The rainwater samples were collected from the 1100 Site of hlt. Halla and Cheju city during the period of March in 1997 to August in 1998. and the major soluble ions were analyzed. The confidence of analytical data was confirmed by using the compariso...
The rainwater samples were collected from the 1100 Site of hlt. Halla and Cheju city during the period of March in 1997 to August in 1998. and the major soluble ions were analyzed. The confidence of analytical data was confirmed by using the comparison methods such as ion-balance, electric conductivity and acid fraction. all of which correlation coefficients were above 0.94. The ionic strengths lower than 10^(-4)M, the basis for the pure rainwater, were found in 47% and 38% at 1100 Site and Cheju city, respectively. The precipitations in Cheju city were more influenced by the oceanic effect than those in 1100 Site. The acidity contribution was mainly by SO_(4)^(2-) and NO_(3)^(-) in both areas. and the organic acids have contributed to the acidity with only 5-7%. The neutralization factors by NH_(3) were about 46% at both 1100 site and Cheju city, whereas those by CaCO_(3) were 11% and 15% at 1100 site and Cheju city respectively, and the free acidity were both about 35% in average. From the MSA analysis. it was found that the air in Cheju island has been influenced by the pollution from the other areas. The sources of the rainwater components in 1100 Site and Cheju city were also studied with a factor analyzing way and the most probable factors were found to be anthropogenic, oceanic, and soil-sourced. The results of multiple regression analysis have shown that SO_(4)^(??) was dissolved mostly in the form of H_(2)SO_(4), CaSO_(4) and (NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4). and NO_(3)^(-) was in the form of HNO_(3), Ca(NO_(3))_(2) and NH_(4)NO_(3).