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Molecular markers for biomass burning associated with the characterization of PM and component sources during dry season haze episodes in Upper South East Asia. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • Severe air pollution in Northern Southeast Asia is primarily caused by biomass burning during the dry season, resulting in significant smoke haze.
  • A study conducted from February to April 2016 found high concentrations of fine particles, organic carbon, and various water-soluble ions in the air, indicating pollution levels were elevated.
  • The research highlighted strong correlations between specific biomass burning markers and pollutants, confirming that forest and agricultural burning are major contributors to the region's air quality issues.

Article Abstract

Severe air pollution in the form of smoke haze in the northern part of Southeast Asia (SEA) occurs annually in the dry season due to huge open area burning. Molecular markers of biomass burning were investigated by characterization of fine particles (PM) collected in the dry season (23 February-28 April 2016). The average PM, organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) concentrations were 64.3 ± 17.6 μg m, 23.6 ± 8.1 μg m and 2.85 ± 0.98 μg m, respectively. SO was the dominant species (8.73 ± 2.88 μg m) of water-soluble ion, followed by NH (3.32 ± 1.01 μg m) and NO (2.70 ± 0.51 μg m). High concentrations of the biomass burning tracers K (1.27 ± 0.38 μg m) and levoglucosan (1.22 ± 0.75 μg m) were observed. The ratios of levoglucosan/K (0.92 ± 0.35) and levoglucosan/mannosan (20.4 ± 4.1) identified forest and agricultural waste burning as major contributors to the aerosol. Strong correlations (r > 0.800) between levoglucosan and OC, K, anhydrosugar isomer (mannosan and galactosan) and other saccharides (mannose, arabitol and mannitol) verified that combustion of biomass was the major source of organic compounds associated with PM aerosols. Oxalate was the most abundant (0.75 ± 0.17 μg m; 53%) of the carboxylates. The concentration of oxalate was strongly correlated to that of PM (r = 0.799) and levoglucosan (r = 0.615), indicating that oxalate originates mainly from primary emissions from biomass burning rather than secondary formation from photochemical processes. Backward trajectories indicated that long-range transport air masses influencing air quality in Northern Thailand originated to the west and southwest.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.201DOI Listing

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