Online Analysis Of Water-Soluble Acidic Gases And Anions In Particles At The Southeastern Foot Of Mt. Fuji

During the summer of 2018, we monitored the concentrations of water-soluble acid gases and particulate anions at the southeastern foot (1284 m a.s.l.) of Mt. Fuji, Japan, using gas/particleion chromatographs. All samples analyzed contained quantifiable levels of anions. The average concentrations of acid gas and particulate anion concentrations were, respectively, 1.10 +/- 0.37 nmol m(-3) for HCl, 3.49 +/- 1.72 nmol m(-3) for HONO, 1.23 +/- 0.59 nmol m(-3) for HNO3, 0.33 +/- 0.20 nmol m(-3) for SO2, 3.61 +/- 3.69 nmol m(-3) for Cl-, 0.65 +/- 0.22 nmol m(-3 )for NO2-, 4.29 +/- 2.98 nmol m(-3) for NO3- and 4.47 +/- 3.57 nmol m(-3) for SO42-. We found that the concentration of soluble acidic gases increased during the daytime, while no characteristic diurnal patterns were observed in the particulate anions.