| Title: | Source apportionment of biogenic and anthropogenic VOCs in Bolu plateau |
| Author(s): | Dorter M; Odabasi M; Yenisoy-Karakas S; |
| Address: | "Department of Chemistry, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14030 Bolu, Turkey. Department of Environmental Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. Department of Chemistry, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14030 Bolu, Turkey. Electronic address: yenisoykarakas_s@ibu.edu.tr" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139201 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1879-1026 (Electronic) 0048-9697 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Total of 69 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including both biogenic (isoprene, monoterpenes and oxygenated compounds) and anthropogenic ones were investigated in Bolu plateau by passive sampling technique. The main objective of this study was to determine spatial distributions, seasonal variations and possible sources for a wide variety of VOCs. Two-week passive sampling campaigns were performed in the winter and summer of 2017. Anthropogenic VOCs were predominant with a high percentage of contribution, 91% and 69% for winter and summer, respectively. Relatively higher concentrations of biogenic VOCs during the summer campaign were found to be related to higher solar intensity, temperature and amount of broad-leaved tree species. Benzaldehyde, toluene, phenol, benzene, hexane, decanal, benzothiazole, dodecane and acetophenone were anthropogenic VOCs with higher concentrations. Among biogenic VOCs, hexanal, alpha-pinene and limonene were found to be in higher concentrations. Spatial distribution maps were drawn for each VOC. Elevated concentrations of VOCs around the city center and major roads indicate that emissions from domestic heating activities and vehicular emissions can be significant sources of VOCs. The results were also supported by Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) analyses and G-score distribution maps. Solvent evaporation, wood-coal combustion, biogenic emissions (pine, grain, grass), city atmosphere (styrene emissions from plastic production), biogenic (hornbeam, pine, juniper) and vehicle emissions were the identified as the primary VOC sources in Bolu plateau, contributing 31%, 22%, 8.0%, 8.0%, 13%, and 18%, respectively to the total VOC concentrations" |
| Keywords: | Passive sampling Positive matrix factorization (PMF) Seasonal variation Spatial distribution VOCs; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEDorter, Melike Odabasi, Mustafa Yenisoy-Karakas, Serpil eng Netherlands 2020/05/14 Sci Total Environ. 2020 Aug 20; 731:139201. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139201. Epub 2020 May 5" |
