郑州市典型工业企业VOCs排放特征及风险评估

为了解郑州市不同行业企业挥发性有机物(VOCs)污染特征及潜在危害,通过Summa罐和气袋采集样品,之后采用GC-MS/FID对样品进行测定分析.结果表明:郑州市包装印刷企业排放VOCs组分主要为含氧VOCs(OVOCs),包括乙酸乙酯和异丙醇,占比93.1%以上;汽车制造、家具制造和涂料生产企业VOCs组分主要为芳香烃,占比为33.5%～90.0%,以间/对-二甲苯、邻-二甲苯和乙苯为主;食品加工企业VOCs中卤代烃占比较高,为52.3%;橡胶企业VOCs主要为卤代烃和烷烃,占比分别为25.5%和28.8%;石墨碳素企业VOCs主要为芳香烃和OVOCs,占比分别为28.5%和24.1%.对比以往研究发现,郑州市与其他城市溶剂使用企业VOCs排放特征较为类似,但由于生产工艺及原辅料使用不同,相同行业企业中不同环节VOCs组分存在差异.风险评估结果显示,各企业排放的VOCs组分对臭氧生成潜势(OFP)和危害指数(HI)贡献具有一定正关联性,尤其苯、甲苯、乙苯及二甲苯等C_6～C_8芳香烃对OFP和HI贡献较大.汽车制造企业3号和家具企业5号HI值分别为1.18和2.74,均高于EPA规定限值,主要与该企业生产过程中使用溶剂型原辅料有关,且排放的主要以芳香烃为主,尤其苯、甲苯、乙苯、二甲苯和三甲基苯等C_6～C_9苯系物对HI和OFP的贡献较高,今后需重点管控溶剂型企业VOCs的排放.     

厦门冬春季大气VOCs的污染特征及臭氧生成潜势

2014年1~4月在厦门市城区和郊区开展冬春季节大气样品的采集,采用大气预浓缩系统与GC/MS联用技术定量了48种大气挥发性有机物(VOCs),对比分析了冬春季城区和郊区大气VOCs的污染特征,并利用最大增量反应活性(MIR)估算了大气VOCs的臭氧生成潜势(OFP).结果表明,冬季厦门城区和郊区大气中VOCs的平均体积分数分别为11.13×10-9和7.17×10-9,春季厦门城区和郊区大气中VOCs的平均体积分数分别为24.88×10-9和11.27×10-9,且均表现为烷烃芳香烃烯烃.通过B/T值探讨城区和郊区VOCs的来源发现,机动车和溶剂挥发是城区VOCs的主要来源,郊区VOCs除了局地源的贡献外,还受到外来污染物扩散传输的影响.城、郊区的主要VOCs包括丙烯、正丁烷、异丁烷、正戊烷、异戊烷、正己烷、苯、甲苯、乙苯和间对二甲苯,这10种组分对两地VOCs的贡献表现为春季(城区和郊区分别为62.83%和53.74%)高于冬季(城区和郊区分别为61.57%和45.83%).城、郊区VOCs的臭氧生成潜势分析显示,芳香烃的相对贡献率最大,其次是烯烃,烷烃最小.C3、C4类烯烃和苯系物是厦门城区和郊区活性较高的物种,对臭氧的贡献较大.比较观测期间城区和郊区VOCs的平均MIR值可知,郊区VOCs的活性高于城区.     

广州番禺大气成分站复合污染过程VOCs对O3与SOA的生成潜势

通过对广州番禺大气成分站(GPACS)的历史观测数据进行分析,结果表明在P1(2011-09-02~2011-09-05)和P2(2012-06-12~2012-06-15)期间发生典型灰霾过程并伴有高臭氧(O_3)值事件的发生.在P1和P2复合污染过程中,日能见度变化范围分别为5.78~6.91 km和5.60~9.25 km,最大8 h O_3体积分数分别为92.14×10~(-9)和91.29×10~(-9).在检测到的55种挥发性有机物(VOCs)中,烯烃和芳香烃的活性最高,对等效丙烯浓度和最大O_3体积分数的贡献分别为41%、39%,28%、54%(P1过程)和35%、46%,22%、61%(P2过程).利用气溶胶生成系数(FAC)估算污染过程的二次有机气溶胶(SOA)的生成潜势,发现烷烃、烯烃、芳香烃对SOA的生成潜势分别占13.2%、21.4%、65.4%(P1过程)和4.6%、13.8%、81.6%(P2过程).甲苯、异戊二烯、乙苯、间/对二甲苯是对O_3与SOA生成贡献大的物种.污染物从城区的输送、持续静小风、高温低湿以及强烈辐射共同导致这两次灰霾过程中高臭氧浓度事件的形成.     

