A Spatial-Temporal Resolved Validation of Source Apportionment by Measurements of Ambient VOCs in Central China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Jia Yu¹  Shengwen Liang¹  Ting Yin¹  Ke Hu¹  Ping Xiang²  Zuwu Wang³  Hairong Cheng³  Longjiao Shen³ 

[1] Environmental Monitoring Center of Wuhan, Wuhan 430022, China;Nanjing Intelligent Environmental Sci-Tech Company Limited, Nanjing 211800, China;School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China;

关键词: vocs;    source apportionment;    pmf;    wuhan;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17030791

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Understanding the sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is essential in the implementation of abatement measures of ground-level ozone and secondary organic aerosols. In this study, we conducted offline VOC measurements at residential, industrial, and background sites in Wuhan City from July 2016 to June 2017. Ambient samples were simultaneously collected at each site and were analyzed using a gas chromatography−mass spectrometry/flame ionization detection system. The highest mixing ratio of total VOCs was measured at the industrial site, followed by the residential, and background sites. Alkanes constituted the largest percentage (>35%) in the mixing ratios of quantified VOCs at the industrial and residential sites, followed by oxy-organics and alkenes (15−25%).The values of aromatics and halohydrocarbons were less than 15%. By contrast, the highest values of oxy-organics accounted for more than 30%. The model of positive matrix factorization was applied to identify the VOC sources and quantify the relative contributions of various sources. Gasoline-related emission (the combination of gasoline exhaust and gas vapor) was the most important VOC-source in the industrial and residential areas, with a relative contribution of 32.1% and 40.4%, respectively. Industrial process was the second most important source with a relative contribution ranging from 30.0% to 40.7%. The relative contribution of solvent usage was 6.5−22.3%. Meanwhile, the relative contribution of biogenic emission was only within the range of 2.0−5.0%. These findings implied the importance of controlling gasoline-related and industrial VOC emissions in reducing the VOC emissions in Wuhan.

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