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ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
卷 135, 期 -, 页码 35-47出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.08.010
关键词
Submicronic particles; Metals; Monitoring; Size distribution; Industry; Traffic
资金
- Institut de Recherche en ENvironnement Industriel (IRENI)
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Council
- French Ministry of Higher Education and Research
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
- Ecole des Mines de Douai
To determine the size distribution of potentially toxic trace metals (TM) in atmospheric particulate matter (PM), sampling experiments were performed in the urban-industrial area of Dunkirk (North of France) during winter 2012. Total mass concentrations are in accordance with typical values obtained at European urban background sites but lower than the concentrations reported for some Asian industrial countries. Considering the local wind directions, mass concentrations are higher downwind of urban influences than downwind of industrial emissions. The mean PM10 mass concentration (25-30 mu g/m(3)) is less than the European Union and US EPA limit values (40-50 mu g/m(3)) but greater than the WHO guidelines (20 mu g/m(3)). The calculated TM crustal enrichment factors (EFCrust) suggest the anthropogenic origins of most of the studied TM (Sb, Cd, As, Mo, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mn and V). The highest TM concentrations were obtained for Zn and Mn (>50 ng/m(3)) under industrial influence, but the finest particle (< 0.29 mu m) concentrations were higher for the urban sector than for the industrial sector. This enrichment may be attributed to local urban traffic. In contrast, trace metals are more abundant in the coarser fraction (> 0.29 mu m) downwind of industrial emissions. Moreover, mechanical operations associated with industrial processes (excavating, crushing, and sintering), as well as the resuspension of industrial soils, likely represent some significant TM source-terms in the supermicronic fraction. The EFCrust comparison between the two prevailing sectors demonstrates the importance of steelworks and smelting emissions in the abundance of some TM (As, Cd, Fe, Mn, Mo, Pb, Rb and Zn). In contrast, the Cr and Co concentrations seem to be more related to coal combustion emissions, Cu and Sb to automotive traffic, and V, La and Ni to petrochemical activities. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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