Characteristics of ambient volatile organic compounds during spring O_3 pollution episode in Chengdu, China
Characteristics of ambient volatile organic compounds during spring O_3 pollution episode in Chengdu, China
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成都春季O_3污染期间环境挥发性有机物特征
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.08.014
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
6.9
通讯作者:
Yang Fumo
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作者:
Chen Dongyang;Zhou Li;Wang Chen;Liu Hefan;Qiu Yang;Shi Guangming;Song Danlin;Tan Qinwen;Yang Fumo
Surface ozone (O_3 ) has become a critical pollutant impeding air quality improvement in many Chinese megacities. Chengdu is a megacity located in Sichuan Basin in southwest China, where O_3 pollution occurs frequently in both spring and summer. In order to understand the elevated O_3 during spring in Chengdu, we conducted sampling campaign at three sites during O_3 pollution episodes in April. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) compositions at each site were similar, and oxygenated VOCs (OVOCs) concentrations accounted for the highest proportion (35%-45%), followed by alkanes, alkens (including acetylene), halohydrocarbons, and aromatics. The sensitivity of O_3 to its precursors was analyzed using an observation based box model. The relative incremental reactivity of OVOCs was larger than other precursors, suggesting that they also played the dominant role in O_3 formation. Furthermore, the positive matrix factorization model was used to identify the dominant emission sources and to evaluate their contribution to VOCs in the city. The main sources of VOCs in spring were from combustion (27.75%), industrial manufacturing (24.17%), vehicle exhaust (20.35%), and solvent utilization (18.35%). Discussions on VOCs and NO_x reduction schemes suggested that Chengdu was typical in the VOC-limited regime, and VOC emission reduction would help to prevent and control O_3. The analysis of emission reduction scenarios based on VOCs sources showed that the emission reduction ratio of VOCs to NO_2 needs to reach more than 3 in order to achieve O_3 prevention. Emission reduction from vehicular exhaust source and solvent utilization source may be more effective.