廊坊开发区8~9月O3污染过程VOCs污染特征及来源分析

使用ZF-PKU-1007大气挥发性有机物（VOCs）在线连续监测系统,于2018年8月25日至9月30日在廊坊开发区对99种VOCs进行监测,并开展不同O₃污染情况下ω（VOCs）特征、大气反应活性及来源研究.结果表明,监测期间廊坊开发区ω（VOCs）平均为（75.17±38.67）×10^-9,O₃污染日和清洁日ω（VOCs）平均分别为（112.33±30.96）×10^-9和（66.25±34.84）×10^-9,污染日ω（VOCs）较清洁日偏高69.6%;对于大气反应活性,污染日和清洁日VOCs对臭氧生成潜势（OFP）的贡献均以醛酮类、芳香烃、烯烃和烷烃为主,对于羟基消耗速率（L_·OH）,污染日以芳香烃（30.0%）和烯烃（25.8%）为主,而清洁日烯烃贡献（29.8%）略高于芳香烃（28.0%）;PMF源解析结果显示,机动车排放（34.4%）、溶剂使用及挥发源（31.7%）、石化工业源（15.7%）、燃烧源（11.1%）和植物排放源（7.9%）为监测期间VOCs的主要来源,另外污染日溶剂使用及挥发源、植物源排放较清洁日升高13.1%和1.2%,可能与污染日温度较高有关.因此,机动车排放和溶剂使用及挥发为廊坊开发区8~9月VOCs的控制重点.     

Removal of formaldehyde over MnxCe1-xO2 catalysts: Thermal catalytic oxidation versus ozone catalytic oxidation

MnxCe1- xO2（x： 0.3–0.9） prepared by Pechini method was used as a catalyst for the thermal catalytic oxidation of formaldehyde（HCHO）. At x = 0.3 and 0.5, most of the manganese was incorporated in the fluorite structure of Ce O2 to form a solid solution. The catalytic activity was best at x = 0.5, at which the temperature of 100% removal rate is the lowest（270°C）. The temperature for 100% removal of HCHO oxidation is reduced by approximately 40°C by loading 5 wt.% Cu Oxinto Mn0.5Ce0.5O2. With ozone catalytic oxidation, HCHO（61 ppm） in gas stream was completely oxidized by adding 506 ppm O3 over Mn0.5Ce0.5O2 catalyst with a GHSV（gas hourly space velocity） of 10,000 hr-1at 25°C. The effect of the molar ratio of O3 to HCHO was also investigated. As O3/HCHO ratio was increased from 3 to 8, the removal efficiency of HCHO was increased from 83.3% to 100%. With O3/HCHO ratio of 8, the mineralization efficiency of HCHO to CO2 was 86.1%. At 25°C, the p-type oxide semiconductor（Mn0.5Ce0.5O2） exhibited an excellent ozone decomposition efficiency of 99.2%,which significantly exceeded that of n-type oxide semiconductors such as Ti O2, which had a low ozone decomposition efficiency（9.81%）. At a GHSV of 10,000 hr-1, [O3]/[HCHO] = 3 and temperature of 25°C, a high HCHO removal efficiency（≥ 81.2%） was maintained throughout the durability test of 80 hr, indicating the long-term stability of the catalyst for HCHO removal.     

