Measurements of gaseous hydrogen peroxide and PAN in rural southern England

Continuous measurements of gaseous H₂O₂ and PAN made over approximately a 2-year period at a site in rural southern England are reported. The concentrations of both species show diurnal and seasonal trends. PAN and H₂O₂ reached peak concentrations during the afternoon period with the H₂O₂ tending to peak later than the PAN. Seasonal peak concentrations tended to occur in the spring and early summer but photochemical episodes could strongly influence the concentrations of both species. One photochemical episode is examined in detail where the influence of air mass origin is clearly evident. Correlations with ozone during the episode and for the whole data period are given.     

Modelling the role of nitrogen oxides,hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in the global formation of tropospheric oxidants

A new zonally averaged two-dimensional chemical and transport model of the lower atmosphere has been used to study the budgets of photochemical oxidants on a global scale in the troposphere. The sensitivities of these budgets to controls on the emissions of NO_x, CO and hydrocarbons from a variety of sources have also been considered. The species studied include O₃, PAN, H₂O₂ and organic peroxides, as well as the global budget of the hydroxyl radical. The results show the relative impacts of emissions from natural and from man-made sources. Overall, some 75% of the turnover of tropospheric ozone results from in situ chemical production, with only 25% having its origins in the stratosphere. The respective fractions for chemical loss and dry deposition are similar. Of the ozone formed in situ, approximately one-third is formed from natural emissions, and two-thirds from man-made emissions. Over half of this man-made contribution is due to industrial society, with much of the rest being caused by biomass burning and methane emitted from paddy fields. Although reducing emissions of NO_x is the most effective way of controlling tropospheric O₃, this also increases the inventories of peroxides and the rate of increase in the concentration of methane, due to a reduction in the inventory of the OH radical. It is, therefore, necessary to control the emissions of a wide range of species in order to reduce the budget of all photochemical oxidants without adversely perturbing the budget of CH₄.     

Sulfur dioxide,hydrogen sulfide,total reduced sulfur,chlorinated hydrocarbons and photochemical oxidants in southern California museums

Indoor and outdoor concentrations of the air pollutants ozone, NO₂, SO₂, H₂S, total reduced sulfur (TRS), peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), methyl chloroform and tetrachloroethylene, have been measured at three southern California museums. Indoor maxima were 175 ppb for NO₂, 77 ppb for O₃, 0.7 ppb for PAN, 1.2 ppb for C₂Cl₄, >6.3 ppb for CH₃CCl₃, 2.5 ppb for SO₂, 1.4 ppb for TRS, and 46 ppt for H₂S. Indoor levels and indoor/outdoor (I/O) ratios for the chlorinated hydrocarbons pointed out to indoor sources. Outdoor and indoor levels of SO₂ and TRS were low at all three museums, but I/O ratios for SO₂ were high and averaged 0.89. H₂S concentrations were low, 16–46 ppt at one museum and less than 6 ppt at the other two museums. I/O ratios for the air pollutants with outdoor sources (ozone, PAN and NO₂) showed substantial variations, from low values of 0.02–0.33 at locations without influx of outdoor air to high values of 0.85–0.88 at locations experiencing high influx of outdoor air. Of the 10 institutions we have surveyed in southern California to date, eight exhibit high I/O ratios, e.g. 0.60–1.00 for PAN. Of the four museums surveyed that were equipped with HVAC and chemical filtration, only two yielded the expected low I/O ratios.     

The influence of the nocturnal boundary layer on secondary trace species in the atmosphere at Dorset,Ontario

The impact of the nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) on the concentrations of O₃, H₂O₂, PAN and CH₂O has been studied for two 4-day periods, one in the summer of 1989 and the other in the spring of 1990. Where the presence of the nocturnal layer is clear, O₃, PAN and CH₂O concentrations decrease rapidly and these species appear to be deposited to the surface. Break-up of the inversion in the morning returns concentrations to levels typical of the previous day. H₂O₂ is removed much faster than the other species and it is replenished much more slowly. This appears to be due to the H₂O₂ dissolving in water droplets resulting from the rapid cooling of the air. There is evidence for a morning maximum in PAN, likely due to the combination of high concentrations being brought downwards during the break-up of the NBL followed by thermal decomposition.     

