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Quick Analysis of the Influence of the Monsoon on the Concentration of Inorganic Anthropogenic Particles in the Air
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v 116(3), 66
11 Mar 2026
PMID: 41813974
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Abstract
Anthropogenic particles occur in various aquatic environments, and rainwater acts as a carrier of these contaminants by incorporating them into water droplets. To test the potential of rainfall to remove airborne particles, rainwater was collected three times during the rainy season in the municipality of Macapá, Amapá, Brazil. Chemical digestion and filtration protocols were applied to identify particles. A total of 225 ml of rainwater yielded 194 particles. Particle abundance increased with the number of preceding rain-free days, suggesting that rainfall may contribute to the atmospheric removal of these particles.
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- Title
- Quick Analysis of the Influence of the Monsoon on the Concentration of Inorganic Anthropogenic Particles in the Air
- Creators
- Cecile de Souza Gama (Corresponding Author) - Drexel University, IchthyologyGabriela Gama Jaster - Instituto de Pesquisas Científicas e Tecnológicas do Estado do AmapáAmanda Soares Arnaud - Universidade Federal do AmapáJefferson Erasmo de Souza Vilhena - Instituto de Pesquisas Científicas e Tecnológicas do Estado do AmapáLuis Maurício Abdon da Silva - Universidade Federal do Amapá
- Publication Details
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v 116(3), 66
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Ichthyology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001711206300001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-105033319507
- Other Identifier
- 991022165740104721