上海市城区VOCs的年变化特征及其关键活性组分

2010年在上海市城区开展了为期一年的连续观测,采用自动在线GC-FID方法定量测试了大气中56个VOCs物种的浓度.结果发现,上海市城区大气VOCs的全年小时体积分数为(2.47~301.48)×10^-9,平均体积分数为(26.45±23.36)×10^-9,其中,烷烃占46.72%,芳香烃占33.18%,烯烃占11.33%,乙炔占8.76%.T/B(甲苯/苯)为3.51±2.40,表明气团除受机动车影响外,受溶剂、油气和LPG挥发等其他VOCs排放的影响也比较突出;E/E(乙烷/乙炔)为0.98±0.68,表明气团存在老化现象,且春冬季节气团光化学年龄相对较短,夏秋季节光化学年龄相对较长.VOCs的浓度水平和组成在不同风向风速影响下存在一定差异,西南部石化和化工企业排放的VOCs对城区的影响明显,其主要物种为芳香烃和烯烃;该地区气团的OH消耗速率常数(K^OH)为8.05×10^-12 cm³·分子^-1·s^-1,平均VOCs最大O₃增量反应活性(4.00 mol·mol^-1)与乙烯相当,平均反应活性较强;对OH消耗速率(L^OH)贡献率最大的是烯烃(42.21%)和芳香烃(40.83%),对臭氧生成潜势(OFP)贡献率最大的是芳香烃(62.75%)和烯烃(21.70%),VOCs的关键活性组分是二甲苯、甲苯、乙苯、乙烯、丙烯、反-2-丁烯及异戊二烯.     

Optimized production of a novel bioflocculant M-C11 by Klebsiella sp. and its application in sludge dewatering

The optimized production of a novel bioflocculant M-C11 produced by Klebsiella sp. and its application in sludge dewatering were investigated. The optimal medium carbon source,nitrogen source, metal ion, initial pH and culture temperature for the bioflocculant production were glucose, NaNO3, MgSO4, and pH 7.0 and 25°C, respectively. A compositional analysis indicated that the purified M-C11 consisted of 91.2% sugar, 4.6% protein and 3.9% nucleic acids（m/m）. A Fourier transform infrared spectrum confirmed the presence of carboxyl, hydroxyl,methoxyl and amino groups. The microbial flocculant exhibited excellent pH and thermal stability in a kaolin suspension over a pH range of 4.0 to 8.0 and a temperature range of 20 to 60°C.The optimum bioflocculating activity was observed as 92.37% for 2.56 mL M-C11 and 0.37 g/L CaCl2 dosages using response surface methodology. The sludge resistance in filtration（SRF）decreased from 11.6 × 1012 to 4.7 × 1012m/kg, which indicated that the sludge dewaterability was remarkably enhanced by the bioflocculant conditioning. The sludge dewatering performance conditioned by M-C11 was more efficient than that of inorganic flocculating reagents,such as aluminum sulfate and polymeric aluminum chloride. The bioflocculant has advantages over traditional sludge conditioners due to its lower cost, benign biodegradability and negligible secondary pollution. In addition, the bioflocculant was favorably adapted to the specific sludge pH and salinity.     

Chemical speciation and anthropogenic sources of ambient volatile organic compounds(VOCs)during summer in Beijing,2004

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured at six sites in Beijing in August, 2004. Up to 148 VOC species, including C₃ to C₁₂ alkanes, C₃ to C₁₁ alkenes, C₆ to C₁₂ aromatics, and halogenated hydrocarbons, were quantified. Although the concentrations differed at the sites, the chemical compositions were similar, except for the Tongzhou site where aromatics were significantly high in the air. Based on the source profiles measured from previous studies, the source apportionment of ambient VOCs was preformed by deploying the chemical mass balance (CMB) model. The results show that urban VOCs are predominant from mobile source emissions, which contribute more than 50% of the VOCs (in mass concentrations) to ambient air at most sites. Other important sources are gasoline evaporation, painting, and solvents. The exception is at the Tongzhou site where vehicle exhaust, painting, and solvents have about equal contribution, around 35% of the ambient VOC concentration. As the receptor model is not valid for deriving the sources of reactive species, such as isoprene and 1,3-butadiene, other methodologies need to be further explored.     