A captive-air irradiation study of the response of nitric acid and peroxyacetyl nitrate to ozone control strategies in Los Angeles

Outdoor smog chamber experiments were used to study the sensitivity of the yields of two important nitrogen-containing pollutants, nitric acid (HNO₃) and peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) to changes in nonmethane hydrocarbon (HC) and nitrogen oxide (NO_x) concentrations in Los Angeles. The experiments were conducted at two sites in the Los Angeles Basin using eight chambers filled with morning Los Angeles air on 33 days. At least one chamber was unchanged and served as a control, while the initial HC and/or NO_x concentrations were changed by 25–50% in up to seven chambers to simulate O₃ control strategies and to broaden the range of HC - NO_x conditions studied. Empirical models that predict the maximum yields of HNO₃ and PAN were used to determine the response of these pollutants to three possible ozone control strategies. All three strategies (reductions in HC, NO_x or both HC and NO_x) reduced PAN while only NO_x reductions decreased HNO₃. However, reducing NO_x increased the HC reductions required to attain lower O₃ levels. Thus, there is a conflict between the O₃ and HNO₃ control strategies.     

Trends in ground level ozone concentrations in the European Union

Following the Council Directive 92/72/EEC on air pollution by ozone the Member States of the European Union have to inform the European Commission on ozone concentrations and exceedances of threshold values within their territory. Using the available information covering the period of 5 years (1994–1998), the data has been analysed for a possible trend in statistical parameters (50- and 98-percentiles) and number and severity of exceedances. Time series are relatively short but the data suggest that there might be a small increasing trend in the 50 percentile values. The ozone peak values, expressed as 98-percentile values or as number of exceedance days tend to decrease. However, these conclusions must be interpreted carefully as on the short time scales considered here meteorological variations and inter-annual changes may play an important role. The decrease in peak values is most likely caused by the decrease in European ozone precursor emissions since 1990; insufficient data is available to explain the increasing 50-percentile values. Possible explanations are an increase in tropospheric ozone background values caused by a world-wide increase in CH₄, CO and NO_x emissions or a reduced ozone titration by reduced NO_x emissions on the local scale. The data submitted under the ozone directive is insufficient to provide firm conclusions on this point.     

北京城区夏季O3化学生成过程

选取2007年7月1日—8月31日中的21个晴空日,利用观测资料和光化学箱模式计算了北京城区测点的O₃生成速率G(O₃)和O₃生成效率OPE.结果表明,21个晴空日中G(O₃)日最高小时值分布在(18~82)×10^-9h^-1之间;在O₃污染和非污染日G(O₃)最高值的平均水平无显著差异,且与O_x浓度之间不存在一致的对应关系,表明O₃化学生成过程不能全面解释地面O₃浓度的累积,物理传输过程对测点O₃实测浓度有显著作用;各个化学过程对G(O₃)的贡献率对比结果显示,HO₂ 在 NO向NO₂的转化中贡献最大;OPE值分布在2.8~5.8之间,总体水平为4.1±0.1;OPE值与NO_x浓度之间为非线性关系,OPE值随NO_x浓度的增加而减少,表明消减测点附近VOCs排放能有效降低O₃浓度.     

