A methodological framework for improving air quality monitoring network layout. Applications to environment management

This work aims to provide a methodology framework which allows to improve the performance and efficiency of an air quality monitoring network (AQMN). It requires to be constituted by a minimum and reliable number of measurement sites. Nevertheless, the AQMN efficiency should be assessed over time, as a consequence of the possible emergence of new emission sources of air pollutants, which could lead to variations on their spatial distribution within the target area. PM₁₀ particles data monitored by the Community of Madrid's (Spain) AQMN between 2008 and 2017 were used to develop a methodology to optimize the AQMN performance. The annual spatial distribution of average PM₁₀ levels over the studied period monitored by all current stations vs those more representative was provided by a geographic information system (GIS), and the percentage of similarity between both postulates was quantified using simple linear regression (> 95%). As one innovative tool of this study, the practical application of the proposed methodology was validated using PM₁₀ particles data measured by AQMN during 2007 and 2018, reaching a similitude degree higher than 95%. The influence of temporal variation on the proposed methodological framework was around 20%.The proposed methodology sets criteria for identifying non-redundant stations within AQMN, it is also able to appropriately assess the representativeness of fixed monitoring sites within an AQMN and it complements the guidelines set by European legislation on air pollutants monitoring at fixed stations, which could help to tackle efforts to improve the air quality management.     

利用LUR模型模拟天津市大气污染物浓度的空间分布

针对传统监测方法无法满足对大气污染物空间分布高分辨率的要求,以Arcgis为平台,利用LUR模型模拟天津市PM10和NO2年均浓度的空间分布.选取的回归变量为1~4km半径缓冲区内的道路总长度、不同土地利用类型的面积、人口密度、风向指数及距海距离,选取3个监测点的监测数据对方程进行了验证.结果表明,对PM10年均浓度影响最大的因素是缓冲区为1km的道路总长度(R2为0.560),而对NO2年均浓度影响最大的因素是人口密度(R2为0.414).多元线性回归方程计算结果显示,PM10和NO2的R2分别达到0.946和0.691;如果考虑风向的影响,R2可分别提高到0.980和0.849.对天津市中心城区建立5km′5km网格嵌套,根据多元线性回归方程计算每个网格交点的污染物浓度模拟值.通过kriging插值得到2种污染物在天津市中心城区的空间模拟分布图.PM10年均浓度分布以研究区中心最高,向四周逐渐降低;NO2的年均浓度以研究区中心最低,向四周逐渐升高.模拟结果与实际情况相符.     

Understanding the sources and composition of the incremental excess of fine particles across multiple sampling locations in one air shed

Well-designed health studies and the development of effective regulatory policies need to rely on an understanding of the incremental differences in particulate matter concentrations and their sources. Although only a limited number of studies have been conducted to examine spatial differences in sources to particulate matter within an air shed, routine monitoring data can be used to better understand these differences. Measurements from the US EPA Chemical Speciation Network （CSN） collected between 2002-2008 were analyzed to demonstrate the utility of regulatory data across three sites located within 100 km of each other. Trends in concentrations, source contribution, and incremental excesses across three sites were investigated using the Positive Matrix Factorization model. Similar yearly trends in chemical composition were observed across all sites, however, excesses of organic matter and elemental carbon were observed in the urban center that originated from local emissions of mobile sources and biomass buming. Secondary sulfate and secondary nitrate constituted over half of the PM2.5 with no spatial differences observed across sites. For these components, the excess of emissions from industrial sources could be directly quantified. This study demonstrates that CSN data from multiple sites can be successfully used to derive consistent source profiles and source contributions for regional pollution, and that CSN data can be used to quantify incremental differences in source contributions of across these sites. The analysis strategy can be used in other regions of the world to take advantage of existing ambient particulate matter monitoring data to better the understanding of spatial differences in source contributions within a given air shed.     

Benzene and lead exposure assessment among occupational bus drivers in Bangkok traffic

IntroductionAirpollutionproblemsasaresultoffastgrowthinthetotalnumberofvehiclesinurbancitiesareontheincrease .PreliminaryepidemiologicalexposureassessmentsuggestthatthedetrimentaleffectofairpollutiongeneratedbyvehiculartrafficindevelopingcitieslikeBangkok…     

大规模空气质量监测数据缺失处理方法实证研究

基于2016年1月至2021年7月的全国1654个国控监测点小时级的6种污染物空气质量监测数据,研究缺失值处理方法、效果及其影响.模拟实验表明交替最小二乘下的低秩矩阵插补算法相比于其他缺失值处理方法拥有更小的均方根误差、平均百分比误差,更高的相关系数和更快的运算速度,在大规模数据集上性能更优.实证分析表明应用文本方法得到的插补值是有效且合理的,缺失值插补前后污染物浓度评估值会有±10%以内的变化,插补后的数据集更加准确和完备.本文建议在基于空气质量监测数据研究时应先采用本文中的缺失数据处理方法,对监测数据中存在的缺失数据进行插补,提高研究所使用监测数据的完整性,保证相关计算结果的准确性和有效性.     

