Source characterization and identification by real-time single particle mass spectrometry

Reinard, Melissa S.; Adou, Kouame; Martini, Joseph M.; Johnston, Murray V.

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.09.001

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“…In some cases this is followed by a secondary species detected in the negative mass spectra (e.g. K-NO x ), which usually provides insight into the atmospheric ageing the particles have undergone locally or during transport (Reinard et al, 2007).…”

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“…From the PILS-IC (Particle into Liquid Sampler ion chromatography) it was clear that sea salt particles constituted a significant fraction of PM 10 aerosol (6 % overall, 40-50 % during the major sea salt event). The average density was therefore expected to be larger, thus a density of 1.7 (Reinard et al, 2007) was used to convert the diameters.…”

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“…A range of densities was therefore used to calculate mass concentrations for each particle class, which can be found in Table 2. The class densities were estimated from the bulk densities of the chemical components indicated in the mass spectra as described by Bein et al (2006) and Reinard et al (2007).…”

Section: Atofms Data Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If a unique particle composition signature can be linked to a specific source, then number and mass concentration contributions can be estimated at a receptor site (Allen et al, 2000;Bein et al, 2006;Reinard et al, 2007). Most chemical speciation measurements to date in the Mediterranean have focused on bulk aerosol and, while they provide quantitative data, they do not resolve the mixing states of ambient particles.…”

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Sources and mixing state of summertime background aerosol in the north-western Mediterranean basin

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Abstract. An aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ATOFMS) was employed to provide real-time single particle mixing state and thereby source information for aerosols impacting the western Mediterranean basin during the ChArMEx-ADRIMED and SAF-MED campaigns in summer 2013. The ATOFMS measurements were made at a ground-based remote site on the northern tip of Corsica.Twenty-seven distinct ATOFMS particle classes were identified and subsequently grouped into eight general categories: EC-rich (elemental carbon), K-rich, Na-rich, amines, OC-rich (organic carbon), V-rich, Fe-rich and Carich particles. Mass concentrations were reconstructed for the ATOFMS particle classes and found to be in good agreement with other co-located quantitative measurements (PM 1 , black carbon (BC), organic carbon, sulfate mass and ammonium mass). Total ATOFMS reconstructed mass (PM 2.5 ) accounted for 70-90 % of measured PM 10 mass and was comprised of regionally transported fossil fuel (EC-rich) and biomass burning (K-rich) particles. The accumulation of these transported particles was favoured by repeated and extended periods of air mass stagnation over the western Mediterranean during the sampling campaigns. The single particle mass spectra proved to be valuable source markers, allowing the identification of fossil fuel and biomass burning combustion sources, and was therefore highly complementary to quantitative measurements made by Particle into Liquid Sampler ion chromatography (PILS-IC) and an aerosol chemical speciation monitor (ACSM), which have demonstrated that PM 1 and PM 10 were comprised predominantly of sulfate, ammonium and OC. Good temporal agreement was observed between ATOFMS EC-rich and K-rich particle mass concentrations and combined mass concentrations of BC, sulfate, ammonium and low volatility oxygenated organic aerosol (LV-OOA). This combined information suggests that combustion of fossil fuels and biomass produced primary EC-and OC-containing particles, which then accumulated ammonium, sulfate and alkylamines during regional transport.Three other sources were also identified: local biomass burning, marine and shipping. Local combustion particlesPublished by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. (emitted in Corsica) contributed little to PM 2.5 particle number and mass concentrations but were easily distinguished from regional combustion particles. Marine emissions comprised fresh and aged sea salt: the former was detected mostly during a 5-day event during which it accounted for 50-80 % of sea salt aerosol mass, while the latter was detected throughout the sampling period. Dust was not efficiently detected by the ATOFMS, and support measurements showed that it was mainly in the PM 2.5-10 fraction. Shipping particles, identified using markers for heavy fuel oil combustion, were associated with regional emissions and represented only a small fraction of PM 2.5 particle number and mass concentration at the site.

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Section: Atofms Data Analysismentioning

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Section: Atofms Data Analysismentioning

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Section: Atofms Data Analysismentioning

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Sources and mixing state of summertime background aerosol in the north-western Mediterranean basin

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“…Amines could be emitted from various sources, including animal husbandry (Rabaud et al, 2003;Schade and Crutzen, 1995), waste incineration and sewage treatment (Abalos et al, 1999;Leach et al, 1999), marine environment (Facchini et al, 2008;Sorooshian et al, 2009), biomass burning (Lobert et al, 1991), industrial processes (Moffet et al, 2008;Reinard et al, 2007), and vehicle exhaust (Cadle and Mulawa, 1980). In particular, animal husbandry is a major source, where the mass concentration of amine aerosol could even represent up to 23% of that of ammonium (Sorooshian et al, 2008).…”

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Enhanced trimethylamine-containing particles during fog events detected by single particle aerosol mass spectrometry in urban Guangzhou, China

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Source characterization and identification by real-time single particle mass spectrometry

Cited by 81 publications

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Sources and mixing state of summertime background aerosol in the north-western Mediterranean basin

Sources and mixing state of summertime background aerosol in the north-western Mediterranean basin

Enhanced trimethylamine-containing particles during fog events detected by single particle aerosol mass spectrometry in urban Guangzhou, China

Laser Ionization in Single‐Particle Mass Spectrometry

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