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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 47, 期 8, 页码 3685-3693出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es305047b
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- National Science Foundation [ATM-0802237, ATM-0931492]
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- Dissertation Completion Fellowship from the UNC Graduate School
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Div Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences [0802237] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
We investigate the sources, chemical composition, and spectral properties of light-absorbing organic aerosol extracts (i.e., brown carbon, or BrC) in the Los Angeles (LA) Basin during the CalNex-2010 field campaign. Light absorption of PM2.5 water-soluble components at 365 nm (Abs(365)), used as a proxy for water-soluble BrC, was well correlated with water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) (r(2) = 0.55-0.65), indicating secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation from anthropogenic emissions was the major source of water-soluble BrC in this region. Normalizing Abs365 to WSOC mass yielded an average solution mass absorption efficiency (MAE(365)) of 0.71 m(2)g(-1)C. Detailed chemical speciation of filter extracts identified eight nitro-aromatic compounds that were correlated with Abs(365). These compounds accounted for similar to 4 of the overall water-soluble BrC absorption. Methanol-extracted BrC in LA was approximately 3 and 21 times higher than water-soluble BrC at 365 and 532 nm, respectively, and had a MAE(365) of 1.58 m(2)g(-1)C (Abs(365) normalized to organic carbon mass). The water-insoluble BrC was strongly correlated with ambient elemental carbon concentration, suggesting similar sources. Absorption Angstrom exponent (angstrom(a)) (fitted between 300 and 600 nm wavelengths) was 3.2 (+/- 1.2) for the PILS water-soluble BrC measurement, compared to 4.8 (+/- 0.5) and 7.6 (+/- 0.5) for methanol- and water-soluble BrC from filter extracts, respectively. These results show that fine particle BrC was prevalent in the LA basin during CalNex, yet many of its properties and potential impacts remain unknown.
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