Population risk assessment of ambient benzene and evaluation of benzene regulation in gasoline in Japan

The aggregate population cancer risk due to ambient benzene was evaluated for the entire Japanese population. This was done using data of ambient NO_x levels measured at as many as 2000 air pollution monitoring stations nationwide and the regression equation between the levels of benzene and NO_x obtained by continuous monitoring. The population-weighted exposure levels for the roadside population and general-environment population were calculated to be 2.1 ppb and 1.0 ppb, respectively. Eighty-four percent of the entire population was exposed to a lifetime cancer risk level of 1᎒^-5 or greater, and the annual number of cancer deaths was estimated to be 29.6 cases at the 1997 benzene level. Due to the regulation which established the upper limit of benzene content in gasoline to be 1 vol. % by January 2000, the total emission of benzene was estimated to be reduced by 27%, compared to 1993. The annual number of cancer deaths was expected to be reduced by 8.8 cases through the regulation of benzene in gasoline. Japanese petroleum companies have estimated the annual cost of the reduction of the benzene content in gasoline to be 25.6 billion yen. The cost per life saved by the regulation of benzene in gasoline is estimated to be 2.9 billion yen. The method implemented in this study to predict population risk is useful for identifying potential risk management options and evaluating their effectiveness before making decisions.     

雅安市环境空气质量时空动态变化及改善途径分析

根据雅安市4个空气自动站监测数据,按照《环境空气质量标准》(GB3095-2012)中的二级标准,采用综合污染指数法分析了雅安市2009~2013年环境空气质量时空动态变化趋势及其影响因素。结果表明:从年际变化看,PM1 0和SO 2浓度呈下降趋势,NO2浓度在2013年略有上升;年内变化显示,各污染物浓度季节变化明显,冬季污染最严重,污染程度由高到低的顺序为冬季、秋季、春季、夏季;空间变化显示,SO2浓度存在一定的空间差异性,各监测点位SO 2浓度随年限均呈下降趋势。NO 2和PM 10浓度空间分布差异明显。雅安空气环境综合污染指数呈下降趋势,空气污染程度得到了明显缓解,空气质量逐渐改善,并在上述研究基础上,提出了环境空气质量的改善途径。     

区域空气质量监测网络优化布点方法研究

通过分析区域空气质量监测网络(RAQMN)优化布点的各种限制因素,利用空气质量模型模拟数据构建综合评价浓度,建立以最大贴近度为优化目标,以建设成本、地形、行政区域、人口布局和空间覆盖率等为约束条件的RAQMN优化布点方法.以珠江三角洲为案例背景,利用此方法分析了考虑常规污染物(SO2、NO2和PM10)、区域特征污染物(O3和PM2.5)和同时考虑包括常规、区域特征污染物等多种污染物组合3种情景下的RAQMN的优化布点.结果表明,该方法能够成功地应用于RAQMN的优化选址.与仅考虑常规污染物和仅考虑区域特征污染物的优化结果相比,同时考虑多种污染物优化结果的空间代表性更好,更能满足RAQMN的监测目标与优化布点的要求.     

2015年“十一”期间北京市大气重污染过程分析

采用垂直观测、地面观测、PM_2.5化学组分观测和气团轨迹分析等手段,对2015年10月份北京市一次大气重污染过程进行了分析.结果表明,重污染时近地面层气溶胶消光系数升高,污染物主要积聚在600m以下.重污染期间气象要素特征为：风场弱,湿度大,地面受弱气压场控制,边界层高度极低.重污染期间不同站点PM_2.5浓度变化趋势和峰值出现时间较为一致;大部分时段PM_2.5中NO₃^-浓度明显高于其他组分;周边区域受重污染的影响面积相对较小,高浓度区主要集中在北京市及近周边地区.多手段的观测结果以及PM_2.5浓度与气象要素和各化学组分的相关性分析的结果均表明：区域传输,包括秸秆焚烧,对本次北京市重污染天气过程具有一定的影响,但本地机动车排放在不利气象条件下的积累、二次转化以及垂直方向空间的极端压缩是导致重污染的主要原因.     

佳木斯市室内空气污染现状及治理措施

阐述了佳未斯市室内空气污染现状,时监测数据进行了统计、分析.结果表明佳木斯市室内空气污染严重,主要污染因子为TVOC、甲醛、苯系物,其中TVOC超标比例最大.针对室内空气污染现状,提出了具体防范治理措施.     

