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This paper describes investigations into the characteristics and atmospheric fate of emissions from the INCO and Falconbridge Ni smelters at Sudbury, Ontario. The former smelter was of special interest, being one of the largest point sources in North America, with most of its emissions being released from a 381 m ‘Superstack’. Emission rates of S compounds, trace metals, and a number of other substances, have been quantified. The subsequent dispersion, transformation and deposition of these pollutants has been studied in a number of intensive field campaigns, as well as by longer-term precipitation and air monitoring programs. The results of these investigations are summarized, and the contribution of Sudbury emissions to wet and dry deposition in the Sudbury Basin assessed.
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Chan, W.H., Lusis, M.A. Post-superstack sudbury smelter emissions and their fate in the atmosphere: An overview of the sudbury environment study results. Water Air Soil Pollut 26, 43–58 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00299487
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