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Epidemiology studies relating health effects to ambient levels of ozone and fine particles have led to the modification of standards in the United States for these pollutants (substitution of an 8-h standard for ozone at 80 ppbv, and addition of 24-h and annual standards for fine particles). The interrelationships of these pollutants in the atmosphere suggest the need for an integrated, science-based strategy for their control. Secondary ozone formation has been controlled through emission controls on VOC and NOx precursors. Fine particles are secondary products largely resulting from the oxidation of precursors (SO2, NOx, and VOCs). The key intermediates in both types of secondary process are free radical species and the photochemically labile compounds that produce them in the atmosphere. However, due to the complex and nonlinear nature of the processes, reductions in precursors may lead to unexpected changes in ozone and fine particle formation rates. For example, reduction in NOx emissions may reduce ozone and nitric acid levels, but lead also to increased rates of sulfate formation in clouds and increased ammonia availability for neutralization of acidic sulfate aerosols. Reductions of SO2 may reduce aerosol sulfate levels in the summer, but have no effect in other seasons. Reductions in VOCs may reduce ozone levels in urban core areas, but not elsewhere. An integrated, regionally and seasonally specific, emission reduction strategy is needed to cost-effectively reduce both ozone and fine particle levels.  相似文献   

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Air pollution represents a significant fraction of the total mortality estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) global burden of disease projec?t (GBD). The present paper discusses the characteristics of trace gases (O3, NO, NO2, and CO) and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) in two Asian megacities, Delhi (India) and Beijing (China). A continuous measurement of trace gases and particulate matter are considered from 12 measuring sites in Beijing and 8 sites in Delhi. Over Beijing, the annual average of PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, and CO is, respectively, 85.3, 112.8, 58.7, and 53.4 μg/m3 and 1.4 mg/m3, and, respectively, over Delhi 146.5, 264.3, 24.7,and 19.8 μg/m3 and 1.73 mg/m3. From the spatial variations of pollutants, the concentrations of particulate matter and trace gases are observed to be much higher in the urban areas compared to the suburban areas. The higher average concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 over Delhi and Beijing are observed during winter season compared with other seasons. The maximum diurnal variation of PM10 concentration is observed during winter season over Beijing and Delhi. The comparison of trace gases shows that the O3 concentrations during daytime are obviously higher compared with nighttime, and the highest diurnal variation of O3 is observed during summer. The concentrations of CO are highest during winter season, and higher concentrations are observed during nighttime compared to daytime. The O3 and CO show negative correlation over Beijing and Delhi. The negative correlation between O3 and NO2 is merely observed over Beijing, while CO and NO2 concentrations, in contrast, show positive correlation over Beijing.  相似文献   

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Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Kathmandu During the Winter Season   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
Mixing ratios of seven monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, as well as NO2, SO2 and O3, were measured by long path differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) at a suburban site in Kathmandu, Nepal, during Jan.–Feb. 2003. The results showed average benzene (3.9?±?1.8 ppbv), toluene (13.3?±?7.1 ppbv), and sum of xylene isomers (42.2?±?15.7 ppbv) mixing ratios in Kathmandu. The xylenes concentrations were higher than in the large cities that have been studied. The observed ratio of toluene to benzene (2.9?±?1.8) reflected the small fraction of vehicles with catalytic converters in the Kathamndu. Analysis of the late afternoon time series of aromatics, NO x , and wind data indicated that road traffic was one of the main sources of aromatics in the urban air. In addition, the correlations between aromatics, SO2, NO x , and PM10 during the night strongly suggested that fossil and biomass fuel burning made an important contribution to air pollution in the Kathmandu valley. Aromatic pollution was further strengthened by daily recurring stable meteorological conditions and the surrounding topography. The chemical reaction of aromatics with free radicals during the daytime could also be deduced. High ratios of phenol/benzene and para-cresol/toluene could not be explained by chemical processes, and suggested direct emission of phenol and para-cresol in the Kathmandu atmosphere.  相似文献   

