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Fogs and Air Quality on the Southern California Coast
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Fog acts as a reservoir and transport vector for chemicals in the atmosphere, altering the distribution of species between the gas and particle phases, and allowing deposition of nutrients and pollutants onto ecosystems and crops. Fog water and trace gas samples were collected from Casitas Pass along the Santa Barbara Channel in June 2015 to identify emissions sources and aqueous processes impacting Southern California air. Fog water composition was dominated by NH_4^+ (volume weighted mean, VWM = 232 μM, range = 85-640 μM), with lesser contributions from NO_3^- (126 μM, 30.4-778 μM) and SO_4^(2-) (28.3 μM, 12.1-90.0 μM), pushing the VWM pH to 5.92 (5.34-6.67). Organic carbon contributed substantially to fog composition (8.27 mg C L^(-1), 4.70-16.8 mg C L^(-1)). Carboxylic acids, products of aqueous oxidation, were abundant (20.1% of carbon mass on average), with ＞ 1% contributions by acetate, formate, oxalate, malonate, succinate, and lactate. Sulfur- and nitrogen-containing organic species were detected, often after 3-5 hours of fog, suggesting aqueous formation. Sampled air was advected over the coastline near oil extraction operations, urban and agricultural areas; regional oil and natural gas processing and mobile sources were the most influential organic emissions at Casitas Pass. Fog composition in 2015 was contrasted with that from a study in July-September 1985/6. Concentrations of major fog constituents appear to have decreased in response to successful air quality regulations. While natural species concentrations in fog were similar (e.g., 2015 VWM [Na^+] = 101 μM, range = ＜ 30-320 μM; 1985/6 [Na^+] = 129 μM, 12-1000 μM), anthropogenic species concentrations were lower in 2015 (e.g., 1985/6: [NO_3^-] = 236 μM, 141-2800 μM vs. 2015: 126 μM, 30.4-778 μM). These results overall highlight changes in Southern California air quality issues, including improvement of some anthropogenic emissions and the current influence of organic emissions from industrial and mobile sources.
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