Formaldehyde record from Lys glacier firn core, Monte Rosa massif (Italy)
Formaldehyde content within the first 16 m of Lys Glacier firn core (Monte Rosa massif, Italy) was determined by a sensitive spectrofluorimetric method in flow injection analysis. The formaldehyde concentration range of all analysed samples was 3.8–24.8 μg l −1, with 11.1 μg l −1 mean concentration...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Atmospheric environment (1994) 2003-09, Vol.37 (27), p.3849-3860 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Formaldehyde content within the first 16
m of Lys Glacier firn core (Monte Rosa massif, Italy) was determined by a sensitive spectrofluorimetric method in flow injection analysis.
The formaldehyde concentration range of all analysed samples was 3.8–24.8
μg
l
−1, with 11.1
μg
l
−1 mean concentration and 10.7
μg
l
−1 median concentration. These values were found to be in agreement with other measurements carried out in high- and mid-latitude glaciers.
Due to the exceptionally high annual snow accumulation rate at Lys Glacier sampling site (3.79
m
w.e.), most formaldehyde is preserved, at least for the earlier metres of deposition.
The general agreement between the formaldehyde profile and other parameters typically used as seasonal markers suggested a similar seasonal behaviour for formaldehyde in high snow accumulation alpine sites. |
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ISSN: | 1352-2310 1873-2844 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00474-6 |