沈阳市空气污染特征

以沈阳市8个国控环境空气监测点位和一个清洁对照点位2004年全年小时浓度为基础数据,研究了沈阳市空气PM₁₀、SO₂和NO₂的季节变化、日变化、空间分布及综合污染指数(API)等空气污染特征,并用1995～2004年的监测数据,分析了沈阳市空气质量的总体变化趋势.结果表明,首要污染物为PM₁₀,其空气污染具有典型的煤烟型污染季节特征,环境空气质量在1995～2004年期间逐年好转.     

不同时间尺度气象要素与空气污染关系的KZ滤波研究

空气污染状况受气象要素和污染源排放的共同影响,为了评估大气污染控制措施的效果,需将由污染源排放的浓度数据分离出来.本文利用KZ滤波方法将天津市6个监测站点2015~2017年逐日的O₃、PM_2.5和PM₁₀浓度资料和6个同期气象数据分解为长期分量、短期分量和季节分量,计算各分量对原始时间序列方差的贡献.采用逐步回归法建立O₃及颗粒物3种分量与相应尺度气象要素的线性模型.结果表明,上述3种污染物浓度数据经分解后,季节分量对总方差贡献最大,其次为短期分量;气温和相对湿度是影响O₃季节和短期分量的主要气象因素,其中温度占主导地位,且呈现正相关,与相对湿度呈负相关;风速、气压、降水与颗粒物的短期及季节浓度变化呈负相关,相对湿度与之呈正相关,温度与短期分量呈正相关、与季节分量的变化呈负相关;经逐步回归消除气象影响的PM₁₀的长期分量有波动下降的趋势,PM_2.5浓度在2017年年初有所上升,其余部分有下降趋势,O₃长期分量浓度有所上升;这几年间颗粒物污染控制措施的效果较为显著,O₃污染有所加重.     

Air quality nearby road traffic tunnel portals： BTEX monitoring

A monitoring campaign of BTEX （benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o- m- and p-xylene） was carried out nearby two tunnel portals in the urban area of Naples with the aim to verify air quality in this kind of urban sites. Sampling was carried out using the active adsorption technique. Sampling time was 1 h. Ambient temperature and traffic flow measurements were carried out during each sampling operation. The results indicate that average benzene concentrations at both sites exceed the limit value of 10 μg/Nm^3 established by the European Community （EC） （Dir. 2000/69）. Concentration levels of other BTEX are relatively high as well. A correlation between BTEX concentration and two wheeler vehicle flow was observed.     

Optimal estimators for ambient air quality levels

Procedures to estimate missing data, determine extrema, and derive uncertainties for data collected in ambient air monitoring networks are presented. The optimal linear estimators used obtain unbiased, minimum variance results based on the temporal and spatial correlation of the data and estimates of sample uncertainty. The first estimator interpolates missing data. The second estimator derives extrema, e.g. minimum and maximum concentrations, from the completed data set. Together the estimators can be used to check the validity of monitored observations, identify outliers, and estimate regional and local components of pollutant levels. The estimators are evaluated using data collected in urban air quality monitoring networks in Houston, Philadelphia and St Louis.     

城市空气质量监测网络评估方法

通过研究借鉴多个国家/城市的研究实践,提出了城市空气治理监测网络（UAAMNA）评估管理的方法,包括评估思路与流程,评估关键指标,针对不同污染物的评估方法等.以沈阳市及周边6个城市共46个国控监测站点的监测网络为背景,基于2013~2018年日尺度空气质量数据,考虑监测成本,对沈阳市PM_2.5监测网络进行评估,结果表明,沈河区增加1个最高浓度站点,大东区增加1个高人口密度区站点,皇姑区增加1个跨界传输点;在沈阳-铁岭,沈阳-本溪,沈阳-辽阳方向增设跨区域站点.未来建立空气质量监测网络定期评估制度、加强跨区域边界站点布设、实施区分监测点位类型评估、区分污染物类型评估是UAAMN的发展方向.     

