| Concentrations of NOx, SO2 and O3 were measured by passive sampling within 200km×200km grid in Pearl River Delta (PRD). Sampling period was two weeks in November, 2009. Spatial distributions of NOx, SO2 and O3were obtained by Kriging interpolation method. The results were compared with emission inventories and modeling results. The transportations of O3were evaluated by using backward trajectories of air parcels. During the sampling period, the mean concentrations of NOx, SO2 and O3 were 75.9 μg/m3, 37.3 μg/m3 and 36.2 μg/m3, respectively. And the highest concentrations of NOx, SO2 and O3 were 195.7 μg/m3, 95.9 μg/m3 and 81.8 μg/m3. Comparing with routine measurements from the regional monitoring network in PRD, the results by passive method were 18.6%, 33.5% and 37.5% lower for NOx, SO2 and O3, respectively. The spatial patterns demonstrated that higher NOx concentrations often appeared in cities such as Guangzhou, Foshan and Shenzhen. SO2 concentrations were higher in west and lower in east. High SO2 concentrations are mainly from emission of power plants and industrial sources. Concentrations of O3 showed the highest levels in the south of PRD. Backward trajectory analysis for higher ozone areas indicated that 53% of the air masses were from the region with high concentration of NOx. The horizontal transportation caused higher ozone in the south while lower in north in PRD. |