O3/H2O2法灭活水中剑水蚤类浮游动物

为解决水源水中孳生的水蚤类浮游动物难以被常规的水处理工艺有效地去除,困扰水厂正常生产运行的问题,进行了O₃氧化、H₂O₂氧化和O₃/H₂O₂高级氧化对水体中剑水蚤类浮游动物灭活效果的试验研究.发现3种方法中,O₃/H₂O₂联合时除蚤效果最佳,在蒸馏水中投量为O31.0mg/L、H₂O₂4mg/L时,接触30min达到100%的灭蚤率;单独O₃氧化效果也较好,投加1.0mg/L的灭蚤率为80%;H₂O₂氧化效果不理想,投加4mg/L几乎无灭蚤效果.进而考察确定了O₃/H₂O₂灭活剑水蚤的最佳工艺条件为:先加O₃后加H₂O₂,投加间隔时间30～60s为宜;并探讨了H₂O₂投量、水体pH值以及有机物含量对O₃/H₂O₂系统灭活剑水蚤效果的影响.试验中发现H₂O₂投量在4～10mg/L之间效果无较大变化,有机物含量对灭蚤影响较大,pH值的影响则较小.最后对O₃/H₂O₂预氧化与水处理混凝沉淀工艺的协同除蚤效能进行了考察.结果表明,O₃/H₂O₂预氧化与水处理混凝沉淀工艺的协同作用将会进一步提高除蚤的效果.     

气相过氧化氢的生成及大气中浓度的测定

研究了ＨＣ－ＮＯ２－空气体系中Ｈ２Ｏ２和有机氢过氧化物的生成。模拟实验结果表明：Ｈ２Ｏ２生成浓度的最大值与碳氢化合物的初始浓度成正比;生成规律与Ｏ３生成规律类似,比值［Ｏ３］ｍａｘ／［Ｈ２Ｏ２］ｍａｘ随［ＨＣ］０增大而减小。在乙烯、戊烷体系中,Ｈ２Ｏ２在总过氧氢化物的比例为０．６左右;而丙烯体系中,随光照时间的延长,有较多的有机氢过氧化物产生。大气监测结果显示：Ｈ２Ｏ２的生成受污染物排放、日照及温度的影响,早晚浓度低,午后形成峰值,日变化规律与Ｏ３浓度变化相似,监测到的最大浓度值在春季为１．３×１０－９,在秋节为０．６４×１０－９。     

Addition of hydrogen peroxide for the simultaneous control of bromate and odor during advanced drinking water treatment using ozone

Complete removal of the characteristic septic/swampy odor from Huangpu River source water could only be achieved under an ozone dose as high as 4.0 mg/L in an ozone-biological activated carbon （O3- BAC） process, which would lead to the production of high concentrations of carcinogenic bromate due to the high bromide content. This study investigated the possibility of simultaneous control of bromate and the septic/swampy odor by adding H2O2 prior to the O3-BAC process for the treatment of Huangpu River water. H2O2 addition could reduce the bromate concentration effectively at an H2O2/O3 （g/g） ratio of 0.5 or higher. At the same time, the septic/swampy odor removal was enhanced by the addition of H2O2, although optimization of the H2O2/O3 ratio was required for each ozone dose. At an ozone dose of 2.0 mg/L, the odor was removed completely at an H2O2/O3 ratio of 0.5. The results indicated that H2O2 application at a suitable dose could enhance the removal of the septic/swampy odor while suppressing the formation of bromate during ozonation of Huangpu River source water.     

A study of Taipei ozone problem

A high level of ozone has been a serious problem in Taipei. At one station there were concentrations of hourly O₃ 127 and 60 time > 120 ppbv in 1986 and 1987, respectively. The diurnal O₃ variation is mainly governed by a single-peaked (SP) pattern with a major peak near noontime, and a double-peaked (DP) pattern with a primary peak near noontime and a secondary peak in the early morning. The analyses of observed NO_x, NO₂ and NMHC distributions suggest that the photochemical production of ozone is responsible for the primary peak but not the secondary peak. In January, DP occurs more frequently than SP, while in June the SP pattern dominates. Analyses of the surface meteorological data suggest that a unique localized circulation may be responsible for the occurrence of the secondary peak of the DP pattern. A simplified quasi-three-dimensional model is developed to analyze the effect of land-sea breeze on the temporal and spatial variation of O₃.     

