Chemical characterization and source identification of PM_(2.5) in Luoyang after the clean air actions

Luoyang is a typical heavy industrial city in China,with a coal-dominated energy structure and serious air pollution.Following the implementation of the clean air actions,the physic-ochemical characteristics and sources of PM_(2.5) have changed.A comprehensive study of PM_(2.5) was conducted from October 16,2019 to January 23,2020 to evaluate the effectiveness of previous control measures and further to provide theory basis for more effective policies in the future.Results showed that the aerosol pollution in Luoyang in autumn and win-ter is still serious with the average concentration of 91.1 μg/m^(3),although a large reduction(46.9%)since 2014.With the contribution of nitrate increased from 12.5%to 25.1%and sul-fate decreased from 16.7%to 11.2%,aerosol pollution has changed from sulfate-dominate to nitrate-dominate.High NO_(3)^(-)/SO_(4)^(2-)ratio and the increasing of NO_(3)^(-)/SO_(4)^(2-)ratio with the aggravation of pollution indicating vehicle exhaust playing an increasingly important role in PM_(2.5) pollution in Luoyang,especially in the haze processes.Secondary inorganic ions contributed significantly to the enhancement of PM_(2.5) during the pollution period.The high value of Cl^(-)/Na^(+)and EC concentration indicate coal combustion in Luoyang is still serious.The top three contributor sources were secondary inorganic aerosols(33.3%),coal combus-tion(13.6%),and industrial emissions(13.4%).Close-range transport from the western and northeastern directions were more important factors in air pollution in Luoyang during the sampling period.It is necessary to strengthen the control of coal combustion and reduce vehicle emissions in future policies.

Evaluation of offline sampling for atmospheric C3-C11 non-methane hydrocarbons

The concentration variation of C3-C11 non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHCs)collected in several types of commercial flexible bags and adsorption tubes was systematically inves-tigated using a gas chromatography-flame ionization detector(GC-FID)system.The per-centage loss of each NMHC in the polyvinyl fluoride(PVF)bags was less than 5%during a 7-hr storage period;significant NMHCs loss was detected in aluminum foil composite film and fluorinated ethylene propylene bags.The thermal desorption efficiency of NMHCs for adsorption tubes filled Carbopack B and Carboxen1000 sorbents was greater than 95%at 300℃,and the loss of NMHCs in the adsorption tubes during 20-days storage at 4℃was less than 8%.The thermal desorption efficiency for C11 NMHCs in the adsorption tube filled with Carbograph 1 and Carbosieve SⅢabsorbents was less than 40%at 300℃,and pyrolysis of the absorbents at 330℃interfered significantly with the measurements of some alkenes.The loss of alkenes was significant when NMHCs were sampled by cryo-enrichment at-90℃in the presence of O3 for the online NMHC measurements,and negligible for enrichment us-ing adsorption tubes at 25℃.Although O_(3)scrubbers have been widely used to eliminate the influence of O_(3)on NMHC measurements,the loss of NMHCs with carbon numbers greater than 8 was more than 10%.Therefore,PVF bags and adsorption tubes filled Carbopack B and Carboxen1000 sorbents were recommended for the sampling of atmospheric NMHCs.