Wet deposition of elemental carbon and sulfate in Sweden

Elemental carbon and sulfate were measured in monthly precipitation samples at 12 rural sites in Sweden from April to August, 1981. Wet deposition of excess sulfate was significantly correlated with elemental carbon deposition, and no systematic spatial or temporal variations in the ratio of excess sulfate to elemental carbon were observed. Comparision of these results with sulfur and elemental carbon emissions in Western Europe suggests that elemental carbon is removed at as lower rate than sulfur for the first day or so after emission.