Size distributions of fine and ultrafine particles in the city of Strasbourg: correlation between number of particles and concentrations of NO(x) and SO(2) gases and some soluble ions concentration determination.
Size distributions of fine and ultrafine particles in the city of Strasbourg: correlation between number of particles and concentrations of NO(x) and SO(2) gases and some soluble ions concentration determination.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.022
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发表时间:
2008
影响因子:
8.7
通讯作者:
E. Roth;D. Kehrli;K. Bonnot;G. Trouvé
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作者:
E. Roth;D. Kehrli;K. Bonnot;G. Trouvé
An Electrical Low Pressure Impactor (ELPI) was used during spring and autumn 2003 in the centre of Strasbourg for the measurement of atmospheric aerosols size distribution. The concentration of NOxand SO2in air was simultaneously measured with specific analysers. Samples were collected in the range 0.007–10μm in equivalent aerodynamic diameter size. Number distributions are representative of a pollution originating from urban traffic with a particle size distribution exhibiting a nucleation mode below 29nm and an accumulation mode around 80nm in size. A mean particle density equal to 39000±35000 total particles per cm3with a size ranging from 7 to 10μm was obtained after a sampling period of 2 weeks in spring. About 86.9% of the number of particles have an aerodynamic diameter below 0.1μm and 13.1% between 0.1 and 1μm. Correlation coefficients between the number of particles impacted on each ELPI plate and gas concentrations (SO2and NOx) showed that the numbers of particles with diameter between 0.10 and 0.62μm are highly related to the NOxconcentration. This result indicates that particles are traffic induced since NOxis mainly emitted by cars as shown by measurements on various sites. Particles are less clearly correlated to the SO2concentration. Particle analysis on different ELPI plates for a sampling period of 2 weeks in autumn showed high level of soluble NO3−, SO42−and NH4+ions. Indeed, up to 90% b.w. of these three species were found in the particle range 0.1–1μm. The formation of particulate NH4NO3is favoured by high NOxconcentration, which induces the formation of gaseous HNO3.