典型地方炼化企业VOCs排放特征及其对二次污染生成的贡献

为研究石化行业VOCs的排放特征及其环境影响,选取山东省3家典型地方炼化企业开展样品采集和物种分析,并利用MIR(最大增量反应活性)法和SOAP(二次有机气溶胶生成潜势)法量化其对二次污染生成的贡献.结果表明,不同生产类型企业VOCs排放组成差异较大.从体积浓度来看,企业A各采样点位以芳香烃(30.4%~92.2%)为主要排放化合物;企业B排放以烷烃(15.4%~53.8%)、烯炔烃(11.4%~71.7%)和含氧VOCs(0.1%~53.8%)为主;企业C则主要排放烷烃(6.1%~95.3%)和烯炔烃(1.2%~93.1%).从合成源谱来看,企业A以芳香烃为主要化合物,乙苯、苯、苯乙烯、甲苯为高排放物种;企业B中烷烃、烯炔烃和含氧VOCs均有较高占比,1-丁烯、甲基乙基酮、反-2-丁烯、异丁烷、甲苯为主要物种;企业C则主要排放烷烃类化合物,包括异丁烷、丙烷、环戊烷.OFP(臭氧生成潜势)评估结果表明,芳香烃化合物包括乙苯、苯乙烯、苯和甲苯,其对企业A的贡献最大;企业B中,烯炔烃化合物包括1-丁烯、反-2-丁烯、异戊二烯,其OFP占比最高;企业C则以烯炔烃和烷烃为高贡献化合物,其中丙烯、异丁烷、间/对-二甲苯、顺-2-丁烯为关键活性物种.SOAP评估结果表明,各企业SOA(二次有机气溶胶)的生成均由芳香烃主导,关键活性物种为甲苯、苯乙烯、苯、间/对-二甲苯.研究显示,地方炼化企业所排的VOCs组分复杂且存在显著的工艺差异,应根据筛选出的关键活性组分制定针对性的VOCs减排策略.      

汽车工业区大气挥发性有机物(VOCs)变化特征及来源解析

挥发性有机物(volatile organic compounds,VOCs)作为臭氧和细颗粒物的重要前体物已日益受到关注.鲜有针对汽车工业区大气VOCs 长期观测的报道.2019-01-01～2019-12-31 期间在上海某汽车工业园区边界,采用在线气相色谱仪对79 种VOCs 组分定量检测,分析大气VOCs 组成...     

Photochemical aerosol formation from aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of NOx

By using a 4-m³ chamber, photochemical aerosol formation from mixtures of aromatic hydrocarbons (AHCs) and nitrogen oxides (NO_x) was studied with the main purpose of determining the aerosol yield. Altogether, 18 aromatic species were investigated, including toluene, xyluene, xylenes, ethylbenzene and methoxybenzene. Evolution of the aerosol was monitored through the measurement of the total number ([CN]) and volume (V) concentrations. Aerosol-forming potential of different aromatics was examined in terms of the maximum growth rates of [CN] and V. By putting dry sheath air into an electrical aerosol analyzer, the net organic volume concentration (V_d) was obtained; then a relation was established between V_d and the C mass concentration, and was used to determine the aerosol yield as defined by the ratio of the particulate C mass to the C mass of the reacted HC. It was found that the yields were larger for toluene, ethylbenzene, and o- and m-ethyltoluene (3.0, 3.1, 3.3 and 3.7%, respectively) but smaller for para-substituted toluene derivatives (< 1.5%).     

东莞工业集中区夏季臭氧污染与非污染期间VOCs组分特征及其来源

为探讨东莞典型工业区夏季大气挥发性有机物（VOCs）污染特征及来源,于2020年夏季在厚街镇对大气环境中56种VOCs开展了在线观测,并同步收集了臭氧（O₃）、氮氧化物（NO_x）和一氧化碳（CO）等气体污染物浓度和气象因子等资料,在此基础上分析了VOCs总体积分数和主要物种体积分数特征,进一步估算了主要VOCs物种对臭氧生成潜势的贡献和不同臭氧浓度下VOCs的主要污染源贡献率.结果表明,观测期间56种VOCs的体积分数平均值为53.1×10^-9,其中φ（芳香烃）、φ（烷烃）、φ（烯烃）和φ（炔烃）分别为24.7×10^-9、23.7×10^-9、3.9×10^-9和0.7×10^-9.与非臭氧污染期间相比,臭氧污染期间φ（芳香烃）、φ（烷烃）、φ（烯烃）和φ（炔烃）分别上升约10%、43%、38%和98%.无论是臭氧污染还是非臭氧污染期间,芳香烃对臭氧生成潜势的贡献率均最大,其次为烷烃、烯烃和炔烃.整个夏季观测期间,溶剂源、液化石油气泄漏、化石燃料燃烧源和油气挥发源对VOCs的贡献率分别为60%±20%、16%±11%、15%±11%和9%±6%;臭氧污染期间,溶剂源的贡献率下降到44%,而液化石油气泄漏和油气挥发源的贡献率分别上升到21%和16%.     

