High Loadings of Water-soluble Oxalic Acid and Related Compounds in PM2.5 Aerosols in Eastern Central India: Influence of Biomass Burning and Photochemical Processing

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Title:	High Loadings of Water-soluble Oxalic Acid and Related Compounds in PM2.5 Aerosols in Eastern Central India: Influence of Biomass Burning and Photochemical Processing
Authors:	Deshmukh, Dhananjay K. Kawamura, Kimitaka Gupta, Tarun Haque, Md Mozammel Zhang, Yan-Lin Sing, Dharmendra K. Ying I. Tsai(蔡瀛逸)
Contributors:	Chubu Univ, Chubu Inst Adv Studies, Kasugai Indian Inst Technol Kanpur, Dept Civil Engn Nanjing Univ Informat Sci & Technol, Yale NUIST Ctr Atmospher Environm, Sch Appl Meteorol CNRS, Inst Res Catalysis & Environm Lyon IRCELYON, French Natl Ctr Sci Res Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Environm Engn & Sci
Keywords:	Water-soluble organic aerosols Dicarboxylic acids Secondary formation Photochemical production Biomass burning emission
Date:	2019-12
Issue Date:	2020-07-29 13:54:30 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	TAIWAN ASSOC AEROSOL RES-TAAR
Abstract:	Water-soluble organic compounds are important constituents of atmospheric aerosols and have been recognized as unique fingerprints to identify atmospheric processes. Fine aerosol samples (PM2.5) were collected at Ambikapur (23.1 degrees N and 83.2 degrees E) in eastern central India from March to June 2017. The samples were analyzed for water-soluble dicarboxylic acids (C-2-C-12), glyoxylic acid (omega C-2), glyoxal (Gly), methylglyoxal (MeGly), organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC) and water-soluble OC (WSOC). Oxalic acid (C-2) was detected as the most abundant species, followed by succinic (C-4) and malonic (C-3) acids. Temporal variation in concentrations of C-2 diacid and related compounds was pronounced from early to late April when biomass burning (BB) was dominant in eastern central India. Strong positive correlations of C-2 diacid and related compounds with levoglucosan (r = 0.83-0.99) further demonstrate that organic aerosols (OAs) were affected by BB in eastern central India. Strong positive correlations of C-2 with saturated diacids (C-3-C-9: r = 0.78-0.97), omega C-2 (r = 0.98), Gly (r = 0.96) and MeGly (r = 0.84) suggest that their sources and formation processes were similar and oxalic acid might be produced via the photochemical degradation of precursor compounds. The relatively high ratios of WSOC to OC (avg. 0.69) and C-3 to C-4 diacid (avg. 0.95) suggest that water-soluble OAs were photochemically processed during the campaign. The total water-soluble organic compounds detected in Ambikapur PM2.5 samples accounted for an average of 1.9% (1.1-3.1%) of OC. Our results demonstrate that BB and photochemical processing caused high levels of water-soluble organic compounds over eastern central India.
Relation:	Aerosol and Air Quality Research, v.19, n.12, pp.2625-2644
Appears in Collections:	[Dept. of Environmental Engineering and Science (including master's program)] Periodical Articles

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