Atmospheric VOCs and their contribution to O3 and SOA formation in summer of Huairou District, Beijing City

doi:10.7523/j.ucas.2021.0025

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Abstract: In order to study the pollution characteristics and sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their environmental impact, 99 VOCs in Huairou District of Beijing were monitored online in summer 2016. During the observation period, the average concentration of VOCs was 20.02×10^-9, among which alkanes accounted for the highest proportion of 38.48%, followed by oxygenated volatile organic compounds (OVOCs) (28.28%), halogenated hydrocarbons (12.89%), and halogenated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, olefins and alkynes and acetonitrile for a smaller percentage. The average hourly ozone formation potential of the initial VOCs was 157.03μg·m^-3 and the major contributors were OVOCs, while alkenes and aromatics, aromatics were the major contributors to secondary organic aerosol formation potential. Seven sources were identified by the PMF model, including background and combustion sources, industrial sources, diesel vehicle emissions, gasoline vehicle emissions oil and gas volatilization, natural sources, and organic solvent use. The results from backward trajectory show that, in addition to local emissions, Hebei, Henan， and Shandong provinces have major contributions to Beijing VOCs pollution, while Tianjin City, Liaoning Province, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region also have some contributions.

Key words: volatile organic compounds(VOCs), ozone formation potential(OFP), secondary organic aerosol formation potential(SOAFP), source apportionment, backward trajectory, regional transmission

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ZHOU Bi, HU Jun, QI Yixuan, ZHANG Lijia, HUO Peng, ZHANG Yuanxun, ZHANG Yang, WANG Shulan. Atmospheric VOCs and their contribution to O₃ and SOA formation in summer of Huairou District, Beijing City[J]. Journal of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2023, 40(1): 39-49.

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