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Hourly ozone, NO x and VOC concentrations, measured during 2001–2003 summer periods, are analyzed in order to examine the interaction patterns between the major photochemical pollutants in ?stanbul. 34 high ozone days throughout the summer periods of the three years are determined and examined in the study together with the meteorological parameters like temperature, wind and vertical structure of the atmosphere. The results show that high levels of ozone are observed mostly under anticyclonic conditions with relatively low wind speeds. High ozone days generally experienced maximum concentrations at afternoon hours and minimum concentrations are reached at rush hours due to NO x – titration by traffic emissions. High negative correlations with NO x up to -0.84 are observed at the Saraçhane station while higher correlations for VOC species, up to ?0.75, are calculated for Kadiköy station. Some individual episodes experiencing high ozone concentrations up to 310 μg m?3 in the early morning hours are also studied. It is found that decreasing inversion heights in the early hours of the day led to suppression of pollutants close to surface and thus, an increase in ozone concentrations was observed. Low wind speeds played a major role in the increase of pollution levels in the region. HYSPLIT model is applied to some particular episodes and the results show that the northeasterly transport to the region was dominant, especially in the early-morning maximums.  相似文献   

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Lee  D. S.  Dollard  G. J.  Derwent  R. G.  Pepler  S. 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1999,113(1-4):175-202
Measurements of sulphur dioxide, ozone, ammonia, and soluble inorganic components of the atmospheric aerosol were made at a site in central southern England. Ammonia, ozone, and nitrate aerosol in winter were shown to exhibit significant diurnal variation. Ozone showed a typical diurnal variability, the magnitude of which was dependent upon wind speed. The lower night-time ozone concentrations at lower wind speeds were attributed to depletion inside nocturnal boundary layers by dry deposition. Ammonia, in contrast, showed a different behaviour, whereby the diurnal cycle was more pronounced at higher wind speeds, indicating that the cycle was unlikely to be the result of dry deposition at night. Ammonia concentrations showed a temperature dependence and the diurnal cycle of ammonia at this site appears to be the result of a temperature-driven emission signal. Of the total reduced nitrogen, NHx (NHx = NH3 + NH4 + aerosol), the phase was dominant and it is likely that more than 60% of the boundary layer NHx is in this phase. The loss term of ammonia by reaction with acid sulphate aerosol is likely to be greater than that by dry deposition on a UK scale. Nitrate aerosol showed a positive correlation with sodium aerosol, once the effect of mutual correlations with sulphate and ammonium were removed. This correlation effect, in combination with evidence of a marine-oriented directional dependence of nitrate aerosol, and negative non sea-salt chloride aerosol from the same ‘marine’ sector, shows the potential importance of the formation of sodium nitrate aerosol from reaction of dinitrogen pentoxide, or possibly nitric acid or nitrogen dioxide with sodium chloride aerosol. It is likely that this provides the major route of nitrate into rain, not the scavenging of nitric acid vapour. Aerosol sulphate, nitrate, and ammonium have been measured at Harwell since 1954. Sulphate aerosol increased up until 1976 and has declined subsequently. Nitrate aerosol has increased over the whole period, whereas ammonium aerosol follows a similar pattern to that of sulphate, but with an equivocal direction of trend after 1976. Sulphate, nitrate and ammonium aerosol all show a similar statistically significant seasonality. A historical inventory of ammonia emissions shows a clear correlation with ammonium aerosol.  相似文献   

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A set of 72?PM10 samples from low-polluted urban and rural locations belonging to the regional air monitoring network of Extremadura (Spain) were collected in a 1?year sampling period. Sample pre-treatment and analytical determination by gas chromatography?Cion trap mass spectrometry were optimised and validated for the analysis of the priority 16 US Environmental Protection Agency polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The influence of meteorological conditions (temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation) and other atmospheric pollutants (O3, NO2, SO2, PM10) has been covered in detail and Pearson correlation test were used for this purpose. Spatial distribution of particulate PAHs was evaluated and the comparison with other European sites was also established. Possible emission sources were identified and assigned by using molecular diagnostic criteria.  相似文献   

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Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to analyze variationsin visibility compared with (1) variations in meteorological variables in the period 1961 to 1998, and (2) criteria air pollutant (SO2, CO, O3, NOx and PM10) concentrations monitored between 1994 and 1998, in the Kaohsiungmetropolitan area. Whilst average visibility during the 1960'sexceeded 20km, it had deteriorated to 5–10 km in theperiod 1994 to 1998. PCA identified seven components witheigenvalues greater than one. The principal componentsidentified accounted for variability related to PM10concentration, ozone-related pollutants, oil combustion,and traffic emissions. Furthermore, spatial and temporalvariations in PM10 were consistent throughout thecity. Variation in SO2 levels followed a similarpattern at Tsoying, Shanming, Chiankin and Chiancheng.Industrial pollution and traffic emissions, SO2, COand NOx, from the Hsiaokang area remained within thearea. However, similar patterns of SO2 andNOxat Fengshan and Jenwu indicate that industrial emissionsfrom the latter were probably transported to the former.Much of the first principal component is based onPM10 variability, suggesting that, of the fivecriteria pollutants studied, PM10 is the majorcontributor to visibility deterioration. It is known thatPM2.5 concentration is more closely associated withvisibility changes than is PM10. However, becausePM10 and PM2.5 are strongly associated inKaohsiung, a targeting reduction in PM10 may imply areduction in visibility.  相似文献   