长江三角洲地区基于喷涂工艺的溶剂源VOCs排放特征

了解挥发性有机物(volatile organic compounds,VOCs)的溶剂源排放特征是制定长江三角洲地区PM2.5和臭氧防控策略的关键.本研究通过罐采样-GC-MS/FID测定了长江三角洲地区重点喷涂行业(集装箱喷涂、造船喷涂、木器喷涂和汽车喷涂业)的VOCs排放特征.结果表明,长江三角洲地区喷涂行业排放的主要VOCs组分为甲苯、二甲苯、乙苯等芳香烃类物质,三者之和占总VOCs的质量分数为79%~99%.生产工艺的不同对VOCs的排放组成影响并不大,废气处理装置中活性炭吸附对VOCs的组成并无明显影响,而催化燃烧的处理过程会使VOCs的排放组成产生显著变化,乙烯排放明显增大,同时也使得催化燃烧处理最大增量反应活性(maximum increment reactivity,MIR)值高于活性炭吸附处理后的MIR值,说明不同的处理措施的使用将影响VOCs对臭氧的生成作用.     

On-board measurements of gaseous pollutant emission characteristics under real driving conditions from light-duty diesel vehicles in Chinese cities

A total of 15 light-duty diesel vehicles(LDDVs) were tested with the goal of understanding the emission factors of real-world vehicles by conducting on-board emission measurements. The emission characteristics of hydrocarbons(HC) and nitrogen oxides(NOx) at different speeds, chemical species profiles and ozone formation potential(OFP) of volatile organic compounds(VOCs) emitted from diesel vehicles with different emission standards were analyzed. The results demonstrated that emission reductions of HC and NOxhad been achieved as the control technology became more rigorous from Stage I to Stage IV. It was also found that the HC and NOxemissions and percentage of O2 dropped with the increase of speed, while the percentage of CO2 increased. The abundance of alkanes was significantly higher in diesel vehicle emissions, approximately accounting for 41.1%–45.2%, followed by aromatics and alkenes. The most abundant species were propene,ethane, n-decane, n-undecane, and n-dodecane. The maximum incremental reactivity(MIR)method was adopted to evaluate the contributions of individual VOCs to OFP. The results indicated that the largest contributors to O3 production were alkenes and aromatics, which accounted for 87.7%–91.5%. Propene, ethene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1-butene, and1,2,3-trimethylbenzene were the top five VOC species based on their OFP, and accounted for 54.0%-64.8% of the total OFP. The threshold dilution factor was applied to analyze the possibility of VOC stench pollution. The majority of stench components emitted from vehicle exhaust were aromatics, especially p-diethylbenzene, propylbenzene, m-ethyltoluene, and p-ethyltoluene.     

Biosorption mechanisms involved in immobilization of soil Pb by Bacillus subtilis DBM in a multimetal-contaminated soil

