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Impact of sand and dust storms on the atmospheric environment and its source in Tianjin-China.
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The Science of the total environment [Sci Total Environ] 2022 Jun 15; Vol. 825, pp. 153980. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 22. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Sand and dust storms (SDS) frequently hit northern China and adversely impact both environment and health. The carbonaceous components, inorganic elements, water-soluble ions, and meteorological parameters of several severe SDS episodes have been measured in a supersite in Tianjin, which is a big and representative city located in SDS transmission pathway in northern China. Six SDS episodes were identified in Spring, 2021. The maximum PM <subscript>10</subscript> mass concentration was 2684 and 1664 μg/m <superscript>3</superscript> in SDS1 and SDS3, respectively. North and northwest wind was dominant and significant differences were found in wind speed and RH between the SDS and non-SDS episodes. North dust from Inner Mongolia and Mongolia was determined by back trajectory analysis as the probable source region. The mass concentration of SO <subscript>4</subscript> <superscript>2-</superscript> , NO <subscript>3</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> , and NH <subscript>4</subscript> <superscript>+</superscript> decreased in PM <subscript>2.5</subscript> . Increase of Na <superscript>+</superscript> and K <superscript>+</superscript> and low SO <subscript>4</subscript> <superscript>2-</superscript> <subscript>SDS</subscript> / SO <subscript>4</subscript> <superscript>2-</superscript> <subscript>non-SDS</subscript> indicate dust source for short length SDS transmission in northern China. The ratio of elements could also be used to distinguish SDS and non-SDS episodes identify north and northwest source for the SDS episodes. Pb/Al, Zn/Al, and Si/Al could be regarded as indicators for SDS and non-SDS episodes, Ca/Al and Ca/Si can help to indicate SDS source direction. This study provides a variety of evidences for the dust source identification and reveals the characteristics of the most severe SDS episodes of the decade in Tianjin during Spring 2021.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-1026
- Volume :
- 825
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Science of the total environment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35217037
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153980