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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-2491-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-2491-2024
Research article
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27 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 27 Feb 2024

Influences of sources and weather dynamics on atmospheric deposition of Se species and other trace elements

Esther S. Breuninger, Julie Tolu, Iris Thurnherr, Franziska Aemisegger, Aryeh Feinberg, Sylvain Bouchet, Jeroen E. Sonke, Véronique Pont, Heini Wernli, and Lenny H. E. Winkel

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Atmospheric deposition is an important source of selenium (Se) and other health-relevant trace elements in surface environments. We found that the variability in elemental concentrations in atmospheric deposition reflects not only changes in emission sources but also weather conditions during atmospheric removal. Depending on the sources and if Se is derived more locally or from further away, the Se forms can be different, affecting the bioavailability of Se atmospherically supplied to soils.
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