Atmospheric Deposition: Sampling Procedures, Analytical Methods, and Main Recent Findings from the Scientific Literature

Table 4

Collectors used in atmospheric depositions of mercury.

Sampler type	Main components	References
Bulk samplers
IVL/Sweden	Borosilicate glass funnel with glass filter, capillary tube, and glass bottle	[80–82]
WDNR modified IVL/USA	Glass funnel, glass bottles, and heating system to prevent freezing in winter
GKSS/Germany	Teflon funnel, brown-glass bottles
Wet-only samplers
NSA 181 KD/Germany	Quartz glass funnel, Teflon tube, Teflon bottles, funnel heating in winter, and thermostatic system for samples (maintained at 4°C)	[80–82]
ARS 721/Germany	Borosilicate glass funnel, PFA bottle (2 L) heating system
MDN 1 sampler modified Aerochem Metric Sampler/USA-NADP	Double system for Hg—glass funnel, glass capillary, and bottle and for trace metals—PE or Teflon funnel and PE or Teflon bottle