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2005 Acid Deposition Annual Report - Buffalo

Buffalo Site Information

  • Station: Buffalo CAM
  • County: Erie
  • Town: Buffalo
  • Location: NYS Thruway
  • Bridge Maintenance Fac.
  • 185 Dingens St (near weiss) Elevation: 185 meters
  • Site #: 140118
  • AIRS #: 360290005
  • Locality: Urban, City Center
  • Zoning: Commercial, Indust
  • Sampler Type: Official Sampler
  • Total Precipitation (Inches of Rain): 38.90
  • Valid Sample Precipitation: 37.59
  • Number of Visits: 51
  • Number of Valid Visits: 51
  • Number of Samples: 38
  • Number of Valid Samples: 38
  • Number of Visits With Precipitation Events: 49
  • Number of Valid Visits With Precipitation Events: 49
  • Number of Anion Analyses: 36
  • Number of Cation Analyses: 38
  • Number of Conductivity Analyses: 38
  • Number of pH Analyses: 37
Maximum/Minimum Data
Lab
pH
SO4
IPPM
NO3
IPPM
CL
IPPM
F
IPPM
NO2
IPPM
Br
IPPM
HPO4
IPPM
Na
IPPM
NH4
IPPM
K
IPPM
Ca
IPPM
Mg
IPPM
Lab Conductivity
Micro s/cm
Maximum 6.83 5.698 7.088 16.903 0.934 2.382 0.220 0.024 11.158 1.757 0.078 5.421 0.214 77.90
Minimum 4.10 0.448 0.160 0.013 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 0.091 0.000 0.057 0.006 2.96


Precipitation Weighted Mean
Precipitation
(Inches of Rain)
Lab
pH
SO4
IPPM
NO3
IPPM
CL
IPPM
F
IPPM
NO2
IPPM
Br
IPPM
HPO4
IPPM
Na
IPPM
NH4
IPPM
K
IPPM
Ca
IPPM
Mg
IPPM
Lab Conductivity
Micro s/cm
1st Quarter 7.58 4.56 1.433 2.251 2.755 0.048 0.145 0.009 0.003 1.610 0.405 0.008 0.480 0.055 23.74
2nd Quarter 8.93 4.43 3.068 1.376 0.170 0.004 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.067 0.472 0.014 0.366 0.044 26.29
3rd Quarter 12.59 4.82 1.986 1.719 0.076 0.002 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.023 0.462 0.017 0.380 0.059 20.56
4th Quarter 9.80 4.62 1.933 1.811 1.995 0.000 0.004 0.019 0.000 1.235 0.463 0.033 0.349 0.059 22.93
Annual 38.90 4.58 2.150 1.757 1.171 0.011 0.032 0.007 0.001 0.669 0.453 0.019 0.389 0.055 23.18


Total Deposition
H+
mg/m2
SO4
mg/m2
NO3
mg/m2
CL
mg/m2
F
mg/m2
NO2
mg/m2
Br
mg/m2
HPO4
mg/m2
Na
mg/m2
NH4
mg/m2
K
mg/m2
Ca
mg/m2
Mg
mg/m2
1st Quarter 5.383 275.905 433.299 530.455 9.263 27.916 1.816 0.657 309.905 78.039 1.588 92.480 10.543
2nd Quarter 8.586 695.986 312.206 38.516 0.862 0.826 0.000 0.000 15.100 107.042 3.242 82.928 10.056
3rd Quarter 7.369 147.630 5.441 121.597 18.956
4th Quarter 6.051 481.154 450.859 496.543 0.000 1.112 4.707 0.000 307.465 115.369 8.305 86.886 14.615
Annual 24.872 2,088.117 1,746.234 1,089.778 10.682 31.704 6.524 0.657 639.839 448.080 18.576 383.891 54.171


Note: Deposition shown meets
1) For quarters, a minimum of 75% data capture and
2) For annual, a minimum of 75% data capture with each quarter >50% data capture.

Data capture = Valid samples with valid precipitation for the period / total precipitation for period.