Mechanisms of soil Pb immobilization by Bacillus subtilis DBM, a bacterial strain isolated from a heavy-metal-contaminated soil, were investigated. Adsorption and desorption experiments with living bacterial cells as well as dead cells revealed that both extracellular adsorption and intracellular accumulation were involved in the Pb2＋removal from the liquid phase. Of the sequestered Pb（II）, 8.5% was held by physical entrapment within the cell wall, 43.3% was held by ion-exchange, 9.7% was complexed with cell surface functional groups or precipitated on the cell surface, and 38.5% was intracellularly accumulated.Complexation of Pb2＋with carboxyl, hydroxyl, carbonyl, amido, and phosphate groups was demonstrated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis. Precipitates of Pb5（PO4）3OH, Pb5（PO4）3Cl and Pb10（PO4）6（OH）2that formed on the cell surface during the biosorption process were identified by X-ray diffraction analysis. Transmission electron microscopy–energy dispersive spectroscopic analysis confirmed the presence of the Pb（II）precipitates and that Pb（II） could be sequestered both extracellularly and intracellularly.Incubation with B. subtilis DBM significantly decreased the amount of the weak-acid-soluble Pb fraction in a heavy-metal-contaminated soil, resulting in a reduction in Pb bioavailability, but increased the amount of its organic-matter-bound fraction by 71%. The ability of B.subtilis DBM to reduce the bioavailability of soil Pb makes it potentially useful for bacteria-assisted phytostabilization of multi-heavy-metal-contaminated soil.     

Chemical characteristics of size-resolved aerosols in winter in Beijing

Size-resolved aerosols were continuously collected by a Nano Sampler for 13 days at an urban site in Beijing during winter 2012 to measure the chemical composition of ambient aerosol particles. Data collected by the Nano Sampler and an ACSM(Aerodyne Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor) were compared. Between the data sets,similar trends and strong correlations were observed,demonstrating the validity of the Nano Sampler. PM10 and PM2.5concentrations during the measurement were 150.5 ± 96.0 μg/m3(mean ± standard variation)and 106.9 ± 71.6 μg/m3,respectively. The PM2.5/PM10 ratio was 0.70 ± 0.10,indicating that PM2.5dominated PM10. The aerosol size distributions showed that three size bins of 0.5–1,1–2.5 and 2.5–10 μm contributed 21.8%,23.3% and 26.0% to the total mass concentration(TMC),respectively. OM(organic matter) and SIA(secondary ionic aerosol,mainly SO42-,NO3-and NH4+) were major components of PM2.5. Secondary compounds(SIA and secondary organic carbon) accounted for half of TMC(about 49.8%) in PM2.5,and suggested that secondary aerosols significantly contributed to the serious particulate matter pollution observed in winter. Coal burning,biomass combustion,vehicle emissions and SIA were found to be the main sources of PM2.5. Mass concentrations of water-soluble ions and undetected materials,as well as their fractions in TMC,strikingly increased with deteriorating particle pollution conditions,while OM and EC(elemental carbon) exhibited different variations,with mass concentrations slightly increasing but fractions in TMC decreasing.     

Characteristics of ambient volatile organic compounds during spring O3 pollution episode in Chengdu, China

Surface ozone (O₃) has become a critical pollutant impeding air quality improvement in many Chinese megacities. Chengdu is a megacity located in Sichuan Basin in southwest China, where O₃ pollution occurs frequently in both spring and summer. In order to understand the elevated O₃ during spring in Chengdu, we conducted sampling campaign at three sites during O₃ pollution episodes in April. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) compositions at each site were similar, and oxygenated VOCs (OVOCs) concentrations accounted for the highest proportion (35%-45%), followed by alkanes, alkens (including acetylene), halohydrocarbons, and aromatics. The sensitivity of O₃ to its precursors was analyzed using an observation based box model. The relative incremental reactivity of OVOCs was larger than other precursors, suggesting that they also played the dominant role in O₃ formation. Furthermore, the positive matrix factorization model was used to identify the dominant emission sources and to evaluate their contribution to VOCs in the city. The main sources of VOCs in spring were from combustion (27.75%), industrial manufacturing (24.17%), vehicle exhaust (20.35%), and solvent utilization (18.35%). Discussions on VOCs and NO_x reduction schemes suggested that Chengdu was typical in the VOC-limited regime, and VOC emission reduction would help to prevent and control O₃. The analysis of emission reduction scenarios based on VOCs sources showed that the emission reduction ratio of VOCs to NO₂ needs to reach more than 3 in order to achieve O₃ prevention. Emission reduction from vehicular exhaust source and solvent utilization source may be more effective.     

