Analysis of Chemical Composition and Sources of PM<sub>10</sub> in the Southern Gateway of Beijing
PM<sub>10</sub> samples were collected at an urban site of Zhuozhou, the southern gateway of Beijing, from 28 December 2021 to 29 January 2022, in order to explore the chemical composition, sources and physical and chemical formation processes of prominent components. The results showed...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-05-01
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Series: | Atmosphere |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/16/6/656 |
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Summary: | PM<sub>10</sub> samples were collected at an urban site of Zhuozhou, the southern gateway of Beijing, from 28 December 2021 to 29 January 2022, in order to explore the chemical composition, sources and physical and chemical formation processes of prominent components. The results showed that five trace elements (Mn, Cu, As, Zn and Pb) had high enrichment in PM<sub>10</sub> and were closely related with anthropogenic combustion and vehicle emissions; organic and element carbon had a high correlation due to the same primary sources and similar evolution; nitrate dominated SNA (sulfate, nitrate, ammonium) and nitrate/sulfate ratios reached 2.35 on the polluted days owing to the significant contribution of motor vehicle emissions. Positive matrix factorization analysis indicated that secondary source, traffic, biomass burning, industry, coal combustion and crustal dust were the main sources of PM<sub>10</sub>, contributing 32.5%, 20.9%, 15.0%, 13.9%, 9.4% and 8.3%, respectively; backward trajectories and potential source contribution function analysis showed that short-distance airflow was the dominant cluster and accounted for nearly 50% of total trajectories. The Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry, with integrated process rate analysis, showed that dominant gas-phase reactions (heterogeneous reaction) during daytime (nighttime) in presence of ammonia led to a significant enhancement of nitrate in Zhuozhou, contributing 12.6 μg/m<sup>3</sup> in episode 1 and 22.9 μg/m<sup>3</sup> in episode 2. |
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ISSN: | 2073-4433 |