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2006 Acid Deposition Annual Report - Elmira

Elmira Site Information

  • Station: Elmira
  • County: Chemung
  • Town: Elmira
  • Location: Water Treatment Plant, Sullivan Street
  • Elevation: 262 meters
  • Site #: 070105
  • AIRS #: 360150003
  • Locality: Urban, City
  • Zoning: Commercial
  • Sampler Type: Official Sampler
  • Total Precipitation (Inches of Rain): 36.10
  • Valid Sample Precipitation: 32.95
  • Number of Visits: 50
  • Number of Valid Visits: 49
  • Number of Samples: 29
  • Number of Valid Samples: 29
  • Number of Visits With Precipitation Events: 44
  • Number of Valid Visits With Precipitation Events: 43
  • Number of Anion Analyses: 26
  • Number of Cation Analyses: 26
  • Number of Conductivity Analyses: 27
  • Number of pH Analyses: 28
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 5.28 5.988 4.221 1.853 0.000 0.013 0.000 0.000 1.395 1.271 0.325 0.753 0.172 53.30
Minimum 3.96 0.264 0.134 0.019 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.051 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.21


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 5.10 4.62 2.263 1.883 0.425 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.259 0.437 0.017 0.285 0.049 21.09
2nd Quarter 11.10 4.69 1.572 1.110 0.128 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.068 0.342 0.047 0.102 0.036 12.83
3rd Quarter 12.81 4.27 2.373 1.703 0.087 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.016 0.448 0.010 0.104 0.011 26.75
4th Quarter 7.09 4.54 1.432 1.120 0.098 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.041 0.209 0.006 0.201 0.010 14.99
Annual 36.10 4.45 1.952 1.462 0.158 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.072 0.373 0.019 0.153 0.023 20.18


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 3.142 293.200 243.949 55.034 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 33.532 56.565 2.259 36.870 6.383
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter 17.642 772.225 553.981 28.429 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 5.110 145.630 3.342 33.721 3.658
4th Quarter 5.209 257.848 201.663 17.572 0.000 0.350 0.000 0.000 7.429 37.643 1.159 36.167 1.781
Annual 31.811 1,766.504 1,312.552 137.244 0.000 0.350 0.000 0.000 65.138 336.240 20.110 135.456 21.935


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.