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  • Title: [Size Distribution Characteristics of Water-Soluble Inorganic Ions During Summer and Autumn in Zhengzhou].
    Author: Zhao QY, Jiang N, Yan QS, Wang SB, Han SJ, Yang LM, Zhang RQ.
    Journal: Huan Jing Ke Xue; 2018 Nov 08; 39(11):4866-4875. PubMed ID: 30628207.
    Abstract:
    To study the compositional characteristics of atmospheric particulates with different particle sizes in the central city of Zhengzhou, China, a Tisch graded impact sampler was used to sample atmospheric particulates in summer and autumn. The mass concentrations of water-soluble inorganic ions, including anions (Cl-, F-, NO3-, and SO42-) and cations (Na+, Ca2+, NH4+, K+, and Mg2+) were measured by ion chromatography, and the online ion chromatography-based analyzer MARGA monitored the real-time concentration of particulate nitrate. The results showed that the average concentration of water-soluble ions in Zhengzhou City was (70.9±52.1) μg·m-3 during the sampling period, and the order of water-soluble ion mass concentrations was NO3- > SO42- > NH4+ > Ca2+ > Na+ > Cl- > Mg2+ > K+ > F-; NO3-, SO42-, and NH4+ accounted for 79.9% of total water-soluble ions. The NO3- concentration was mainly concentrated in the 0.65-3.3 μm particle size segment, despite the SO42- concentration being concentrated in the ≤ 1.1 μm particle size segment in autumn or summer. Both NO3- and SO42- had a bimodal distribution in summer and autumn and were mainly distributed as fine particles. NH4+ showed seasonal variation with a bimodal distribution in summer and a unimodal distribution in autumn. Zhengzhou City had serious ozone pollution in summer, and O3 and NO3- showed the "staggered peak" phenomenon, indicating photochemical reactions in the atmosphere. In autumn, water-soluble inorganic ion concentration in particulate matter was high, and the ratio of[NO3-]/[SO42-] was higher than 0.5. The mobile source is an important source of particles. NOR and SOR peaks were on the 1.1-2.1 μm particle size segment in summer, whereas those in the 0.65-1.1 μm particle size segment occurred in autumn. The sulfur gas-to-grain conversion in summer was larger than that of nitrogen, contrary to the result in autumn.
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