Chemical Composition, Fluxes and Seasonal Variation of Acid Deposition in Carmen Island, Campeche, Mexico
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Figure 11. Wet deposition fluxes during 2012 for Carmen
Island, Campeche, Mexico.
4) In spite of nitrate and sulfate levels were high and
exceeded the hemispheric values reported for clean at-
mospheres, deposition fluxes did not exceed the critical
loads reported for sensitive ecosystems in Europe.
5) It is necessary to estimate reference values of critical
loads to obtain an exact diagnostic of the vulnerability of
the ecosystems to current deposition fluxes of acidity,
nitrogen and sulfur in this region
5. Acknowledgements
This work was financially supported by University Fund
UNACAR-CAIPI-DACQYP/2012-02.
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