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Atmospheric Particulate Matter Pollution: Source, Transport and Effects

A special issue of Toxics (ISSN 2305-6304). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Pollution and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 967

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Shili Tian

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Institute of Analysis and Testing Beijing Academy of Science and Technology (Beijing Center for Physical and Chemical Analysis), Beijing, China
Interests: haze; aerosol chemistry; size distributions; health effects; source apportionment
Dr. Xingru Li

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Department of Chemistry, Analytical and Testing Center, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
Interests: aerosol chemical characteristics observation; source analysis and fine particle formation mechanism; collaborative control technology of PM2.5 and O3
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Particulate matter (PM) is among the most important atmospheric pollutants that negatively affect human health and visibility. In addition, PM plays a significant role in global climate change through its direct and indirect effects and ecosystem cycling. The source, formation mechanisms, and conversion processes of PM during haze events remain unclear due to its complexity. The factors that influence the health, environmental, and climate effects also need further study. Thus, this Special Issue aims to bring together recent research and reviews on the source, transport, and effects of atmospheric particulate matter.

The expected papers to be published in this Special Issue:

  • Rapid, high-selectivity, and high-sensitivity analytical methods for chemical constitution in atmospheric particulate matters;
  • Source apportionment, environmental distribution, transfer, modelling, and ecological impacts;
  • Human exposure and potential adverse health effects.

Dr. Shili Tian
Dr. Xingru Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • atmospheric particulate matters
  • pollutant transport
  • health effects
  • environmental implication
  • climatic effects
  • aerosol chemistry
  • source apportionment

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Pollution Characteristics and Source Apportionment of Black Carbon Aerosols during Spring in Beijing
by Wenkai Lei, Xingru Li, Zhongyi Yin, Lan Zhang and Wenji Zhao
Toxics 2024, 12(3), 202; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12030202 - 05 Mar 2024
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Black carbon (BC) aerosols are important for absorbing aerosols, affecting global climate change and regional air quality, and potentially harming human health. From March to May 2023, we investigated black carbon aerosol levels and air pollution in Beijing. Employing methods such as linear [...] Read more.
Black carbon (BC) aerosols are important for absorbing aerosols, affecting global climate change and regional air quality, and potentially harming human health. From March to May 2023, we investigated black carbon aerosol levels and air pollution in Beijing. Employing methods such as linear regression, Potential Source Contribution Function (PSCF) and Concentration-Weighted Trajectory (CWT), we analyzed the characteristics and sources of black carbon aerosols in the region. Results indicate that the light absorption coefficients of BC and BrC decrease with increasing wavelength, with BrC accounting for less than 40% at 370 nm. Daily variations in BC and PM2.5 concentrations exhibit similar trends, peaking in March, and BC displays a distinct bimodal hourly concentration structure during this period. Aethalometer model results suggest that liquid fuel combustion contributes significantly to black carbon (1.08 ± 0.71 μg·m−3), surpassing the contribution from solid fuel combustion (0.31 ± 0.2 μg·m−3). Furthermore, the significant positive correlation between BC and CO suggests that BC emissions in Beijing predominantly result from liquid fuel combustion. Potential source area analysis indicates that air masses of spring in Beijing mainly originate from the northwest (40.93%), while potential source areas for BC are predominantly distributed in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, as well as parts of the Shandong, Shanxi and Henan provinces. Moreover, this study reveals that dust processes during spring in Beijing have a limited impact on black carbon concentrations. This study’s findings support controlling pollution in Beijing and improving regional air quality. Full article
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