Dissolved organic and inorganic matter in bulk deposition of a coastal urban area: An integrated approach

Bulk deposition can remove atmospheric organic and inorganic pollutants that may be associated with gaseous, liquid or particulate phases. To the best of our knowledge, few studies have been carried out, which simultaneously analyse the presence of organic and inorganic fractions in rainwater. In the present work, the complementarity of organic and inorganic data was assessed, through crossing data of some organic [DOC (dissolved organic carbon), absorbance at 250nm (UV250nm), integrated fluorescence] and inorganic [H+, NH4+, NO3−, non sea salt sulphate (NSS-SO42−)] parameters measured in bulk deposition in the coastal urban area of Aveiro. The organic and inorganic parameters analysed were positively correlated (p