Pallas, AMAP station, Northern Finland

Updated 2013-01-26

The overall objectives for operation of the station will follow those defined in the AMAP programme. The main interests are the levels and trends of airborne toxic pollutants (POPs and heavy metals) in northern Fennoscandia.

This is a National Implementation Plan (NIP) project

Time frame

Status
Ongoing
Project time span
1996 -
Data collection
1996 -
Data processing
1996 -
Data reporting
1996 -

Contact information

Contact person
Hannele Hakola
Address
Finnish Meteorological Institute Sahaajankatu 20 E FIN-00810 Helsinki Finland
Phone
+358 50 441 2102
Email
if.imf@emantsal.emantsrif

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled
Acidification parameters
Heavy metals
Other metals/elements
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
Media sampled/studied/modelled
Air/aerosol
Precipitation/snow
Additional information or further specification of types of data / information collected, species / tissues / organs sampled, etc.

POPs: Parallel sampling of POPs in air and deposition with a sampling frequency of one week per month. PAHs, HCHs, PCBs, DTTs, p,p-DDT, p,p-DDE, p,p-DDD, chlordanes, transnonachlor Mercury: Monthly precipitation sampling, weekly sampling of particulate mercury in air, every other week, daily sampling of gaseous mercury in air, one sample per week. Heavy metals: Bulk sampling of precipitation monthly. Weekly sampling of heavy metals in air. As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, Zn Acidifying compounds: Weekly sampling of precipitation for major ions. Conductivity, pH, Cl, NO3, SO4, Mg, Ca, NH4, Na, K Daily filter sampling for sulphate, sulphur dioxide, nitrate+nitric acid and ammonium+ammonia in air.

Geography

Regions studied
Atmospheric TDC
Atmospheric TDC
Atmospheric TDC
Atmospheric TDC
Stations or areas where observations are made

Pallas/Matorova 68 deg. 00 min. N, 24 deg. 15 min. E, 340 m a.s.l.

Data availability

Are data archived or planned to be archived at an AMAP Thematic Data Centre?
yes-all
Data centres
Atmospheric TDC
References to key publications (or planned publications) and data reports
The yearbook of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Air Quality Research, e.g. Leinonen, L. 2000. Ilmanlaatumittauksia - Air Quality Measurements 1999. Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki. 254 p. Brorström-Lundén, E., Junedal, E., Wingfors, H. and Juntto, S. 2000. Measurements of the Atmospheric Concentrations and the Deposition Fluxes of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) at the Swedish West Coast and in the northern Fennoscandia. IVL Report L00/14. IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. Göteborg. 65 p. EMEP Reports AMAP Reports
Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?
No

Methods & Procedures

Procedures and methodology used for, e.g., sampling and sample storage, sample pretreatment, extraction and analysis, including which laboratories are involved, references to methods employed, etc.

POPs: The POPs in the air are collected using a high volume air sampler (HVS). A glass fiber filter is used for trapping the particles followed by an adsorbent of polyurethane foam (PUF) for collecting compounds in the gas phase. Both wet and dry deposition of POPs is collected using an open sampler (bulk sampler). This sampler consists of a 1 m2 Teflon coated surface with edges. The bottom declines slightly to a central opening where a cassette with an adsorbent of PUF is attached. The deposition sample includes both compounds in the precipitation and compounds deposited to the collection surface of the sampler. The POPs are extracted from the sample matrix with solvent extraction and prior to the analysis a selective preparation of the sample extracts is undertaken. Laboratory: The sample treatment and analysis of POPs are done at IVL, Göteborg. Mercury: Precipitation samples for mercury are collected in special samplers. Samples for particulate mercury in air are collected on filters. Gaseous mercury in air is sampled in gold traps. Analysis: Cold vapour AAS. Laboratory: IVL, Göteborg Heavy metals: Bulk samples of precipitation. Filter samples for heavy metals are collected with a medium-volume sampler. Analysis: ICP-MS. Laboratory: Finnish Meteorological Institute. Acidifying compounds: Bulk precipitation samples for major ions. Filter sampling for sulphate, sulphur dioxide, nitrate+nitric acid, ammonium+ammonia. The methods are from the EMEP manual. Laboratory: Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI).

QA/QC Information (what QA/QC procedures are implemented, laboratories involvment in QA/QC activities, model verification/validation routines, etc.)

IVL is an accredited laboratory for PAH, PCB and mercury analysis. The laboratory of FMI is accredited for analysis of heavy metals and major ions.

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?
Yes
Other institutes involved in the project

IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute Box 470 86 SE-402 58 Göteborg

Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?

UN ECE EMEP, WMO GAW

Other related projects

Pallas-Sodankylä, GAW station, Northern Finland Oulanka, EMEP station, Northern Finland National deposition monitoring, Northern Finland

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