Ultrafine Particle Events in the Ambient Atmosphere in Korea
In this study, real time measurements of particle number size distribution in urban Gwangju, coastal Taean, and industrial Yeosu in Korea were conducted in 2008 to understand the occurrence of ultrafine particle (UFP) (<100 nm) events, the variation of its concentration among different sampling s...
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| description | In this study, real time measurements of particle number size distribution in urban Gwangju, coastal Taean, and industrial Yeosu in Korea were conducted in 2008 to understand the occurrence of ultrafine particle (UFP) (<100 nm) events, the variation of its concentration among different sampling sites, and UFP formation pathways. Also, to investigate seasonal and long-term variation of the UFP number concentration, data were collected for the period of 5 years (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012) in urban Gwangju. Photochemical and combustion events were found to be responsible for the formation of UFP in the urban Gwangju site, whereas only photochemical event led to the formation of UFP in the coastal Taean site. The highest UFP concentration was found in industrial Yeosu (the average UFP number fractions were 79, 59 and 58% in Yeosu, Gwangju, and Taean, respectively), suggesting that high amount of gas pollutants (e.g., NO2, SO2, and volatile organic carbon (VOC)) emitted from industries and their photochemical reaction contributed for the elevated UFP concentration in the industrial Yeosu site. The UFP fraction also showed a seasonal variation with the peak value in spring (61.5, 54.5, 50.5, and 40.7% in spring, fall, summer, and winter, respectively) at urban Gwangju. Annual average UFP number concentrations in urban Gwangju were 5.53×103 cm-3, 4.68×103 cm-3, 5.32×103 cm-3, 3.99×103 cm-3, and 2.16×103 cm-3 in the year 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively. Comparison of the annual average UFP number concentration with urban sites in other countries showed that the UFP concentrations of the Korean sites were lower than those in other urban cities, probably due to lower source strength in the current site. TEM/EDS analysis for the size-selected UFPs showed that the UFPs were classified into various types having different chemical species. Carbonaceous particles were observed in both combustion (soot and organics) and photochemical events (sulfate and organics). In the photochemical event, an internal mixture of organic species and ammonium sulfate/bisulfate was identified. Also, internal mixtures of aged Na-rich and organic species, aged Ca-rich particles, and doughnut shaped K-containing particles with elemental composition of a strong C with minor O, S, and K-likely to be originated from biomass burning nearby agricultural area, were observed. In addition, fly ash particles were also observed in the combustion event, not in the photochemical event. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d911000596d74ffb91d0955bc583b8e52023-08-02T01:03:24ZengSpringerAsian Journal of Atmospheric Environment1976-69122287-11602012-12-016428830310.5572/ajae.2012.6.4.288Ultrafine Particle Events in the Ambient Atmosphere in KoreaShila Maskey 0Jae-Seok Kim 1Hee-Joo Cho2Kihong Park3School of Environmental Science and Engineering Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South KoreaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South KoreaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South KoreaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South KoreaIn this study, real time measurements of particle number size distribution in urban Gwangju, coastal Taean, and industrial Yeosu in Korea were conducted in 2008 to understand the occurrence of ultrafine particle (UFP) (<100 nm) events, the variation of its concentration among different sampling sites, and UFP formation pathways. Also, to investigate seasonal and long-term variation of the UFP number concentration, data were collected for the period of 5 years (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012) in urban Gwangju. Photochemical and combustion events were found to be responsible for the formation of UFP in the urban Gwangju site, whereas only photochemical event led to the formation of UFP in the coastal Taean site. The highest UFP concentration was found in industrial Yeosu (the average UFP number fractions were 79, 59 and 58% in Yeosu, Gwangju, and Taean, respectively), suggesting that high amount of gas pollutants (e.g., NO2, SO2, and volatile organic carbon (VOC)) emitted from industries and their photochemical reaction contributed for the elevated UFP concentration in the industrial Yeosu site. The UFP fraction also showed a seasonal variation with the peak value in spring (61.5, 54.5, 50.5, and 40.7% in spring, fall, summer, and winter, respectively) at urban Gwangju. Annual average UFP number concentrations in urban Gwangju were 5.53×103 cm-3, 4.68×103 cm-3, 5.32×103 cm-3, 3.99×103 cm-3, and 2.16×103 cm-3 in the year 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively. Comparison of the annual average UFP number concentration with urban sites in other countries showed that the UFP concentrations of the Korean sites were lower than those in other urban cities, probably due to lower source strength in the current site. TEM/EDS analysis for the size-selected UFPs showed that the UFPs were classified into various types having different chemical species. Carbonaceous particles were observed in both combustion (soot and organics) and photochemical events (sulfate and organics). In the photochemical event, an internal mixture of organic species and ammonium sulfate/bisulfate was identified. Also, internal mixtures of aged Na-rich and organic species, aged Ca-rich particles, and doughnut shaped K-containing particles with elemental composition of a strong C with minor O, S, and K-likely to be originated from biomass burning nearby agricultural area, were observed. In addition, fly ash particles were also observed in the combustion event, not in the photochemical event.http://asianjae.org/_common/do.php?a=full&b=11&bidx=1576&aidx=19879ultrafine particlesphotochemical eventgrowth rateurbanparticle morphology |
| spellingShingle | Shila Maskey Jae-Seok Kim Hee-Joo Cho Kihong Park Ultrafine Particle Events in the Ambient Atmosphere in Korea Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment ultrafine particles photochemical event growth rate urban particle morphology |
| title | Ultrafine Particle Events in the Ambient Atmosphere in Korea |
| title_full | Ultrafine Particle Events in the Ambient Atmosphere in Korea |
| title_fullStr | Ultrafine Particle Events in the Ambient Atmosphere in Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrafine Particle Events in the Ambient Atmosphere in Korea |
| title_short | Ultrafine Particle Events in the Ambient Atmosphere in Korea |
| title_sort | ultrafine particle events in the ambient atmosphere in korea |
| topic | ultrafine particles photochemical event growth rate urban particle morphology |
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