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Variability of non-volatile fractions of atmospheric aerosol particles with traffic influence
AbstractEmissions from vehicular traffic are considered to be a major source of anthropogenic submicrometer particles in the urban environment. In this study, volatile and non-volatile number and volume fractions were distinguished in particles sampled for three consecutive days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) close to a highway (HW) (A4) in Germany and for one day in the urban area of Aachen, Germany. A volatility tandem differential mobility analyzer (VTDMA) and a thermodenuder (TD) combined with two scanning mobility particle sizers (SMPS) were used to get insight into a size-resolved mixing state of volatile and non-volatile particle fractions. Operating the VTDMA at 280°C, the number size distribution of non-volatile particle cores was determined for initial particle sizes of 30, 50, 80, and 150nm. The number size distributions from 10 to 400nm of ambient and non-volatile aerosol particles were measured by using parallel a SMPS and TD/SMPS combination, respectively. Number size distributions measured near the HW showed a bimodal size distribution with a maximum number concentration at particle sizes between 10 and 20nm. The TD/SMPS results for the HW site revealed that the nucleation mode disappeared after heating (completely volatile) and in total 10–20% by number of traffic-related particles were non-volatile. The VTDMA results revealed that only 22% of the 30nm particles had a non-volatile core above the instrument detection limit of 10nm. With increasing particle diameter, this non-volatile number fraction increased to ca. 60% for 50nm particles and to approximately 100% for 80 and 150nm particles. These findings mean that each particle in the upper Aitken and lower accumulation mode range contains a non-volatile core. With increasing traffic influence the number fraction of less-volatile particles representing mainly primary soot emissions increases to 62% for 50nm particles and 71% for 80nm particles.
Variability of non-volatile fractions of atmospheric aerosol particles with traffic influence
AbstractEmissions from vehicular traffic are considered to be a major source of anthropogenic submicrometer particles in the urban environment. In this study, volatile and non-volatile number and volume fractions were distinguished in particles sampled for three consecutive days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) close to a highway (HW) (A4) in Germany and for one day in the urban area of Aachen, Germany. A volatility tandem differential mobility analyzer (VTDMA) and a thermodenuder (TD) combined with two scanning mobility particle sizers (SMPS) were used to get insight into a size-resolved mixing state of volatile and non-volatile particle fractions. Operating the VTDMA at 280°C, the number size distribution of non-volatile particle cores was determined for initial particle sizes of 30, 50, 80, and 150nm. The number size distributions from 10 to 400nm of ambient and non-volatile aerosol particles were measured by using parallel a SMPS and TD/SMPS combination, respectively. Number size distributions measured near the HW showed a bimodal size distribution with a maximum number concentration at particle sizes between 10 and 20nm. The TD/SMPS results for the HW site revealed that the nucleation mode disappeared after heating (completely volatile) and in total 10–20% by number of traffic-related particles were non-volatile. The VTDMA results revealed that only 22% of the 30nm particles had a non-volatile core above the instrument detection limit of 10nm. With increasing particle diameter, this non-volatile number fraction increased to ca. 60% for 50nm particles and to approximately 100% for 80 and 150nm particles. These findings mean that each particle in the upper Aitken and lower accumulation mode range contains a non-volatile core. With increasing traffic influence the number fraction of less-volatile particles representing mainly primary soot emissions increases to 62% for 50nm particles and 71% for 80nm particles.
Variability of non-volatile fractions of atmospheric aerosol particles with traffic influence
Wehner, Birgit (author) / Philippin, Sabine (author) / Wiedensohler, Alfred (author) / Scheer, Volker (author) / Vogt, Rainer (author)
Atmospheric Environment ; 38 ; 6081-6090
2004-08-04
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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