Chemical characteristics of PM_(2.5) during a typical haze episode in Guangzhou

The chemical characteristics（water-soluble ions and carbonaceous species） of PM2.5 in Guangzhou were measured during a typical haze episode.Most of the chemical species in PM2.5 showed significant difference between normal and haze days.The highest contributors to PM2.5 were organic carbon（OC）,nitrate,and sulfate in haze days and were OC,sulfate,and elemental carbon（EC） in normal days.The concentrations of secondary species such as,NO3^-,SO4^2-,and NH4^＋ in haze days were 6.5,3.9,and 5.3 times higher than those in normal days,respectively,while primary species（EC,Ca^2＋,K^＋） show similar increase from normal to haze days by a factor about 2.2-2.4.OC/EC ratio ranged from 2.8 to 6.2 with an average of 4.7 and the estimation on a minimum OC/EC ratio showed that SOC（secondary organic carbon） accounted more than 36.6% for the total organic carbon in haze days.The significantly increase in the secondary species（SOC,NO3^-,SO4^2-,and NH4^＋）,especially in NO3^-,caused the worst air quality in this region.Simultaneously,the result illustrated that the serious air pollution in haze episodes was strongly correlated with the meteorological conditions.During the sampling periods,air pollution and visibility had a good relationship with the air mass transport distance;the shorter air masses transport distance,the worse air quality and visibility in Guangzhou,indicating the strong domination of local sources contributing to haze formation.High concentration of the secondary aerosol in haze episodes was likely due to the higher oxidation rates of sulfur and nitrogen species.

Intensified wintertime secondary inorganic aerosol formation during heavy haze pollution episodes(HPEs) in Beijing,China

Air pollution in China is complex,and the formation mechanism of chemical components in particulate matter is still unclear.This study selected three consecutive heavy haze pollution episodes(HPEs)during winter in Beijing for continuous field observation,including an episode with heavy air pollution under red alert.Clean days during the observation period were selected for comparison.The HPE characteristics of Beijing in winter were:under the influence of adverse meteorological conditions such as high relative humidity,temperature inversion and low wind speed;and strengthening of secondary transformation reactions,which further intensified the accumulation of secondary aerosols and other pollutants,promoting the explosive growth of PM_(2.5).PM_(2.5)/CO values,as indicators of the contribution of secondary transformation in PM_(2.5),were approximately 2 times higher in the HPEs than the average PM_(2.5)/CO during the clean period.The secondary inorganic aerosols(sulfate nitrate and ammonium salt)were significantly enhanced during the HPEs,and the conversion coefficients were remarkably improved.In addition,it is interesting to observe that the production of sulfate tended to exceed that of nitrate in the late stage of all three HPEs.The existence of aqueous phase reactions led to the explosive growth sulfur oxidation ratio(SOR)and rapid generation of sulfate under high relative humidity(RH>70%).

Ionic composition of submicron particles(PM_(1.0)) during the long-lasting haze period in January 2013 in Wuhan, central China

In January 2013, a long-lasting severe haze episode occurred in Northern and Central China; at its maximum, it covered a land area of approximately 1.4 million km2. In Wuhan, the largest city in Central China, this event was the most severe haze episode in the 21st century. Aerosol samples of submicron particles （PMI.o） were collected during the long-lasting haze episode at an urban site and a suburban site in Wuhan to investigate the ion characteristics of PMi.0 in this area. The mass concentrations of PM1.0 and its water-soluble inorganic ions （WSIIs） were almost at the same levels at two sites, which indicates that PM1.0 pollution occurs on a regional scale in Wuhao. WSIIs （Na^＋, NH4^＋, K^＋, Mg^2＋, Ca^2＋, Cl^-, NO3 and SO2-） were the dominant chemical species and constituted up to 48.4% and 47.4% of PM1.0 at WD and TH, respectively. The concentrations of PM1.0 and WSIIs on haze days were approximately two times higher than on normal days. The ion balance calculations indicate that the particles were more acidic on haze days than on normal days. The results of the back trajectory analysis imply that the high concentrations of PM1.0 and its water-soluble inorganic ions may be caused by stagnant weather conditions in Wuhan.

Characteristics of Aerosol Pollution Under Different Visibility Conditions in Winter in a Coastal Mega-City in China

To investigate chemical profiles and formation mechanisms of aerosol particles in winter haze events,comprehensive measurements including hourly concentrations of PM2.5 and water-soluble inorganic ions and related gasphase precursors were conducted via an online monitoring system from January to March of 2016 in Shenzhen,a coastal mega-city in south China.In this study,high concentrations of PM2.5,NO2 and lower levels of O3 were observed during haze periods in comparison with clear days(Visibility>15 km).The major secondary ionic species were NH+4、NO-3 and SO2-4,which varied significantly on haze and clear days.The ratio of NO-3/SO2-4 in haze days was greater than that on clear days and tended to be larger when air pollution became more serious.At the same time,compared with previous studies,it has been found that the ratio has been increasing gradually in Shenzhen,indicating that the motor vehicle exhaust emissions have a more and more important impact on air quality in Shenzhen.Sulfur oxidation rate(SOR)and nitrogen oxidation rate(NOR)was higher during the haze period than that in clean days,indicating efficient gas to particle conversion.Further analysis shows that high concentrations of sulfate might be explained by aqueous oxidation,but gas-phase reactions might dominate nitrate formation.This study also highlights that wintertime nitrate formation can be an important contributor to aerosol particles,especially during haze periods.

霾和正常天气下西安大气颗粒物中水溶性离子特征

为了探讨西安市大气颗粒物在霾天气下水溶性离子的组分特征,2005年9月至2006年9月对西安大气TSP和PM2.5进行了观测研究.结果显示,西安大气TSP和PM2.5在霾天气的总水性离子质量浓度分别为135.0μg.m-3和72.4μg.m-3.分析的11种离子(Na+、NH4+、K+、Mg2+、Ca2+、F-、Cl-、Br-、NO2-、NO3-和SO42-)中SO42-、NO3-、NH4+是TSP和PM2.5的主要成分,霾天气时这3种离子占总水溶性离子的百分比明显高于正常天气.pH测定的结果显示,霾天气大气颗粒物均比正常天气偏酸性.对比了不同天气下的SOR(SO2转化率)和NOR(NOx转化率),发现霾天气SO2和NOx转化率高于正常天气,尤其是SO2在霾天气更易转化为SO42-.

香河夏季PM_(2.5)水溶性无机离子组分特征

2013年6月在中科院香河观测站对大气气溶胶化学组分特征进行研究.对PM2.5和PM10质量浓度进行在线监测,结果表明,观测期间PM2.5和PM10质量浓度均值与方差分别为（151.78±82.48）μg/m3和（250.47±106.99）μg/m3;SNA（SO42-、NO3-、NH4＋）占PM2.5质量浓度的44.8%,且大多富集在粒径0.5～2.5μm的细颗粒物中.硫氧化率（SOR）、氮氧化率（NOR）平均值分别为0.35、0.31,SO2主要通过非均相的氧化反应转化为SO42-,NOx主要通过白天光化学反应转化为NO3-;灰霾和轻雾天较高的SOR和NOR表明,灰霾和轻雾天相比于清洁天有较多的SO2、NOx转化为SO42-、NO3-.气流后向轨迹分析表明灰霾和轻雾天空气质量受经过河北、山东及江苏北部气流影响.