Characteristics of Ambient Black Carbon Mass and Size-Resolved Particle Number Concentrations during Corn Straw Open-Field Burning Episode Observations at a Rural Site in Southern Taiwan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Monitoring Site, Monitoring Equipment, and Data Collection
2.2. Absorption Ångström Exponent Estimation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Meteorological Conditions during the Reference and Event Days
3.2. BC Concentration and Absorption Ångström Exponent Value during the Reference and Event Days
3.3. Total Particle and Ultrafine Particle Number Concentrations during the Reference and Event Days
3.4. Characteristic of Particle Number Size Distribution during Corn Straw Open-Field Burning
3.5. Short-Term Effect on the Air Quality during the Episode Period
3.6. Relationship between BC and Size-Resolved Particle Number Concentrations during the Non-Episode and Episode Periods
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Monitoring Period | Wind Speed m·s−1 | Wind Direction | Temperature °C | Relative Humidity % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Non-episode period a | 1.6 | NNW-NNE | 16.2 | 68.4 |
Episode period b | 1.1 | NW-N | 19.7 | 71.8 |
Monitoring Period | 18–32 nm | 32–56 nm | 56–100 nm | 100–180 nm | 180–320 nm | 320–560 nm | Other Size c |
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Particle number, cm−3 | |||||||
Non-episode period a | 1.12 × 103 | 2.15 × 103 | 2.12 × 103 | 1.05 × 103 | 5.83 × 102 | 2.68 × 102 | 1.85 × 102 |
(15.0%) | (28.7%) | (28.3%) | (14.1%) | (7.8%) | (3.6%) | (2.5%) | |
Episode period b | 3.58 × 102 | 4.47 × 103 | 1.50 × 104 | 1.52 × 104 | 3.74 × 103 | 5.07 × 102 | 1.36 × 102 |
(2.1%) | (11.2%) | (37.6%) | (38.1%) | (9.4%) | (1.3%) | (0.3%) |
Monitoring Period | 18–32 nm | 32–56 nm | 56–100 nm | 100–180 nm | 180–320 nm | 320–560 nm | Other Size c |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-episode period a | 0.209 | 0.090 | 0.041 | 0.195 | 0.566 | 0.597 | 0.239 |
Episode period b | 0.107 | 0.518 | 0.827 | 0.910 | 0.845 | 0.794 | 0.643 |
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Cheng, Y.-H.; Yang, L.-S. Characteristics of Ambient Black Carbon Mass and Size-Resolved Particle Number Concentrations during Corn Straw Open-Field Burning Episode Observations at a Rural Site in Southern Taiwan. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070688
Cheng Y-H, Yang L-S. Characteristics of Ambient Black Carbon Mass and Size-Resolved Particle Number Concentrations during Corn Straw Open-Field Burning Episode Observations at a Rural Site in Southern Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(7):688. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070688
Chicago/Turabian StyleCheng, Yu-Hsiang, and Li-Sing Yang. 2016. "Characteristics of Ambient Black Carbon Mass and Size-Resolved Particle Number Concentrations during Corn Straw Open-Field Burning Episode Observations at a Rural Site in Southern Taiwan" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 7: 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13070688