期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 806, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150590
关键词
Ambient PM10; Oxidative potential; Source apportionment; MLR; Dust emissions, Riyadh
资金
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) [P01-AG055367]
- Majmaah University [P1443-13]
- USC Viterbi School of Engineering
This study utilized PCA and MLR to identify major sources contributing to the toxicity of PM10 in the city center of Riyadh, with soil and resuspended dust, secondary aerosol, local industrial activities, and traffic emissions identified as key sources. Soil and resuspended dust were found to be the major contributors to the oxidative potential of ambient PM10, while secondary aerosols also played a significant role in PM10 toxicity. The findings emphasize the importance of controlling soil and resuspended road dust to reduce population exposure to PM10.
In this study, we employed Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multi-Linear Regression (MLR) to identify the most significant sources contributing to the toxicity of PM10 in the city center of Riyadh. PM10 samples were collected using a medium-volume air sampler during cool (December 2019-March 2020) and warm (May 2020-August 2020) seasons, including dust and non-dust events. The collected filters were analyzed for their chemical components (i.e., water-soluble ions, metals, and trace elements) as well as oxidative potential and elemental and organic carbon (EC/OC) contents. Our measurements revealed comparable extrinsic oxidative potential (P-value = 0.30) during the warm (1.2 +/- 0.1 nmol/min-m(3)) and cool (1.1 +/- 0.1 nmol/min-m(3)) periods. Moreover, we observed higher extrinsic oxidative potential of PM10 samples collected during dust events (similar to 30% increase) compared to non-dust samples. Our PCA-MLR analysis identified soil and resuspended dust, secondary aerosol (SA), local industrial activities and petroleum refineries, and traffic emissions as the four sources contributing to the ambient PM10 oxidative potential in central Riyadh. Soil and resuspended dust were the major source contributing to the oxidative potential of ambient PM10, accounting for 31% of the total oxidative potential. Secondary aerosols (SA) were the next important source of PM10 toxicity in the area as they contributed to about 20% of the PM10 oxidative potential. Results of this study revealed the major role of soil and resuspended road dust on PM10 toxicity and can be helpful in adopting targeted air quality policies to reduce the population exposure to PM10. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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