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2006 Acid Deposition Annual Report - New York Botanical Gardens

New York Botanical Gardens Site Information

  • Station: New York Botanical Gardens
  • County: Bronx
  • Town: Bronx
  • Location: New York Botanical Gardens, Harding Laboratory 200th St. & SE Blvd.
  • Elevation: 24 meters
  • Site #: 709406
  • AIRS #: 360050083
  • Locality: Urban
  • Zoning: Residential, Comm
  • Sampler Type: Official Sampler
  • Total Precipitation (Inches of Rain): 53.13
  • Valid Sample Precipitation: 53.13
  • Number of Visits: 52
  • Number of Valid Visits: 52
  • Number of Samples: 40
  • Number of Valid Samples: 40
  • Number of Visits With Precipitation Events: 45
  • Number of Valid Visits With Precipitation Events: 45
  • Number of Anion Analyses: 36
  • Number of Cation Analyses: 37
  • Number of Conductivity Analyses: 39
  • Number of pH Analyses: 40
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 5.13 5.559 5.024 4.425 0.016 0.029 0.000 0.000 2.693 1.546 0.093 0.361 0.264 57.30
Minimum 3.91 0.581 0.201 0.046 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.071 0.000 0.000 0.007 6.11


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 7.12 4.77 2.244 1.127 2.059 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.051 0.270 0.039 0.148 0.114 21.98
2nd Quarter 17.58 4.42 2.304 1.498 0.597 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.191 0.465 0.020 0.054 0.034 23.42
3rd Quarter 13.64 4.24 2.934 1.991 1.032 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.480 0.595 0.028 0.154 0.070 33.79
4th Quarter 14.79 4.76 1.114 0.564 0.825 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.457 0.165 0.016 0.067 0.057 12.40
Annual 53.13 4.46 2.082 1.289 0.930 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.475 0.380 0.024 0.098 0.062 22.78


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 3.081 190.094 48.772 7.100 26.717 20.631
2nd Quarter 16.995 1028.950 668.821 266.440 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 85.432 207.788 8.840 24.067 15.067
3rd Quarter 20.277 1016.417 689.916 357.437 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 166.452 206.137 9.691 53.460 24.406
4th Quarter 6.564 418.644 211.915 309.760 0.000 0.666 0.000 0.000 171.852 62.160 6.031 25.025 21.260
Annual 46.916 2,869.871 1,774.403 1,305.987 0.807 0.666 0.000 0.000 613.830 524.856 31.662 129.268 81.364


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.