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ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
Volume 104, Issue -, Pages 264-272Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.10.017
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PM2.5; Seasonal variations; Elements; Water-soluble ions; Carbonaceous species; Fuzhou city
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- Environment Protection Department of China [201009004]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KZCX2-YW-453, KZCX2-YW-JS404, and KZCX2-EW-408]
- Bureau of Science and Technology, Haicang District, Xiamen, China [350205Z20095001]
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The mass concentrations and chemical compositions (elements, water-soluble ions and carbonaceous species) of PM2.5 aerosol were detected in the urban area of Fuzhou city across four seasons from April 2007 to January 2008. The mass concentrations of PM2.5 ranged from 18.45 to 78.89 mu g/m(3), with the average value of 44.33 +/- 16.30 mu g/m(3). The elemental compositions were dominated by Si, Ca, Fe, K, and Al. SO42-, NO3-, and NH4+ were the major ions, contributing 24.3%, 9.9%, and 8.8% to the total PM2.5 mass. The concentrations of above ions showed distinct seasonality of 2.2, 8.0, and 5.9 times higher in winter than those in summer, respectively. (NH4)(2)SO4 and NH4NO3 were the main forms in summer and winter and NH4NO3 mainly existed in autumn, while (NH4)(2)SO4. NH4HSO4 and NH4NO3 existed in spring. The high NO3-/SO42- ratio suggested that vehicular exhaust made an important contribution to atmospheric pollution. TC occupied 24.1% of PM2.5 mass, with a distribution of 19.2% OC and 4.9% EC. OC and EC had the common dominant sources in spring due to their strong correlation. The OC/EC ratio showed obviously seasonal distribution of 5.0 in spring, 2.7 in summer, 3.6 in autumn, and 42 in winter. The material balance analysis indicated that the fractions of major chemical species in PM2.5 were in the following order: OM>sulfate>soil dust>nitrate>ammonium>EC>chloride. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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