Pan-European rural monitoring network shows dominance of NH3 gas and NH4NO3 aerosol in inorganic atmospheric pollution load

Tang, Y. Sim; Flechard, Chris R.; Dämmgen, Ulrich; Vidic, Sonja; Djuricic, Vesna; Mitosinkova, Marta; Uggerud, Hilde T.; Sanz, Maria J.; Simmons, Ivan; Dragosits, Ulrike; Nemitz, Eiko; Twigg, Marsailidh; van Dijk, Netty; Fauvel, Yannick; Sanz, Francisco; Ferm, Martin; Perrino, Cinzia; Catrambone, Maria; Leaver, David; Braban, Christine F.; Cape, J. Neil; Heal, Mathew R.; Sutton, Mark A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-875-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-875-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-875-2021

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21 Jan 2021

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| 21 Jan 2021

Pan-European rural monitoring network shows dominance of NH₃ gas and NH₄NO₃ aerosol in inorganic atmospheric pollution load

Y. Sim Tang, Chris R. Flechard, Ulrich Dämmgen, Sonja Vidic, Vesna Djuricic, Marta Mitosinkova, Hilde T. Uggerud, Maria J. Sanz, Ivan Simmons, Ulrike Dragosits, Eiko Nemitz, Marsailidh Twigg, Netty van Dijk, Yannick Fauvel, Francisco Sanz, Martin Ferm, Cinzia Perrino, Maria Catrambone, David Leaver, Christine F. Braban, J. Neil Cape, Mathew R. Heal, and Mark A. Sutton

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RC1: 'Tang et al', Martijn Schaap, 08 Jul 2020
- AC1: 'RESPONSE TO REVIEWER 1 (Martijn Schaap)', Yuk Tang, 05 Nov 2020
RC2: 'Review of Tang, et al. "Pan-European rural atmospheric monitoring network shows dominance of NH3 gas and NH4NO3 aerosol in inorganic pollution load"', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Jul 2020
- AC2: 'RESPONSE TO REVIEWER 2 (Anonymous)', Yuk Tang, 05 Nov 2020

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The DELTA® approach provided speciated, monthly data on reactive gases (NH₃, HNO₃, SO₂, HCl) and aerosols (NH₄⁺, NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻, Cl⁻, Na⁺) across Europe (2006–2010). Differences in spatial and temporal concentrations and patterns between geographic regions and four ecosystem types were captured. NH₃ and NH₄NO₃ were dominant components, highlighting their growing relative importance in ecosystem impacts (acidification, eutrophication) and human health effects (NH₃ as a precursor to PM_2.5) in Europe.