The first long-term concurrent measurements of trichlo-roacetic acid (TCA) in rainwater, in cloudwater, and in air (both gas and particle phase) are reported. Measurements were made weekly between June 1998 and April 2000 at a rural forested upland site in SE Scotland. Rainwater TCA concentration did not differ significantly between two elevations (602 and 275 m asl), with precipitation-weighted mean values of 0.77 and 0.70 μg L{sup}(-1), respectively (n > 75). The precipitation-weighted mean concentration of ICA in cloudwater at the highest elevation was 0.92 μg L{sup}(-1), yielding an average cloudwater enrichment factor of 1.2, considerably lower than for other inorganic ions measured. Rainwater and cloudwater TCA concentrations did not vary systematically with season. Since wet precipitation depth also did not vary systematically with season, the wet deposition fluxes of ICA were likewise invariant (annual fluxes at the highest elevation of 880 and 130 μg m{sup}(-2), respectively, for rain and cloud interception to spruce forest). Weekly integrated concentrations of TCA in air (gas and particle) were very low (median 25 pg m{sup}(-3), range 展开▼
