Acidity of Rain and Fog: Conceptual Definitions and Practical Measurements of Acidity

Carola Annette Johnson; Laura Sigg

doi:10.2533/chimia.1985.59

CHIMIA (Mar 1985)

Acidity of Rain and Fog: Conceptual Definitions and Practical Measurements of Acidity

Carola Annette Johnson,
Laura Sigg

Affiliations

Carola Annette Johnson: EAWAG / Abteilung Chemie Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control
Laura Sigg: EAWAG / Abteilung Chemie Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.1985.59
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 39, no. 2-3

Abstract

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Conceptual definitions are applied to the measurement of acidity and pH. A reliable method is described, and the use of Gran plot titrations as a diagnostic tool in rainwater and fogwater analysis is shown.

Published in CHIMIA

ISSN: 0009-4293 (Print); 2673-2424 (Online)
Publisher: Swiss Chemical Society
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: http://chimia.ch

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