Pollution characteristics and sources apportionments of ambient non-methane hydrocarbons during summer in Changsha
Non-methane hydrocarbons(NMHCs)are important precursors of ozone and other secondary pollutants.Ambient NMHCs samples were collected at two urban sites(W and S)during summer of 2017 in Changsha.The results showed that average volume concentrations of NMHCs were(8.67±3.62)x10-9 and(12.30±6.01)x10-9 at Site W and Site S,respectively.Alkanes were the most abundant components with contributions of 64.7%(W)and 60.5%(S),followed by aromatics with percentages of 21.6%(W)and 24.4%(S),respectively.The diurnal variations of NMHCs concentrations,compositions and diagnostic ratios illustrated that NMHCs concentrations were higher in the forenoon than those in the afternoon at Site W,which were mainly influenced by vehicle emissions;while,concentrations at Site S were higher in morning and evening but lower in noon,which were probably influenced by strong photochemical reactivity in noon and enhanced vehicle emissions in morning.Aromatics were the most important reactive species and contributed 53.9%—56.0%to ozone formation potentials,while isoprene and alkenes were also contributed largely to propylene-equivalent concentrations(>40%).The main sources of NMHCs in summer air of Changsha were gasoline vehicle exhaust(25.0%),industrial process and solvent use(20.2%),biomass burning and natural gas usage(19.8%),gasoline evaporation(17.2%),diesel vehicle exhaust(12.3%),and plant emission(5.5%).Spatial difference showed that the largest source at Site W was gasoline vehicle exhaust(30.2%),followed by biomass burning and natural gas usage(22.6%),while NMHCs at Site S were mainly influenced by industrial process and solvent use(23.9%)and gasoline vehicle exhaust(20.2%).
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