Pathway of the ozonation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in aqueous solution

The reaction mechanism and pathway of the ozonation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) in aqueous solution were investigated. The removal efficiency and the variation of H₂O₂, Cl⁻ formic acid, and oxalic acid were studied during the semi-batch ozonation experiments (continuous for ozone gas supply, fixed volume of water sample). The results showed that when there was no scavenger, the removal efficiency of 0.1 mmol/L 2,4,6-TCP could reach 99% within 6 min by adding 24 mg/L ozone. The reaction of molecular ozone with 2,4,6-TCP resulted in the formation of H₂O₂. The maximal concentration of H₂O₂ detected during the ozonation could reach 22.5% of the original concentration of 2,4,6-TCP. The reaction of ozone with H₂O₂ resulted in the generation of a lot of OH• radicals. Therefore, 2,4,6-TCP was degraded to formic acid and oxalic acid by ozone and OH• radicals together. With the inhibition of OH• radicals, ozone molecule firstly degraded 2,4,6-TCP to form chlorinated quinone, which was subsequently oxidized to formic acid and oxalic acid. Two reaction pathways of the degradation of 2,4,6-TCP by ozone and O₃/OH• were proposed in this study. Translated from Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2005, 25(12): 1619–1623 [译自: 环境科学学报]     

基于总过氧自由基观测研究合肥市西郊夏季O3生成特征

2020年8月利用化学放大法对合肥市西郊大气总过氧自由基RO^*₂·(RO₂·+HO₂·)体积分数进行监测,并结合O₃和其前体物,分析了过氧自由基体积分数、O₃生成速率和O₃生成对前体物的敏感性.结果表明,观测期间总过氧自由基体积分数的日均值呈典型的单峰型变化,12:00左右出现最高值,日间峰值体积分数为43.8×10^-12,日间RO^*₂·与太阳辐射强度、温度和O₃呈明显的相关性.利用实测RO^*₂·和NO,获得合肥市西郊夏季O₃生成速率,日间峰值为10.6×10^-9h^-1,O₃生成速率对NO变化更为敏感.基于大气自由基和NO_x(NO+NO₂)反应去除速率占比(Ln/Q),对合肥...     

Studying high ozone concentrations by using the Danish Eulerian model

The long-range transport of air pollutants (LRTAP) over Europe is studied by a mathematical model based on a system of partial differential equations (PDEs). The number of PDEs is equal to the number of species studied and the model contains 35 species at present. Among the species are NO, NO₂, NO₃⁻, HNO₃, NH₃, NH₄⁺, O₃, PAN, SO₂, SO₄²⁻ and may hydrocarbons. Most of the 70 chemical reactions involved in the model are nonlinear (including here many photochemical reactions).The model requires large sets of input data. Emissions of SO₂, NO_x, NH₃ and both natural and anthropogenic volatile organic compounds (VOC) are needed in the model. The meteorological data consist of fields of wind velocities, precipitation, surface temperatures, temperatures of the boundary layer, relative humidities and cloud cover, which are read in the beginning of every 6-h interval. Both daytime and nighttime mixing heights are used in the model.Many of the species in the model vary on a diurnal basis. An investigation of the main mechanisms that determine the diurnal variation of the ozone concentrations is performed. One of the important conditions that is necessary if one wants to represent correctly the diurnal variations of the concentrations is to have access to meteorological data that vary diurnally. This is especially true for the temperature and the mixing height.The use of modern numerical algorithms (which are combined with vectorization of the most time-consuming numerical procedures) allows one to perform long-term runs with the model on several high-speed computers. Results obtained in runs with meteorological data for July 1985 and August–October 1989 are discussed. The computed concentrations and depositions are compared with measurements taken at stations located in different European countries. The agreement between calculated concentrations and measurements is reasonably good.Results obtained with several scenarios, in which the NO_x emission and/or the anthropogenic VOC emissions are varied, are presented. Several main conclusions are drawn by studying the results obtained during the comparisons. Some plans for future development of the models are discussed.     