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This paper describes a computational system developed for the compilation of an anthropogenic emission inventory of gaseous pollutants for Greece. The inventory was developed using a geographical information system integrated with SQL programming language to provide high temporal gridded emission fields for CO, NO2, NO, SO2, NH3 and 23 non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) species for the reference year 2003. Activity and statistical data from national sources were used for the quantification of emissions from the road transport, the other mobile sources and machinery sectors and from range activities using top-down or bottom-up methodologies. Annual emission data from existing national and European emission databases were also used. The emission data were spatially and temporally disaggregated using source-specific spatiotemporal indicators. On national scale, the road transport sector produces about 60% of the annual CO and NMVOC total emissions, with gasoline vehicles being the main CO and NMVOC emissions source. The road transport is responsible for approximately half of the higher alkanes and for more than half of the ethene and toluene emissions. The maritime sector accounts for about 40% of the annual total NOx emissions, most of which are emitted by the international shipping subsector, whilst SO2 is emitted mainly by the energy sector. The evaluation of the emissions inventory suggests that it provides a good representation of the amounts of gaseous pollutants emitted on national scale and a good characterisation of the relative composition of CO and NOx emission in the large urban centres.  相似文献   

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Two-year-old Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst) seedlings were exposed to trafficemissions along roadsides with three different trafficdensities and speed limits; highway, street and aquiet local road. Deposition of the polyaromatichydrocarbons (PAH) was determined at all sites usingmoss bags as an indicator of organic traffic pollutantdeposition. Short term concentrations of atmosphericnitrogen oxides (NOx) and aerosol black carbon(BC) were also recorded from the sites. The responsesof the needle epicuticular wax structure of theexposed spruce seedlings were analysed under thescanning electron microscopy (SEM). The epistomatalwax structure of needles was distinctively fused andaggregated along the highway and street withrelatively high traffic densities. Along the localroad, where the traffic density was low, nosignificant degradation of needle epicuticular wax wasobserved. The NOx and BC data, along with PAHsaccumulated in moss bags indicate significantdeposition of gaseous pollutants and particulateorganic compounds along the highway and street andthese are suggested as cause of the epicuticular waxdegradation. Epistomatal wax structure is thus suggested to be an early indicator of traffic exposure effects.  相似文献   

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The photochemical transformation of SO2 and the generation of aerosol particles are investigated in a variety of atmospheres, with and without initial aerosols, in clean and polluted air, and with various pollutants. The pollutants in addition to the SO2 include O3, NO, NO2 and water vapor in a variety of combinations. The most striking finding is, that only with the combination of SO2, NO2, and H2O is the aerosol particle production large.  相似文献   

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The impact of atmospheric industrial emissions on secondary pollutant formation depends on many factors; one of the most important being the environmental setting in which the industry is located. The environmental setting affects an industry’s impact on ozone levels through both the air mass dispersion (a function of topography and wind patterns) and the emissions of organic volatile compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) in the area. This model-based study shows how the sensitivity of surface ozone changes with the choice of source location. For the analysis, seven points distributed along the Tinto–Guadalquivir Basin (in the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula) were selected. This area is characterized by the close proximity of natural environments and crop fields to cities, roads, and industrial areas with high NO x emissions. Natural VOC emissions represent more than 60% of the total non-methane volatile organic compounds emitted in the study area. The results reveal that the largest increases in ozone levels are produced when the industry is located both far away from NO x emission sources and near to biogenic VOC emissions. Furthermore, the highest increases over the hourly and 8-hourly maximums, as well as the highest accumulated daily values, are found in areas characterized by high VOC/NO x emission ratios and NO x sensitivity. The study of the recurrent meteorological patterns along with the distribution of chemical indicators of the O3–NO x –VOC sensitivity allows the determination of the industry’s geographical impact on ozone levels. This information enables air quality managers to decide the future location of an industry minimizing its impact on smog levels.  相似文献   