基于监测及Kriging方法的京津冀地区大气污染物暴露分布研究

为了实现充分利用已有环境监测站点数据进行人群精细化暴露评估的目的,同时解决某些待测人群社区周边无监测站点时数据的选择问题,以保定市作为大气高污染研究城市,基于现场监测和Kriging（克里金插值）空间分析方法,明确了在研究大气污染物人群暴露时,某一个固定监测站污染物数据的代表性问题.研究表明:对于大气中φ（SO₂）、φ（NO₂）、颗粒物及其组分,空气质量监测点位的代表性一般为5~6 km;对于φ（CO）、φ（O₃）和φ（VOCs）,它们在城市不同地区的空间分布更为均匀,空气质量监测点位的代表性范围更大.通过使用Radial Basis Functions（径向基函数,RBF）、Local Polynomial Interpolation（局部多项式插值,LPI）、Inverse Distance Weighting（反距离权重插值,IDW）、Kriging、Kernel Smoothing（内核平滑插值,KS）和Diffusion Kernel（内核扩散插值,DK）等6种空间分析方法对大气污染物浓度进行预测发现,Kriging方法对大气污染物浓度预测时可使预测值和实测值间的偏差小于10%,准确度最高.因此,在进行某城市某点位的污染物人群暴露浓度预测时,若该点位周边5 km以内有空气质量监测点位,则可用该点位的监测值代替;若5 km以内没有空气质量监测点位,则可基于最近监测点位的污染物浓度进行Kriging空间插值,从而获得该点位的污染物暴露水平.      

Studies on the effects of air pollution on limestone degradation in Great Britain

The CEGB and the Cathedrals Advisory Commission for England formed a Joint Working Party in 1985 to promote a research programme aimed at improving the understanding of the relationships between stone decay, atmospheric pollution and other factors. The programme has included exposure of limestone samples at York Minster and eight other sites in England and Scotland selected to give a mix of urban, marine and rural locations. All of the sites have comprehensive air pollution and meteorological monitoring and measurement of rainfall chemistry. At two sites samples have been fumigated with controlled levels of sulphur dioxide.Over all sites, there was a significant trend to increased weight loss with increase in average sulphur dioxide concentration, but a negative trend with total nitrogen oxides and with nitrogen dioxide. For sample exposures longer than 200 days, the sulphur dioxide dependence at the inland Liphook fumigation site was about half that found near the coast at Littlehampton. There was no significant trend to increase weight loss with total rainfall amount for the complete data set, but the analysis was dominated by the very wet Scottish site, which experienced the lowest average concentrations of air pollutants.A theoretical model for the chemical dissolution of rainwashed limestone has been derived from consideration of the ion and mass balances between the incident rain water and run-off water. The model has been fitted to the measured loss rates from the stonework field trials. With the exception of the very wet Scottish site, the difference between the stone loss rate, calculated from the model, and the mean measured loss rate for any particular exposure was generally smaller than the variation between the triplicate samples. Variation in the dry deposition velocity between sites and exposure periods does not appear to have been a very significant factor, and no residual effect due to the concentrations of nitrogen oxides was found. The natural solubility of limestone in water was the dominant term in describing the stone loss, and neutralization of the rainfall acidity the least significant. The volume of the intercepted rainfall and the variation in the pH of the run-off water with rainfall intensity have been identified as the two most significant terms which require more precise quantification. The data from the inland fumigation site used in the model predict a stone loss due to sulphur dioxide in the air of less than 1 μm yr⁻¹ surface recession per ppb SO₂.     

Considerations on air pollution monitoring network design in the light of spatio-temporal variations of data

Spatial and temporal variations of air pollution data obtained from ambient air monitoring stations are studied. Spatial correlation fields and spatial distributions of long-term averages are subject to yearly and seasonal changes for NO₂ and SO₂ concentrations. Many previous works for monitoring network design did not pay much attention to these changes. Fundamental policies for a rational network design are proposed: (1) optimality should be pursued within the accuracy limits ensured by the model fields, (2) network designs should be based on features of the air pollution fields, especially yearly and seasonal fluctuations evaluated from actual monitoring data, and (3) some redundancy is necessary in a network to examine whether or not the required accuracy representing the air pollution field is attained.     

Relationship of non-methane hydrocarbons and NOx to ozone formation in the atmosphere of Bahrain

The hourly air quality monitoring data for hydrocarbons, NO_x, and ozone were analyzed from two sites; one north of the industrial areas in Sitra and the other one located south on the east coast. The background levels of non-methane hydrocarbons at both sites were in excess of the U.S. federal ambient air quality standard of 0.24 ppm most of the time. The U.S. ozone air quality hourly standard of 0.12 ppm. however, was exceeded twice only at Sitra during high ambient NO _x concentrations greater than 0.15 ppm and high non-methane hydrocarbon levels of 10 ppm. The suitability of introducing the U.S. standard for non-methane hydrocarbons to the region is discussed.     

Assessing the impact of air pollution sources in Hong Kong, a densely populated city

As the simple dispersion model tested is not sufficiently accurate to predict the SO2 concentration in complex terrain commonly encountered amongst high rise buildings in Hong Kong, and the lack of comprehensive local wind data at most sites prevents the use of more advanced dispersion model to assess the impact of major air pollutant sources, a receptor model approach is adopted for the apportionment of air pollution sources in Hong Kong. The preliminary results obtained are presented and discussed.