EMEP35 expected values

Metals in synthetic precipitation

Unit H1 H2 H3 H4
Cr ng/ml 1.1 0.7 7 8
Ni ng/ml 1.2 0.9 10 11
Cu ng/ml 1.3 1 9 8
Zn ng/ml 12 9 115 122
As ng/ml 0.9 0.7 8 10.5
Cd ng/ml 0.09 0.1 1.5 1.3
Pb ng/ml 0.8 1.1 25.5 27

Main components in synthetic precipitation

Unit G1 G2 G3 G4
SO4 ug S/ml 1.319 0.856 2.08 2.20 (*)
NO3 ug N/ml 0.546 0.364 0.911 0.942
NH4 ug N/ml 0.241 0.16 0.401 0.535
H ug/ml 60 40 100 100
Mg ug/ml 0.155 0.093 0.206 0.206
Na ug/ml 0.548 0.365 0.913 0.73
Cl ug/ml 0.347 0.232 0.579 0.463
Ca ug/ml 0.192 0.115 0.255 0.255
K ug/ml 0.306 0.204 0.509 0.407
Cond uS/cm 35.3 23.4 57.9 57.9
pH pH units 4.22 4.4 4.0 4.0

SO2-S in absorbing solution

Unit A1 A2 A3 A4 A5
SO2 ug S/ml 0.188 0.172 0 0.076 0.068

SO2 and HNO3 in impregnated filters

Unit B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6
SO2 ug S/filter 100.2 60.11 56.11 0 0 100.2
HNO3 ug N/filter 40.9 24.54 22.90 0 0 40.9

NO2 in absorbing solution

Unit C1 C2 C3 C4
NO2 ug N/ml 0.092 0.099 0.163 0.170

NH3-N in impregnated filters

Unit J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J6
NH3 ug N/filter 54.14 0 0 28.07 30.08 56.14

(*) All reported values showed a systematic error compared to the expected value. This is unusual and we consider the theoretical value to be wrong. The original expected values is thus replaced with the median value of all reported values.


Last updated: February 2018 by Anne Hjellbrekke