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A large amount of pollutants in highly industrialized areas is produced by a photochemical reaction of NO x and SO x , which is a result of the production of energy-related fuel combustion. These pollutants provide the major source of condensation nuclei for the formation of fog in the areas of busy highways, airports, seaports, etc. The present study simulates how these pollutants affect the formation of advection fog. Both microphysical and macrophysical processes are considered in investigating the time dependent evolution of the spectra of condensation nuclei associated with both polluted and clean atmospheres during the time period of advection fog formation. In the first part of the series of this paper, the initial aerosol population concerns a monodisperse, multi-component aerosol model. The results show that both SO x , and NO x as condensation nuclei provide great contributions in the formation of advection fog.  相似文献   

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Methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MMT) is an organic derivative of manganese used as an additive in unleaded gasoline in Canada since 1977. Moreover, Canada is the only country in the world to have authorized the replacement of lead alkyls by MMT in gasoline. The purpose of the present study is to assess the importance of air contamination by Mn in relation to other air pollutants (gaseous and particulates), meteorological variables and traffic density. The concentration of both the gaseous (O3, CO, NO, NO2, SO2) and the particulate pollutants (Mn, Pb, NO? 3, SO?? 4, TSP) had been measured by the Montreal Urban Community in 1990 at seven sampling stations located in high traffic and low traffic density areas. Data on the meteorological conditions during that same period were also used. Non-parametric correlation, ANOVA and discriminant analyses were used to compare gaseous and particulate pollutants found between both levels of traffic density. In almost 50% of the daily air samples measured in 1990, the Mn concentrations are higher than the urban background level estimated at 0.04 μg m?3 and the variations of Mn concentrations are significantly correlated in time with traffic density. Moreover, Mn and TSP discriminate the best high and low traffic density areas. No significant differences have been observed between Pb, O3 and SO2 concentrations in both areas. These results should not be interpreted in terms of potential health effects since it is presently impossible to determine the fate of the Mn in the environment and its importance in terms of human exposure.  相似文献   

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Morphometric and compositional studies have been performed on both PM10–2.5 and PM2.5 aerosol collected in the city of Prato, Italy. Chemical analysis has been carried out using PIXE technique and factor analysis was applied for the source apportionment process. Industrial emissions, vehicular traffic as well as crustal dust and marine aerosol were the sources identified. SEM-EDS analysis has been employed to individually characterize particles collected during a week of the sampling campaign. The morphometric study, performed on 43,671 particles, revealed that, for both the fine and coarse fraction, about 2/3 of particles display a high roundness coefficient, 1/3 of them a medium value, while only a small number of particles (from silicates and organics) exhibits a low roundness coefficient. Similarly, particles with small surface area represent the greater portion in both fractions. Particles classified as organics, metals and oxides, chlorides, carbonates, phosphates, sulphates and silicates have been detected in the PM10–2.5 while in the PM2.5 chlorides and phosphates are lacking. Silicates are about the same percentage, by concentration number, in the coarse and fine fraction (20.7% and 20.5% respectively) showing that this material, at least one fifth of the total PM, might be the result of crustal erosion and anthropic activities. The purpose of this work has been that of providing a contribution to the study of particulate matter and took an effort for relating morphometric and compositional features of urban aerosol collected in a medium size industrial city.  相似文献   

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To assess the impact of air pollutants on the population dynamics of herbivores, the effects of pollutants on their natural enemies including predators, parasites, and pathogens must be evaluated in addition to direct effects and indirect effects mediated via the host plant. Insect parasitoids are an important group of such natural enemies providing many examples of partial or complete biological control of pest species. This study examined the effects of air pollutants (ozone (O3), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2)) on the searching behaviour of insect parasitoids. A series of experiments comprising short-term, closed chamber fumigations of O3, SO2, and NO2 (100 nl l?1) of the braconid parasitoid (Asobara tabida) and aggregated distributions of its host larvae (Drosophila subobscura) was set up. Analysis of chamber results showed that the proportion of hosts parasitised and the searching efficiency of the parasitoids were both significantly reduced with O3 fumigation, but not with NO2 or SO2 fumigations. O3 fumigation reduced percentage parasitism by approximately 10%. Parasitoids were able to avoid patches with no hosts, both in filtered air controls and when exposed to pollutants. However in the O3 and NO2 treatments they appeared less able to discriminate between different host densities, suggesting that pollutants may interfere with the olfactory responses of the parasitoids. These results indicate the potential for air pollutants, particularly O3, to negatively influence the searching behaviour of parasitoids, and hence reduce the efficiency of natural enemy control of many pest species.  相似文献   

