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Observation
Category : Air sampling observation
Situation : ongoing
Time zone : UTC


Sampling
Sampling height : 1.5
Description : continuous
Sampling and analysis frequency : Continuous/24 hours
Sampling environment : Station located far from the shore line, open air, with some hills in the surroundings.
Description for sampling analysis : Sequential sampler NILU FK1:
Absorption solution of hydrogen peroxide for sampling sulphur dioxide in air.
Analytical method:
Ion chromatography.
Flow rate 150 l/h. Bubbler with an absorption solution of hydrogen peroxide (8 identical sampling units). Whatman filter Ø47mm.

Sequential sampler NILU EK starting 2008:
Alkaline impregnated filter method with potassium hydroxide.
Filterpack two stages for sampling gas+particle compounds.
47mm Whatman40 cellulose filters.


Instrument and Analysis
Measurement method : Ion Chromatography
Current status and history of instrument : Sequential sampler NILU FK1 from 1979 to 1999.

Starting 2007:
Filterpack EK Air Sampler.
NILU, Norway.
Ref. Nº 03200101
Description of instrument : Flow rate: 15 L/h


Calibration
Current scale employed in the measurement :
Measurement calibration :
Scale and calibration(treasability) : Observer's Standard


Data Processing
Measurement unit : ugS/m3-25C
Data processing : Data quality control is based on annual laboratory intercalibration.
Processing for averaging :

Processing for Monthly Data:
Monthly data are arithmetric means of daily data.
Data flag :
Data remarks :


Other Information
Scientific aim :
Reference :


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