Atmospheric & gaseous mercury from aerosol samples collected using high volume and low volume sampling systems on Leg 1 (Seattle, WA to Hilo, HI) of the US GEOTRACES PMT cruise (GP15, RR1814) on R/V Roger Revelle from Sept-Oct 2018 (NCEI Accession 0288348)
This dataset contains data collected on R/V Roger Revelle during cruise RR1814 in the Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, Gulf of Alaska, and North Pacific Ocean from 2018-09-18 to 2018-10-22. These data include depth. The instruments used to collect these data include Aerosol Sampler, Atmospheric Gas Analyzer, and Tekran 2537X Automated Ambient Air Analyzer. These data were collected by Robert Mason of University of Connecticut as part of the "US GEOTRACES Pacific Meridional Transect (U.S. GEOTRACES PMT)" and "US GEOTRACES Pacific Meridional Transect: Determination of the air-sea exchange of inorganic and methylated mercury in the anthropogenically-impacted and remote Pacific Ocean (PMT Mercury air-sea exchange)" projects and "U.S. GEOTRACES (U.S. GEOTRACES)" program. The Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO) submitted these data to NCEI on 2021-01-08.
The following is the text of the dataset description provided by BCO-DMO:
GP15 Hg Aerosol Leg 1
Dataset Description:
Acquisition Description:
This dataset reports atmospheric mercury associated with aerosols collected using a high volume sampling system and from a low volume sampling system (a Tekran speciation unit). The Tekran low volume sampling system was also used to measure total gaseous elemental mercury and gaseous ionic ("reactive") mercury, which are also reported in this dataset.
High Volume Sampling:
Atmospheric mercury associated with aerosols collected using a high volume sampling system. The samplers were deployed and monitored by the GEOTRACES atmospheric group (operated by Bill Landing/Cliff Buck). The sampling duration was based on the volume of air filtered, which was not consistent as the sample system was sectored, based on wind direction and speed, so that air was only sampled under conditions where there was no potential for contamination from the ship's stack and other potential sources. Filter samples were provided post-cruise for analysis. Samples are identified by an event ID and a sample ID. Samples were digested prior to analysis for total Hg using standard techniques as detailed in various publications (Mason et al., 2017; DiMento et al., 2019).
Total atmospheric Hg from the high volume sampler is reported in units of picograms per cubic meter (pg/m³).
Detection limit = 0.02
Spike recovery (%) = 99.6±6.3
Low Volume Sampling:
Atmospheric mercury associated with aerosols collected using a low volume sampling system (using a Tekran speciation unit). The Tekran sampler was deployed continuously but after the cruise data was removed that was compromised due to potential contamination by the ship, based on the high volume collection sampling times, and also when the sampling was compromised while the ship was on station. As the instrument blanks itself after every measurement, this post-cruise analysis was possible. As these samples were collected continuously with 1 hour sampling resolution, there are no identifying GEOTRACES ID's associated with them. The automated instrument collects a sample for a pre-determined period and then the collected particulate material is heated to high temperature to release the Hg as elemental Hg, which is detected and quantified by a Tekran 2537X analyzer. The analyzer is calibrated by an in situ calibration (permeation) system and via external spike injections. Reported concentrations are daily average values and their standard deviation.
Total atmospheric Hg from the low volume Tekran sampler is reported in units of picograms per cubic meter (pg/m³).
Detection limit = <6
Spike recovery (%) = 95-107
Total Gaseous Elemental Mercury:
Total gaseous elemental mercury concentration in the atmosphere, measured using the Tekran speciation with 5-minute resolution. This is an automated sampling system. The Tekran sampler was deployed continuously but after the cruise data was removed that was compromised due to potential contamination by the ship, based on the high volume collection sampling times, and also when the sampling was compromised while the ship was on station. As the instrument blanks itself after every measurement this post-cruise analysis was possible. There are no identifying GEOTRACES IDs' associated with these samples. Reported concentrations are daily average values and their standard deviation. The method of analysis is detailed in Mason et al. (2017) and DiMento et al. (2019). Parameter is named based on the format developed by the GEOTRACES committee as: Hg_G_0_CONC_LOWVOL, with the designation of G for a gaseous sample. In the scientific literature, the measurements are reported with the following acronyms: TGM, TGHg, GEM.
Total gaseous elemental mercury from the Tekran system is reported in units of nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m³)
Detection limit = 0.02
Spike recovery (%) = 95-107
Gaseous Reactive Mercury:
Gaseous ionic (so-called "reactive") mercury concentration in the atmosphere, measured using the Tekran speciation with 1-hour resolution. This is an automated sampling system. The gaseous ionic fraction is removed by the Tekran instrument using a potassium chloride-coated denuder which collects an integrated sample. After heating the denuder, the Hg is released as elemental Hg and quantified using a Tekran 2537X instrument, which is calibrated as detailed above. Analytical details can be found in He and Mason (2021). The Tekran sampler was deployed continuously but after the cruise data was removed that was compromised due to potential contamination by the ship, based on the high volume collection sampling times, and also when the sampling was compromised while the ship was on station. As the instrument blanks itself after every measurement this post-cruise analysis was possible. There are no identifying GEOTRACES ID's associated with these samples. Reported concentrations are daily average values and their standard deviation. Parameter is named based on the format developed by the GEOTRACES committee as: Hg_G_R_CONC_LOWVOL. In the scientific literature, the measurements are reported with the following acronyms: RGM, RGHg, GOM.
