Biomass burning tracers in rural and urban ultraﬁne particles in Xi'an, China

Objective & Hypothesis:To investigate the impact of biomass burning emissions on ultraﬁne particles (PM0.133: particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 0.133 mm), biomass burning tracers (including levoglucosan, mannonsan and Kþ) were measured at a rural and an urban sites in Xi'an during winter heating period.

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Key Findings & Data:The average levoglucosan concentrations of rural and urban PM0.133 were 0.93 ± 0.32 mgm 3 and 0.29 ± 0.14 mgm 3, respectively.

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Conclusion & Impact:It can be concluded that the major source of rural biomass burning was the combustion of crop residuals and softwood.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

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To investigate the impact of biomass burning emissions on ultraﬁne particles (PM0.133: particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 0.133 mm), biomass burning tracers (including levoglucosan, mannonsan and Kþ) were measured at a rural and an urban sites in Xi'an during winter heating period. The average levoglucosan concentrations of rural and urban PM0.133 were 0.93 ± 0.32 mgm 3 and 0.29 ± 0.14 mgm 3, respectively. Comparable PM0.133 mannosan concentrations were observed in rural samples (0.16 ± 0.26 mgm 3) and urban samples (0.17 ± 0.10 mgm 3). Higher correlation between levoglucosan and Kþ was obtained for urban samples (R ¼ 0.86) than that for rural samples (R ¼ 0.72). The levoglucosan to Kþ ratio was found to be higher for rural samples (0.77 ± 0.39) compared to that for urban samples (0.32 ± 0.14). Levoglucosan to mannosan ratios averaged 7.86 and 2.83 for rural and urban samples, respectively. It can be concluded that the major source of rural biomass burning was the combustion of crop residuals and softwood. The contributions of biomass burning to OC ranged from 19% to 32%, with an average of 24% for rural samples. The results provide a better understanding on the rural and urban magnitude of levoglucosan and contributions of biomass burning in Xi'an.

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ZHU, C., CAO, J., TSAİ, C., ZHANG, Z., TAO, J. (2017). Biomass burning tracers in rural and urban ultraﬁne particles in Xi'an, China. Atmospheric Pollution Research, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 4, 614–618. https://ajindex.com/articles/218436

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