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Environ Monit Assess

Title:		"Multi-year evaluation of ambient volatile organic compounds: temporal variation, ozone formation, meteorological parameters, and sources"
Author(s):		Kim KH; Chun HH; Jo WK;
Address:		"Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701, Korea"
Journal Title:		Environ Monit Assess
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150130
Issue:		2
Page Number:		27 -
DOI:		10.1007/s10661-015-4312-1
ISSN/ISBN:		1573-2959 (Electronic) 0167-6369 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The multi-year characteristics of ambient volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their source contribution in a selected metropolitan (Seoul) and rural (Seokmolee) areas in Korea were investigated to provide the framework for development and implementation of ambient VOC control strategies. For Seoul, none of the three VOC groups exhibited any significant trend in their ambient concentrations, whereas for Seokmolee, they all showed a generally decreasing trend between 2005 and 2008 and an increasing trend after 2008. Two paraffinic (ethane and propane) and two olefin (ethylene and propylene) hydrocarbons displayed higher concentrations during the cold season than warm season, while the other target VOCs did not exhibit any significant trends. Ethylene and toluene were the first and second largest contributors to ozone formation, respectively, whereas several other VOCs displayed photochemical ozone formation potential values less than 0.01 ppb. For both areas, there was a significant negative correlation between ambient temperature and the selected VOC group concentrations. In contrast, a significant positive correlation was observed between relative humidity and the three VOC group concentrations, while no significant correlation was observed between wind speed and VOC group concentrations. For Seoul, the combination of vehicle exhaust and gasoline/solvent evaporation was the greatest source of VOCs, followed by liquid natural gas (LNG) and liquid petroleum gas (LPG). However, combination of LNG and LPG was the greatest source of VOCs at Seokmolee, followed by the combination of vehicle exhaust and gasoline evaporation, and then biogenic sources"
Keywords:		Air Pollutants/*analysis *Environmental Monitoring Hydrocarbons/analysis Meteorology Ozone/*analysis Republic of Korea Seasons Toluene Vehicle Emissions/analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis;
Notes:		"MedlineKim, Ku H Chun, Ho-Hwan Jo, Wan K eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2015/01/31 Environ Monit Assess. 2015 Feb; 187(2):27. doi: 10.1007/s10661-015-4312-1. Epub 2015 Jan 30"