Sources of ambient non-methane hydrocarbon compounds and their impacts on O3 formation during autumn, Beijing

The field observation of 54 non-methane hydrocarbon compounds (NMHCs) was conducted from September 1 to October 20 in 2020 during autumn in Haidian District, Beijing. The mean concentration of total NMHCs was 29.81 ± 11.39 ppbv during this period, and alkanes were the major components. There were typical festival effects of NMHCs with lower concentration during the National Day. Alkenes and aromatics were the dominant groups in ozone formation potential (OFP) and OH radical loss rate (L_OH). The positive matrix factorization (PMF) running results revealed that vehicular exhaust became the biggest source in urban areas, followed by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) usage, solvent usage, and fuel evaporation. The box model coupled with master chemical mechanism (MCM) was applied to study the impacts of different NMHCs sources on ozone (O₃) formation in an O₃ episode. The simulation results indicated that reducing NMHCs concentration could effectively suppress O₃ formation. Moreover, reducing traffic-related emissions of NMHCs was an effective way to control O₃ pollution at an urban site in Beijing.     

Complex interplay between formation routes and natural organic matter modification controls capabilities of C60 nanoparticles (nC60) to accumulate organic contaminants

Accumulation of organic contaminants on fullerene nanoparticles (nC₆₀) may significantly affect the risks of C₆₀ in the environment. The objective of this study was to further understand how the interplay of nC₆₀ formation routes and humic acid modification affects contaminant adsorption of nC₆₀. Specifically, adsorption of 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene (a model nonionic, hydrophobic organic contaminant) on nC₆₀ was greatly affected by nC₆₀ formation route – the formation route significantly affected the aggregation properties of nC₆₀, thus affecting the available surface area and the extent of adsorption via the pore-filling mechanism. Depending on whether nC₆₀ was formed via the “top-down” route (i.e., sonicating C₆₀ powder in aqueous solution) or “bottom-up” route (i.e., phase transfer from an organic solvent) and the type of solvent involved (toluene versus tetrahydrofuran), modification of nC₆₀ with Suwannee River humic acid (SRHA) could either enhance or inhibit the adsorption affinity of nC₆₀. The net effect depended on the specific way in which SRHA interacted with C₆₀ monomers and/or C₆₀ aggregates of different sizes and morphology, which determined the relative importance of enhanced adsorption from SRHA modification via preventing C₆₀ aggregation and inhibited adsorption through blocking available adsorption sites. The findings further demonstrate the complex mechanisms controlling interactions between nC₆₀ and organic contaminants, and may have significant implications for the life-cycle analysis and risk assessment of C₆₀.     

重庆市夏秋季VOCs对臭氧和二次有机气溶胶生成潜势的估算

为估算重庆市夏秋季VOCs（挥发性有机物）对O₃和SOA（二次有机气溶胶）的生成潜势,利用在线GC-MS/FID在2015年8月22日-9月23日对重庆市区点和郊区点VOCs开展了为期一个月的实时观测,获得市区点和郊区点$ \varphi $（TVOCs）（总挥发性有机物）分别为41.35×10-9和22.72×10-9,其中市区点以烷烃（35.2%）和烯炔烃（25.2%）为主,郊区点以含氧挥发性有机物（oxygenated volatile organic compounds,OVOCs）（30.6%）和烷烃（26.0%）为主.结合最大增量反应活性量化市区点和郊区点VOCs的OFPs（臭氧生成潜势）分别为149.11×10-9和71.09×10-9,市区点OFPs最大的是乙烯、丙烯、甲苯、C8和C9的芳香烃等,郊区点OFPs最大的VOCs是丙烯醛、异戊二烯和甲基乙烯基酮.结合气溶胶生成系数量化郊区点和市区点VOCs对SOA的生成贡献分别为0.36和1.26 μg/m3,相比国内其余城市VOCs的SOAP（二次有机气溶胶生成潜势）较小,主要以甲基环己烷、正壬烷、正葵烷和十一烷等高碳烷烃,以及甲苯、苯、二甲苯和乙苯等芳香烃的SOAP为主.研究显示,控制烯炔烃和芳香烃的浓度有助于控制重庆市O₃的生成,控制高碳烷烃和芳香烃则有助于控制重庆市SOA的生成.