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2005 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): 35.75
  • Valid Sample Precipitation: 35.58
  • Number of Visits: 46
  • Number of Valid Visits: 46
  • Number of Samples: 33
  • Number of Valid Samples: 33
  • Number of Visits With Precipitation Events: 45
  • Number of Valid Visits With Precipitation Events: 45
  • Number of Anion Analyses: 32
  • Number of Cation Analyses: 32
  • Number of Conductivity Analyses: 33
  • Number of pH Analyses: 33
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 6.42 7.753 10.436 5.606 0.056 0.182 0.151 1.034 2.153 3.198 4.018 1.938 0.433 76.00
Minimum 3.87 0.411 0.480 0.021 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 0.089 0.000 0.028 0.003 4.57


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 8.75 4.48 1.067 1.920 0.258 0.027 0.035 0.011 0.000 0.154 0.310 0.013 0.106 0.012 18.26
2nd Quarter 7.30 4.41 2.607 2.085 0.487 0.010 0.009 0.002 0.072 0.233 0.797 0.381 0.432 0.082 24.36
3rd Quarter 7.93 4.21 2.940 4.016 0.134 0.015 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.039 0.833 0.025 0.340 0.054 35.01
4th Quarter 11.77 4.81 1.071 1.088 0.140 0.001 0.007 0.011 0.000 0.076 0.229 0.026 0.173 0.026 10.56
Annual 35.75 4.46 1.746 2.059 0.243 0.012 0.013 0.007 0.015 0.118 0.469 0.085 0.234 0.038 20.62


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 7.337 237.249 426.690 57.378 5.980 7.864 2.344 0.000 34.233 68.857 2.914 23.610 2.744
2nd Quarter 7.278 483.436 386.545 90.207 1.874 1.737 0.345 13.262 43.242 147.826 70.688 80.171 15.230
3rd Quarter 12.634 592.132 808.950 27.032 2.943 0.000 0.000 0.000 7.935 167.700 5.102 68.524 10.776
4th Quarter 4.652 320.142 325.148 41.833 0.263 2.111 3.390 0.000 22.725 68.555 7.748 51.610 7.839
Annual 31.901 1,632.959 1,947.334 216.451 11.060 11.712 6.079 13.262 108.135 452.937 86.453 223.915 36.590


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.