Comparison of H2O2 and O3 content in atmospheric samples in the San Bernardino mountains,Southern California

Concentrations of atmospheric H₂O₂ were measured in air, rain, cloud and dew samples in forested areas of the San Bernardino Mountains, southern California, from spring through fall of 1987–1990 O₃ measurements in air were also conducted for comparison. Typical ranges of H₂O₂ concentrations measured were 1–3 ppb in air, 10–90 μM in rain and cloud water, and < μM in dew. The results show that gas-phase H₂O₂ concentrations were slightly higher at nighttime than at daytime or nearly constant throughout a 24-hr period, whereas O₃ concentrations were highest during the afternoon, when polluted air masses from Los Angeles carried by daily sea breezes reached the mountain region. Afternoon concentrations of gaseous H₂O₂ and O₃ in the mountain region were compared with those measured in Los Angeles urban sites to elucidate the regional variation of these oxidants. The results show that ambient concentrations of H₂O₂ and O₃ were about 50–100% higher at the mountains sites than at the Los Angeles sites.     

大气中丙烷光氧化臭氧生成活性的烟雾箱模拟

利用自制光化学烟雾箱模拟了丙烷和NOx大气光化学反应,研究了相对湿度以及丙烷与NOx初始浓度比值对臭氧生成的影响.实验表明,臭氧最大值及丙烷的臭氧生成活性最大值(IRmax)都随相对湿度的增大而减小.低相对湿度时,臭氧最大值大约出现在反应的22 h,IRmax变化范围为0.023 1～0.039 1;而高相对湿度时,臭氧最大值大约出现在反应的16 h,IRmax变化范围为0.017 2～0.032 0.在反应的20 h内,前12 h内相对湿度对丙酮的生成量影响不大,12 h后低相对湿度时丙酮生成量更大.在实验的4～20 h内,相对湿度为17%时,丙酮浓度为153×10-9～364×10-9;而相对湿度为62%时,丙酮浓度为167×10-9～302×10-9.臭氧最大值随着丙烷与NOx初始浓度比值增加而减少,在低相对湿度时线性负相关性更好.另外,还利用了MCM丙烷子机制对反应进行了数值模拟,并与实验结果进行比较,发现两者还存在较大的偏差.     

VOCs源强不确定性对臭氧生成及污染防治影响的模拟分析

本文基于三维区域空气质量模式WRF-Chem,通过修改模式化学模块,量化输出过程量和诊断量,提供了一种定量分析挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)源强不确定性对O3生成影响的方法.为无法定量计算VOCs源强导致的臭氧生成率[P(O3)]偏差,以及由此对O3体积分数分布和污染控制相关联的VOCs敏感区和NOx 敏感区分布的误判提供了方法参考.采用标准统计参数对WRF-Chem模式的气象场与污染场模拟性能进行了评估,相关指标均优于前人结果.以INTEX-B(intercontinental chemical transport experiment-phase B)人为源、FINNv1(fire inventory from NCAR version 1)生物质燃烧源和 MEGAN(model of emissions of gases and aerosols from nature)生物源作为基准源,并以卫星观测数据作为约束,对排放源进行改进,评估了源改进前后臭氧生成率[P(O3)]、O3体积分数和O3控制敏感区指标(Ln/Q)的变化情况.仅人为VOCs(AVOCs)源增加68％后,P(O3)模拟峰值增升比例达13％～82％,以北京观测站点为例,P(O3)模拟月均峰值增加42％(22.5×10-9 h-1).对P(03)形成贡献比例最大的主要化学反应是HO2+NO(占比约68％),AVOCs源增加68％后,该反应贡献比例下降至65％.在改进源下,P(O3)普遍增加达到2×10-9～4×10-9h-O3各季节增幅较大的区域均主要集中在京津冀、长三角和珠三角中心城市及周边区域,与我国大型城市区基本都是VOCs敏感区的结论一致.整体而言,VOCs源强改进后,Nox敏感区O3体积分数增加幅度不大,不超过4×10-9,而部分VOCs敏感区增幅超过20 x10-9.VOCs源强的不确定性会影响O3形成过程中Nox和VOCs敏感区的判断,特别是VOCs源强明显低估会夸大VOCs敏感区的范围,从而降低O3调控对策的有效性.     

