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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 75-81Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es801716n
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [40575059]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2002CB410801]
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It is important to identify the sources of reactive volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Beijing for effective ground-level ozone abatement In this paper, semihourly measurements of hydrocarbons and oxygenated VOCs (OVOCs) were taken at an urban site in Beijing in August 2005. C-2-C-5 alkenes isoprene,, and C-1-C-3 aldehydes were determined as key reactive species by their OH loss rates. Principal component analysis. (PICA) was used to define the major sources of reactive species and to classify the dominant air mass types at the sampling site. Vehicle exhaust was the largest contributor to reactive alkenes. More aged air masses with enriched OVOCs traveled mainly from the east or southeast of Beijing. The OVOC Sources were estimated by a least-squares fit approach and included primary emissions, secondary sources, and background. Approximately half of the C-1-C-3 aldehydes were attributed to secondary sources while regional background, accounted for 21-23% of the mixing ratios of aldehydes Primary, anthropogenic emissions were comparable to biogenic contributions (10-16%).
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