribute Name: MultipleEvents
    • Label: Multiple Events
    • Description: Indicates whether multiple events present over sample period
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: PrtofPrevEvent
    • Label: Unknown
    • Description: Unknown
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Wvelength
    • Label: Peak Wavelength
    • Description: Peak wavelength
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: nanometer
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: nanometer
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Absrbnc
    • Label: Peak Absorbance
    • Description: Peak absorbance
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: number
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: number
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: BottleOverflow
    • Label: Botte Overflow
    • Description: Indicates if the bottle overflowed
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Hg
    • Label: Mercury Concentration
    • Description: Mercury concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customNanogramsPerLiter
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: Nanograms Per Liter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: PourOff
    • Label: Pour Off
    • Description: Indicates if part of sample had to be poured off
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Be9
    • Label: Beryllium Concentration
    • Description: Beryllium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customNanogramsPerLiter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Unit: Nanograms Per Liter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Belfort_inches
    • Label: Precipitation Measured by Belfort
    • Description: Precipitation volume as measured by Belfort gauge
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: inch
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: inch
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Mg26
    • Label: Magnesium Concentration
    • Description: Magnesium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customNanogramsPerLiter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Unit: Nanograms Per Liter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: NWS_inches
    • Label: Precipitation Measured By NWS Gauge
    • Description: Precipitation as measured by National Weather Service rain gauge
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: inch
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: inch
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Al27
    • Label: Aluminum Cncentration
    • Description: Aluminum concetration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customNanogramsPerLiter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: Nanograms Per Liter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Ti47
    • Label: Titanium Concentration
    • Description: Titanium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customNanogramsPerLiter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Unit: Nanograms Per Liter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: V51
    • Label: Vanadium Concentration
    • Description: Vadaium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customNanogramsPerLiter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Unit: Nanograms Per Liter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Cr53
    • Label: Chromium Concentration
    • Description: Chromium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Mn55
    • Label: Manganese Concentration
    • Description: Manganese concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Co59
    • Label: Cobalt Concentration
    • Description: Cobalt concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Ni60
    • Label: Nickel Concentration
    • Description: Nickel concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Cu65
    • Label: Copper Concentration
    • Description: Copper concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Zn66
    • Label: Zinc Concentration
    • Description: Zinc concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: As75
    • Label: Arsenic Concentration
    • Description: Arsenic concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Rb85
    • Label: Rubidium Concentration
    • Description: Rubidium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Sr88
    • Label: Strontium Concentration
    • Description: Strontium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Mo95
    • Label: Molybdenum Concentration
    • Description: Molybdenum concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Ag107
    • Label: Silver Concentration
    • Description: Silver concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Cd111
    • Label: Cadmium Concentration
    • Description: Cadmium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: In115
    • Label: Indium Concentration
    • Description: Indium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Sb121
    • Label: Antimony Concentration
    • Description: Antimony concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: La139
    • Label: Lanthanum Concentration
    • Description: Lanthanum concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Ce140
    • Label: Cerium Concentration
    • Description: Cerium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Nd146
    • Label: Neodymium Concentration
    • Description: Neodymium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Sm147
    • Label: Samarium Concentration
    • Description: Samarium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: W182
    • Label: Tungsten Concentration
    • Description: Tungsten concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Tl205
    • Label: Thallium Concentration
    • Description: Thallium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Pb208
    • Label: Lead Concentration
    • Description: Lead concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: microgramsPerliter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Cl
    • Label: Chloride Concentration
    • Description: Chloride concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: NO3-N
    • Label: Nitrogen in Nitrate
    • Description: Nitrogen in nitrate concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: NH4-N
    • Label: Nitrogen in Ammonium
    • Description: Nitrogen in ammonium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Ca
    • Label: Calcium Concentration
    • Description: Calcium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: K
    • Label: Potassium Concentration
    • Description: Potassium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Na
    • Label: Sodium Concentration
    • Description: Sodium concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: SO4-S
    • Label: Sulfur in Sulfate
    • Description: Sulfur in sulfate concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Si
    • Label: Silicon Concentration
    • Description: Silicon concentration
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milligramsperliter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Stream
    • Label: Stream
    • Description: Stream
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Section
    • Label: Stream Section
    • Description: Section of stream
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    • Custom List: Stream Section Code
      • Code: M
        • Definition: Mid Nettle
      • Code: U
        • Definition: Upper Nettle
      • Code: 1
        • Definition: Stream 10
    Attribute Name: Filter
    • Label: Filter State
    • Description: Is there a filter; yes/no
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Unnamed Method
      • Started: 1992-12-15
      • Method Description: Year-round daily wet-only precipitation sampling, every sixth day aerosol and vapor phase sampling (24 hour sample). Measurements include: total Hg in precipitation, vapor and particulate phases, 24 other trace elements.


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Precipitation samples
      • Started: 1992-12-15
        Ended: 2006-07-01
      • Method Description: Precipitation samples collected every morning following precipitation

Sampling Equipment

  • Precipitaton Collector
    • Started: 1992-12-15
      Ended: 2006-12-31
    • Sampling Description: MIC-B wet only precipitation collector

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: West slope of Mount Mansfield at the Proctor Maple Research Center.