期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 154, 期 1-3, 页码 459-468出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.10.064
关键词
respirable suspended particulates; extreme pollution; China; HYSPLIT4 model; epidemiological study
In China, daily respirable suspended particulate (RSP, particles with aerodynamic diameters less than 10 pm) concentrations exceeding 420 mu g m(-3) are considered hazardous to health. These can lead to the premature onset of certain diseases and premature death of sick and elderly people; even healthy people are warned to avoid outdoor activity when RSP concentrations are high. Such high pollution levels are defined as extreme RSP pollution events. Recent epidemiological studies have shown that a distinct difference exists between the health effects caused by natural sources and anthropogenic sources, mandating knowledge of the source of extreme RSP pollution. Twenty-six extreme RSP pollution events were recorded in Beijing from January 2003 to December 2006. The HYSPLIT4 (Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory) model (Version 4) was used to discriminate the sources of these extreme RSP pollution events. The model found that twelve events were caused from natural sources (dust storms), nine events from anthropogenic sources (e.g., vehicles and industrial activities, etc.) under quasi-quiescent weather, and five events were from mixed causes. Identifying such events will be valuable in epidemiological studies on air pollution in Beijing. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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