Deposition of heavy chlorinated hydrocarbons from the atmosphere.

A sensitive method for the measurement of deposition fluxes of volatile and aerosol chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHC) is presented. Fluxes of CHC ranging from 10(-6) to 10(-9) g m-2 day-1 for the 54% chlorine PCB mixture were measured at La Jolla, California (average: 3 x10(-7) g m-2 day-1) during February, 1972. PCB fluxes are correlated with the component of the wind trajectory in the direction of Los Angeles weighted by the reciprocal of the wind speed. Chlorinated pesticide fluxes (DDT and dieldrin) are correlated with winds from agricultural areas inland from the measuring site.