Chemical components of PM2.5 in different seasons in Harbin,China |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China;2. Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of New Energy Storage Materials and Processes, School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 50001, China;1. Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China;2. Key Laboratory of Land Surface Process and Climate Change in Cold and Arid Regions, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Lanzhou, 730000, China;1. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China;2. Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 3K7, Canada;3. Institute of Shaoxing, Tianjin University, Zhejiang, 312300, China;1. School of Chemistry, Monash University, 19 Rainforest Walk, Clayton, 3800, Australia;2. Rio Tinto, Bundoora Technical Development Centre, 1 Research Avenue, Bundoora, 3083, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The seasonal characteristics of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) were investigated from October 2020 to April 2021 (spreading fall, winter and spring) in Harbin, a city located in northeast China. The mass concentrations of PM2.5 in winter were significantly higher than those in fall and spring. Moreover, our results indicated that various aerosol species had obvious seasonality. The proportions of secondary components were higher in winter than other two seasons. In contrast, the ratios of nitrate to sulfate (NO3−/SO42−) showed lower levels in winter, which was because both the ratios of nitrogen dioxide to sulfur dioxide (NO2/SO2) and the ratios of nitrogen oxidation ratio to sulfur oxidation ratio (NOR/SOR) exhibited lower values in winter than in fall and spring. With PM2.5 increased, the NO3−/SO42− ratios showed increasing trends in all three seasons, which was mainly attributed to the increase of NOR/SOR ratios in fall and spring, and the increase of both NO2/SO2 and NOR/SOR ratios in winter. This result highlighted that nitrate was more important than sulfate as a driver for the growth of PM2.5 during the period of heavy air pollution. Additionally, the sources of organic aerosol (OA) in different seasons were also distinctly different. Overall, the sum of biomass burning OA (BBOA) and secondary OA (SOA) contributed >70% of OA in three seasons. The fractional contributions of BBOA to total OA, notably, exhibited higher levels in fall and spring, because of intensive open agricultural fires. The SOA fractions in OA were larger in winter, likely due to higher relative humidity which facilitated the secondary formation. A large increase in the proportions of BBOA was observed during polluted days in fall and spring compared to clean days. In comparison, during heavily-polluted periods, secondary formation made a dominant contribution to organic matter in winter. |
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| Keywords: | Seasonal characteristics Sulfate Nitrate Biomass burning Secondary formation |
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