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1056175 1485283 2013 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Influence of background particulate matter (PM) on urban air quality in the Pacific Northwest
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی های تجدید پذیر، توسعه پایدار و محیط زیست
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Influence of background particulate matter (PM) on urban air quality in the Pacific Northwest
چکیده انگلیسی


• Long-range transported pollution events were observed in the free troposphere (FT).
• Data provided new evidence about transport of aerosol from the FT to boundary layer.
• Contribution of Asian sources to PM2.5 in the background areas was between 50 and 80%.
• Due to local emissions contribution of Asian sources was less evident in urban areas.

Elevated particulate matter concentrations due to Asian long-range transport (LRT) are frequently observed in the free troposphere (FT) above the Pacific Northwest, U.S. Transport of this aerosol from the FT to the boundary layer (BL) and its effect to local air quality remain poorly constrained. We used data collected at the Mount Bachelor observatory (MBO, 2.8 km a.s.l) and from ground stations in the Pacific Northwest to study transport of fine particulate matter (PM) from the FT to the BL. During Asian LRT episodes PM concentrations were clearly elevated above the corresponding monthly averages at MBO as well as at low elevation sites across Washington and Oregon. Also, a clear correlation between MBO and low elevation sites was observed, indicating that LRT episodes are seen in both the FT and BL. In addition, drum impactor measurements show that the chemical composition of PM at MBO was similar to that measured at the BL sites. Using a simple regression model, we estimate that during springtime, when the transport from Asia is most effective, the contribution of Asian sources to PM2.5 in clean background areas of the Pacific Northwest was on average 1.7 μg m−3 (representing approximately 50–80% of PM). The influence of LRT PM was also seen in measurement stations situated in the urban and urban background areas. However, the fraction of LRT PM was less pronounced (36–50% of PM) due to larger local emissions in the urban areas.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 129, 15 November 2013, Pages 333–340
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