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Observed in-plume gaseous elemental mercury depletion suggests significant mercury scavenging by volcanic aerosols

Koenig, Alkuin M ; Magand, Olivier ; Rose, Clemence ; Di Muro, Andrea ; Miyazaki, Yuzo ; Colomb, Aurelie ; Rissanen, Matti ; Lee, Christopher F ; Koenig, Theodore K ; Volkamer, Rainer ; Brioude, Jerome ; Verreyken, Bert ; Roberts, Tjarda ; Edwards, Brock A ; Sellegri, Karine ; Arellano, Santiago ; Kowalski, Philippe ; Aiuppa, Alessandro ; Sonke, Jeroen E ; Dommergue, Aurélien

Environmental science: atmospheres, 2023-08, Vol.3 (1), p.1418-1438 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Observed in-plume gaseous elemental mercury depletion suggests significant mercury scavenging by volcanic aerosols
Autor: Koenig, Alkuin M ; Magand, Olivier ; Rose, Clemence ; Di Muro, Andrea ; Miyazaki, Yuzo ; Colomb, Aurelie ; Rissanen, Matti ; Lee, Christopher F ; Koenig, Theodore K ; Volkamer, Rainer ; Brioude, Jerome ; Verreyken, Bert ; Roberts, Tjarda ; Edwards, Brock A ; Sellegri, Karine ; Arellano, Santiago ; Kowalski, Philippe ; Aiuppa, Alessandro ; Sonke, Jeroen E ; Dommergue, Aurélien
Assuntos: Analytical Chemistry ; Chemistry (miscellaneous) ; Earth sciences & physical geography ; Environmental Chemistry ; Environmental Sciences ; Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences ; Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre ; Pollution ; Sciences de la terre & géographie physique
É parte de: Environmental science: atmospheres, 2023-08, Vol.3 (1), p.1418-1438
Notas: https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ea00063j
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scopus-id:2-s2.0-85169509696
Descrição: Terrestrial volcanism is known to emit mercury (Hg) into the atmosphere. However, despite many years of investigation, its net impact on the atmospheric Hg budget remains insufficiently constrained, in part because the transformations of Hg in volcanic plumes as they age and mix with background air are poorly understood. Here we report the observation of complete gaseous elemental mercury (GEM) depletion events in dilute and moderately aged (∼3-7 hours) volcanic plumes from Piton de la Fournaise on Réunion Island. While it has been suggested that co-emitted bromine could, once photochemically activated, deplete GEM in a volcanic plume, we measured low bromine concentrations in both the gas- and particle-phase and observed complete GEM depletion even before sunrise, ruling out a leading role of bromine chemistry here. Instead, we hypothesize that the GEM depletions were mainly caused by gas-particle interactions with sulfate-rich volcanic particles (mostly of submicron size), abundantly present in the dilute plume. We consider heterogeneous GEM oxidation and GEM uptake by particles as plausible manifestations of such a process and derive empirical rate constants. By extrapolation, we estimate that volcanic aerosols may scavenge 210 Mg y −1 (67-480 Mg y −1 ) of Hg from the atmosphere globally, acting effectively as atmospheric mercury sink. While this estimate is subject to large uncertainties, it highlights that Hg transformations in aging volcanic plumes must be better understood to determine the net impact of volcanism on the atmospheric Hg budget and Hg deposition pathways. We observed complete GEM depletion in a volcanic plume.
Editor: Royal Society of Chemistry
Idioma: Inglês

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