Articles | Volume 15, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1421-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-1421-2015
Research article
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10 Feb 2015
Research article |  | 10 Feb 2015

Scavenging ratios of polycyclic aromatic compounds in rain and snow in the Athabasca oil sands region

L. Zhang, I. Cheng, D. Muir, and J.-P. Charland

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AR by Leiming Zhang on behalf of the Authors (07 Oct 2014)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Oct 2014) by Allan Bertram
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (25 Nov 2014)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (27 Nov 2014) by Allan Bertram
AR by Leiming Zhang on behalf of the Authors (17 Dec 2014)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Dec 2014) by Allan Bertram
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (06 Jan 2015)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (10 Jan 2015) by Allan Bertram
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This study analyzed air and precipitation concentrations of 43 polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) collected in the Athabasca oil sands region. A database has been built for the parameter scavenging ratio, which is defined as the ratio of the concentration of PACs in precipitation to that in air. A better understanding of the potential differences between gas and particulate scavenging and between snow and rain scavenging has been achieved.
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