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Huan Jing Ke Xue

Title:		[Observation and study on atmospheric VOCs in Changsha city]
Author(s):		Liu Q; Wang YS; Wu FK; Sun J;
Address:		"State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China. lq@dq.cern.ac.cn"
Journal Title:		Huan Jing Ke Xue
Year:		2011
Volume:		32
Issue:		12
Page Number:		3543 - 3548
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ISSN/ISBN:		0250-3301 (Print) 0250-3301 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are one of the key precursors of atmospheric ozone (O3), which also contribute to the production of SOA. During 2008, VOCs were measured near Changsha City. Weekly integrated canister samples were collected and analyzed in the morning and afternoon of each Tuesday. Simultaneously, concentration, potential ozone production and sources of VOCs in the atmosphere of Changsha were studied. The results indicated that the total VOCs species had higher concentrations in the morning (38.4 x 10(-9)), and lower in the afternoon (22.7 x 10(-9)), where the concentration of halo carbon was the highest, and alkanes, aromatics and alkenes came next. The m/p-xylene had the highest OH reactivity concentration (10.71 x 10(-9) C), 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (6.04 x 10(-9) C) and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (2.23 x 10(-9) C) came next. Aromatics (66%) had the most significant contribution to the production of O3 in the atmospheric VOCs of Changsha, and alkenes (26%) and alkanes (8%) came next. The highest concentrations of propane and isopentane indicated vehicular exhaust and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) appear to be the main source of VOCs in Changsha City. Benzene/toluene ratio was higher than 0.5 which was close to 0.8, showing solvent volatilization was also a main source of VOCs"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*analysis Alkanes/analysis Carbanilides/analysis China Cities *Environmental Monitoring Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods Ozone/*analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis/chemistry;
Notes:		"MedlineLiu, Quan Wang, Yue-Si Wu, Fang-Kun Sun, Jie chi Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't China 2012/04/04 Huan Jing Ke Xue. 2011 Dec; 32(12):3543-8"