Laboratory tests of KI and alkaline annular denuders

Annular denuders coated with KI and with alkaline solutions have been tested for their ability to remove atmospheric pollutants including ozone, NO₂, SO₂, formaldehyde, methyl nitrate and peroxyacetyl nitrate. Tests were carried out at flow rates of 0.4–2.0 ℓ min⁻¹, using particle-free ambient air as well as purified air to study the effect of atmospheric CO₂ on alkaline denuder performance. Denuders coated with KI were efficient in removing O₃, NO₂, SO₂ (> 95%) and PAN (84±3%) but not methyl nitrate (44%) and formaldehyde (<5%). Selective removal of PAN from NO₂, and vice versa, could be obtained with annular denuders coated with NaOH, which removed 100% PAN and ⩽15% NO₂, and with alkaline guaiacol, which removed ⩾99% NO₂ and ⩽6% PAN.     

广州番禺大气成分站一次典型光化学污染过程PAN和O3分析

通过对广州番禺大气成分站（GPACS）的光化学相关污染物（O₃、PAN、VOCs、NO₂、NO）以及气象要素进行观测,分析2010~2016年期间发生在广州地区一次典型光化学污染过程.结果表明,该光化学污染过程期间,O₃和PAN总体体积分数比较高,最大O₃小时体积分数为140.6×10^-9,而最大PAN小时体积分数为4.7×10^-9.NO整体体积分数较低,对O₃的化学滴定和PAN的去除影响较小.NO₂整体体积分数较高、辐射较强和风速较低则有利于O₃和PAN的形成和积累.PAN和O₃具有一定的线性关系（R²=0.55）,而形成PAN和O₃前体物VOCs物种不完全相同影响着它们的线性关系,在生成PAN的VOCs物种中,乙烯、丙烷、异戊二烯和甲苯所占的比例较大,而对臭氧生成潜势较大的物种有异戊二烯、1,3,5-三甲苯、丙烯、间,对-二甲苯以及甲苯.对PA自由基体积分数进行估算,发现它的日均值体积分数在0.11×10^-12~0.16×10^-12范围变化,远高于其它地区,表明此次发生的光化学反应较为强烈.     

Advanced oxidation of bromide-containing drinking water：A balance between bromate and trihalomethane formation control

Addition of H2O2 has been employed to repress bromate formation during ozonation of bromide-containing source water. However, the addition of H2O2 will change the oxidation pathways of organic compounds due to the generation of abundant hydroxyl radicals, which could affect the removal efficacy of trihalomethane precursors via the combination of ozone and biological activated carbon （O3-BAC）. In this study, we evaluated the effects of H2O2 addition on bromate formation and trihalomethane formation potential （THMFP） reduction during treatment of bromide-containing （97.6-129.1 μg/L） source water by the O3-BAC process. At an ozone dose of 4.2 mg/L, an H2O2/O3 （g/g） ratio of over 1.0 was required to maintain the bromate concentration below 10.0 μg/L, while a much lower H2O2/O3 ratio was sufficient for a lower ozone dose. An H2O2/O3 （g/g） ratio below 0.3 should be avoided since the bromate concentration will increase with increasing H2O2 dose below this ratio. However, the addition of H2O2 at an ozone dose of 3.2 mg/L and an H2O2/O3 ratio of 1.0 resulted in a 43% decrease in THMFP removal when compared with the O3-BAC process. The optimum H2O2/O3 （g/g） ratio for balancing bromate and trihalomethane control was about 0.7-1.0. Fractionation of organic materials showed that the addition of H2O2 decreased the removal efficacy of the hydrophilic matter fraction of DOC by ozonation and increased the reactivity of the hydrophobic fractions during formation of trihalomethane, which may be the two main reasons responsible for the decrease in THMFP reduction efficacy. Overall, this study clearly demonstrated that it is necessary to balance bromate reduction and THMFP control when adopting an H2O2 addition strategy.