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In the present study, a three-dimensional Eulerian photochemical model was employed to estimate the impact that organic compounds have on tropospheric ozone formation in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP). In the year 2000, base case simulations were conducted in two periods: August 22–24 and March 13–15. Based on the pollutant concentrations calculated by the model, the correlation coefficient relative to observations for ozone ranged from 0.91 to 0.93 in both periods. In the simulations employed to evaluate the ozone potential of individual VOCs, as well as the sensitivity of ozone to the VOC/NO x emission ratio, the variation in anthropogenic emissions was estimated at 15% (according to tests performed previously variations of 15% were stable). Although there were significant differences between the two periods, ozone concentrations were found to be much more sensitive to VOCs than to NO x in both periods and throughout the study domain. In addition, considering their individual rates of emission from vehicles, the species/classes that were most important for ozone formation were as follows: aromatics with a kOH?>?2?×?104 ppm?1 min?1; olefins with a kOH?<?7?×?104 ppm?1 min?1; olefins with a kOH?>?7?×?104 ppm?1 min?1; ethene; and formaldehyde, which are the principal species related to the production, transport, storage and combustion of fossil fuels.  相似文献   

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Impacts of air pollutants and especially acidification in ecosystems have been of serious concern in the Nordic countries since the 1970s. The current approach to assess several pollutants (sulfur and nitrogen oxides, ammonia, volatile organic compounds) and their effects (acidification, eutrophication and ground-level ozone) simultaneously is extremely complex. This study explored the relative role of nitrogen oxides in environmental impacts in the Nordic countries. The share of NOx in the exceedances of critical loads, the long-term ecosystem protection targets, was found to be roughly 25% in acidification and 50% in eutrophication. The contribution of NOx emissions to ground-level ozone formation was considered important, as NOx is the limiting precursor in ozone formation in the Nordic countries. The comparison of observed and modeled accumulated ozone concentrations (AOT40) for the early 1990s shows noticeable differences in the Nordic area, partly due to the sensitivity of the AOT40 indicator to the 40 ppb threshold value.  相似文献   

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This paper describes the use of dry free hanging filters, as passive samplers to determine ozone in the ambient air. The filters, with a diameter of 25?mm, were impregnated with 5,5??-disodium indigo disulphonate (IDS), a reagent for ozone. From the amount of reacted indigo compound, found on the filter, and the ozone concentration in the ambient air, a pseudo rate constant k 1, of the reaction between ozone (O3) and IDS on the filter, is calculated. The range of measurement is between 9 and 205???g/m3 ambient ozone. The dry filter method is specific for ozone, while the Dutch standard method NEN2789, based on an aqueous solution of IDS, has to be corrected for the presence of NO x . From wind tunnel and field experiments, k 1 proved to vary between 0.7 and 1.5?×?10?6?m3?s?1 (??g O3)?1 at wind velocities between 1 and 3?m/s and at an exposure time of 60?min. Within these conditions, ozone concentrations have been determined with free hanging filters in four busy streets in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and at two background sites using an average value of k 1 of 1.2?×?10?6. Subsequently, the traffic NO emission was estimated from the difference of the O3 concentrations at both sides of a road. For an arbitrary situation, an NO emission of 255???g/s per metre road length was calculated. The filter method is inexpensive and practical, needs no electricity, is easily assembled and can be used to perform measurements in remote areas. It is shown here that this simple measurement technique may support air quality studies, e.g., in developing countries.  相似文献   

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Attached leaves were used for the determination of the photochemical capacity by means of a portable fluorimeter. Repeated fluorescence measurements showed the negative effects of ozone on photochemical capacity and these negative effects increased with increasing ozone doses. But impairments of photochemical capacity were smallest if severe water stress co-occurred with ozone exposures. The upper leaf sides experienced more reduction of photochemical capacity in well-watered plants than the lower leaf sides, possibly by the additional effect of light stress on the upper leaf sides. In diurnal studies, a decline of F v/F m was observed at noontime and a recovery at evening in both control and ozone-fumigated leaves at two extreme water capacities (w.c.) (75% and 35% of w.c.). The extent of depression and recovery of F v/F m was not significantly varying. The oscillations of F v/F m could be due to short-term disturbances in the photosynthetic capacity, due to oxidative stress.  相似文献   

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