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AEROSOL AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages 2200-2211Publisher
TAIWAN ASSOC AEROSOL RES-TAAR
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.04.0257
Keywords
Chemical composition; Reconstructed light extinction coefficient; Visibility; PM2.5
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41075093, 41275121, 41375123]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [KJZD-EW -TZ-G06-04]
- Major Program for the Fundamental Research of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2013FY112700]
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex [SCAPC201310]
- Ministry of Environmental Protection of China [201209007]
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
- Jiangsu Province Innovation Platform for Superiority Subject of Environmental Science and Engineering [KHK1201]
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Daily PM2.5 samples were collected in Beijing across four consecutive seasons from June 2012 to April 2013. Major water-soluble inorganic ions, carbonaceous species and elements were analyzed to investigate their temporal variations and evaluate their contributions to visibility impairment over different seasons and under different pollution levels. The mass concentrations of PM2.5 ranged from 4.3 to 592.4 mu g m(-3), with an annual average of 112.4 +/- 94.4 mu g m(-3). The predominant components of PM2.5 were secondary inorganic ions (NH4+, NO3- and SO42-) and carbonaceous compounds, which accounted for 45.9% and 24.1% of the total PM2.5 mass, respectively. Distinct seasonal variation was observed in the mass concentrations and chemical components of PM2.5. The average mass concentrations of PM2.5 were the highest in winter, followed by spring, and lowest in autumn. Light extinction coefficients (b(ext)) were discussed over four seasons. (NH4)(2)SO4 was the largest contributor (28.8%) to bext, followed by NH4NO3 (24.4%), organic matter (19.5%), elemental carbon (7.4%), and coarse mass (7.2%), while fine soil, sea salt, NO2 and Rayleigh made minor contributions, together accounting for 12.7% of b(ext). During the polluted periods, the contributions of (NH4)(2)SO4 and NH4NO3 to bext increased dramatically. Therefore, in addition to control primary particulate emissions, the reduction of their precursors like SO2, NOx and NH3 could effectively improve air quality and visibility in Beijing.
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