Particulate atmospheric concentrations of trace metals and leachable nutrients in air at the Southeastern Mediterranean Sea (1994-1999)

Table 1 dataset contains aerosol concentrations of trace metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, Cr, Mn, Fe and Al) at the SE Mediterranean coast of Israel, collected between 1994 and 1999. Total suspended particles (TSP) in air were collected on Whatman QM-A quartz microfibre filters and on Whatman 41 filters (both 20.3 cm x 25.4 cm), by high-volume sampler (HVS).  The HVS was located on the roof of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) at Tel-Shikmona, Israel (located on the shore, 22 m above sea level) and at Maagan Michael, Israel (about 900m from shore, 13 m above sea level). Analyses were carried out after total digestion with HF following the procedure of ASTM (1983). Further details in Herut et al., 2001.

Table 2 dataset contains leachable inorganic nitrogen (NO3 + NO2, NH4) and phosphorus (PO4) concentrations in aerosol (total suspended particles in air) samples collected on Whatman 41 filters between April 1996 and January 1999. The atmospheric sampling was performed on the roof of the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) at Tel-Shikmona (TS), Israel (located on the shore and inside the sea, 22 m above sea level). Leaching experiments were performed to evaluate the amount of seawater leachable nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate from the TSP using SE Mediterranean low nutrient low chlorophyll surface seawater. Further details in Herut et al., 2002.

Herut, B., Nimmo, M., Medway, A., Chester, R., & Krom, M. D. (2001). Dry atmospheric inputs of trace metals at the Mediterranean coast of Israel (SE Mediterranean): sources and fluxes. Atmospheric Environment, 35(4), 803-813.‏

Herut, B., Collier, R., & Krom, M. D. (2002). The role of dust in supplying nitrogen and phosphorus to the Southeast Mediterranean. Limnology and Oceanography, 47(3), 870-878.‏

Herut, B., Krom, M. D., Pan, G., & Mortimer, R. (1999). Atmospheric input of nitrogen and phosphorus to the Southeast Mediterranean: Sources, fluxes, and possible impact. Limnology and Oceanography, 44(7), 1683-1692.‏