Gaseous reactive mercury from the Tekran system is reported in units of picograms per cubic meter (pg/m³).
Detection limit = <6
Spike recovery (%) = 95-107
The following is the text of the dataset description provided by BCO-DMO:
GP15 Hg Aerosol Leg 1
Dataset Description:
Acquisition Description:
This dataset reports atmospheric mercury associated with aerosols collected using a high volume sampling system and from a low volume sampling system (a Tekran speciation unit). The Tekran low volume sampling system was also used to measure total gaseous elemental mercury and gaseous ionic ("reactive") mercury, which are also reported in this dataset.
High Volume Sampling:
Atmospheric mercury associated with aerosols collected using a high volume sampling system. The samplers were deployed and monitored by the GEOTRACES atmospheric group (operated by Bill Landing/Cliff Buck). The sampling duration was based on the volume of air filtered, which was not consistent as the sample system was sectored, based on wind direction and speed, so that air was only sampled under conditions where there was no potential for contamination from the ship's stack and other potential sources. Filter samples were provided post-cruise for analysis. Samples are identified by an event ID and a sample ID. Samples were digested prior to analysis for total Hg using standard techniques as detailed in various publications (Mason et al., 2017; DiMento et al., 2019).
Total atmospheric Hg from the high volume sampler is reported in units of picograms per cubic meter (pg/m³).
Detection limit = 0.02
Spike recovery (%) = 99.6±6.3
Low Volume Sampling:
Atmospheric mercury associated with aerosols collected using a low volume sampling system (using a Tekran speciation unit). The Tekran sampler was deployed continuously but after the cruise data was removed that was compromised due to potential contamination by the ship, based on the high volume collection sampling times, and also when the sampling was compromised while the ship was on station. As the instrument blanks itself after every measurement, this post-cruise analysis was possible. As these samples were collected continuously with 1 hour sampling resolution, there are no identifying GEOTRACES ID's associated with them. The automated instrument collects a sample for a pre-determined period and then the collected particulate material is heated to high temperature to release the Hg as elemental Hg, which is detected and quantified by a Tekran 2537X analyzer. The analyzer is calibrated by an in situ calibration (permeation) system and via external spike injections. Reported concentrations are daily average values and their standard deviation.
Total atmospheric Hg from the low volume Tekran sampler is reported in units of picograms per cubic meter (pg/m³).
Detection limit = <6
Spike recovery (%) = 95-107
Total Gaseous Elemental Mercury:
Total gaseous elemental mercury concentration in the atmosphere, measured using the Tekran speciation with 5-minute resolution. This is an automated sampling system. The Tekran sampler was deployed continuously but after the cruise data was removed that was compromised due to potential contamination by the ship, based on the high volume collection sampling times, and also when the sampling was compromised while the ship was on station. As the instrument blanks itself after every measurement this post-cruise analysis was possible. There are no identifying GEOTRACES IDs' associated with these samples. Reported concentrations are daily average values and their standard deviation. The method of analysis is detailed in Mason et al. (2017) and DiMento et al. (2019). Parameter is named based on the format developed by the GEOTRACES committee as: Hg_G_0_CONC_LOWVOL, with the designation of G for a gaseous sample. In the scientific literature, the measurements are reported with the following acronyms: TGM, TGHg, GEM.
Total gaseous elemental mercury from the Tekran system is reported in units of nanograms per cubic meter (ng/m³)
Detection limit = 0.02
Spike recovery (%) = 95-107
Gaseous Reactive Mercury:
Gaseous ionic (so-called "reactive") mercury concentration in the atmosphere, measured using the Tekran speciation with 1-hour resolution. This is an automated sampling system. The gaseous ionic fraction is removed by the Tekran instrument using a potassium chloride-coated denuder which collects an integrated sample. After heating the denuder, the Hg is released as elemental Hg and quantified using a Tekran 2537X instrument, which is calibrated as detailed above. Analytical details can be found in He and Mason (2021). The Tekran sampler was deployed continuously but after the cruise data was removed that was compromised due to potential contamination by the ship, based on the high volume collection sampling times, and also when the sampling was compromised while the ship was on station. As the instrument blanks itself after every measurement this post-cruise analysis was possible. There are no identifying GEOTRACES ID's associated with these samples. Reported concentrations are daily average values and their standard deviation. Parameter is named based on the format developed by the GEOTRACES committee as: Hg_G_R_CONC_LOWVOL. In the scientific literature, the measurements are reported with the following acronyms: RGM, RGHg, GOM.
Gaseous reactive mercury from the Tekran system is reported in units of picograms per cubic meter (pg/m³).
Detection limit = <6
Spike recovery (%) = 95-107
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Mason, Robert P. (2024). Atmospheric & gaseous mercury from aerosol samples collected using high volume and low volume sampling systems on Leg 1 (Seattle, WA to Hilo, HI) of the US GEOTRACES PMT cruise (GP15, RR1814) on R/V Roger Revelle from Sept-Oct 2018 (NCEI Accession 0288348). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0288348. Accessed [date].
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