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  • Title: Secondary organic aerosols in Jinan, an urban site in North China: Significant anthropogenic contributions to heavy pollution.
    Author: Liu Y, Li X, Tang G, Wang L, Lv B, Guo X, Wang Y.
    Journal: J Environ Sci (China); 2019 Jun; 80():107-115. PubMed ID: 30952328.
    Abstract:
    Secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) are an important component of particulates, but whether biogenic SOAs (BSOAs) or anthropogenic SOAs (ASOAs) are the dominant contributors to haze pollution remains poorly characterized. In this study, particulate samples were collected from September 2014 to August 2015 at an urban site in Jinan, which is the capital of Shandong Province and a typical city in the North China Plain. The PM2.5 samples were analyzed for BSOA (isoprene (SOAI) and monoterpenes (SOAM)) and ASOA (aromatic (SOAA)) tracers. The concentrations of the SOAA tracer (1.1 ± 1.0 ng/m3) were lowest, and those of SOAI tracers (41.8 ± 86.2 ng/m3) were highest, with the concentrations of SOAM tracers (19.4 ± 9.9 ng/m3) being intermediate. The SOAI tracers were more abundant in the summer and less abundant in the winter. Both SOAI and SOAM increased with increasing ozone level but decreased with increasing NOx level. Correlation analysis revealed a good correlation between 2,3-dihydroxy-4-oxopentanoic acid and levoglucosan levels in three seasons. These results suggested that biomass burning activities occurring in the NCP can enhance the emissions of aromatics and should be controlled, especially in the autumn and winter. SOA tracers were classified according to pollution degree, and the results showed that as pollution increases, the contributions of SOAA increase. These results indicate that reducing anthropogenic emissions is necessary to prevent SOA pollution, especially during heavy pollution episodes.
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