Progress in quantitative research on the relationship between atmospheric oxidation and air quality

Atmospheric oxidizing capacity (AOC) is an essential driving force of troposphere chemistry and self-cleaning, but the definition of AOC and its quantitative representation remain uncertain. Driven by national demand for air pollution control in recent years, Chinese scholars have carried out studies on theories of atmospheric chemistry and have made considerable progress in AOC research. This paper will give a brief review of these developments. First, AOC indexes were established that represent apparent atmospheric oxidizing ability (AOIe) and potential atmospheric oxidizing ability (AOIp) based on aspects of macrothermodynamics and microdynamics, respectively. A closed study refined the quantitative contributions of heterogeneous chemistry to AOC in Beijing, and these AOC methods were further applied in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and key areas across the country. In addition, the detection of ground or vertical profiles for atmospheric OH·, HO₂·, NO₃· radicals and reservoir molecules can now be obtained with domestic instruments in diverse environments. Moreover, laboratory smoke chamber simulations revealed heterogeneous processes involving reactions of O₃ and NO₂, which are typical oxidants in the surface/interface atmosphere, and the evolutionary and budgetary implications of atmospheric oxidants reacting under multispecies, multiphase and multi-interface conditions were obtained. Finally, based on the GRAPES-CUACE adjoint model improved by Chinese scholars, simulations of key substances affecting atmospheric oxidation and secondary organic and inorganic aerosol formation have been optimized. Normalized numerical simulations of AOIe and AOIp were performed, and regional coordination of AOC was adjusted. An optimized plan for controlling O₃ and PM_2.5 was analyzed by scenario simulation.     

Identification of close relationship between atmospheric oxidation and ozone formation regimes in a photochemically active region

Understanding ozone (O₃) formation regime is a prerequisite in formulating an effective O₃ pollution control strategy. Photochemical indicator is a simple and direct method in identifying O₃ formation regimes. Most used indicators are derived from observations, whereas the role of atmospheric oxidation is not in consideration, which is the core driver of O₃ formation. Thus, it may impact accuracy in signaling O₃ formation regimes. In this study, an advanced three-dimensional numerical modeling system was used to investigate the relationship between atmospheric oxidation and O₃ formation regimes during a long-lasting O₃ exceedance event in September 2017 over the Pearl River Delta (PRD) of China. We discovered a clear relationship between atmospheric oxidative capacity and O₃ formation regime. Over eastern PRD, O₃ formation was mainly in a NO_x-limited regime when HO₂/OH ratio was higher than 11, while in a VOC-limited regime when the ratio was lower than 9.5. Over central and western PRD, an HO₂/OH ratio higher than 5 and lower than 2 was indicative of NO_x-limited and VOC-limited regime, respectively. Physical contribution, including horizontal transport and vertical transport, may pose uncertainties on the indication of O₃ formation regime by HO₂/OH ratio. In comparison with other commonly used photochemical indicators, HO₂/OH ratio had the best performance in differentiating O₃ formation regimes. This study highlighted the necessities in using an atmospheric oxidative capacity-based indicator to infer O₃ formation regime, and underscored the importance of characterizing behaviors of radicals to gain insight in atmospheric processes leading to O₃ pollution over a photochemically active region.     

南京夏季大气臭氧光化学特征与敏感性分析

对流层臭氧（O₃）主要由氮氧化物（NO_x）和挥发性有机物（VOCs）经过一系列光化学反应生成,反应过程呈现复杂的非线性关系.为深入了解O₃的光化学特征及生成机制,利用2018年夏季大气O₃与VOCs的观测数据,结合大气零维框架模拟模型F0AM-MCM,研究O₃超标日和非O₃超标日的O₃光化学特征之间的差异性.观测结果表明,O₃超标日期间φ（O₃）和φ（TVOCs）的平均值分别为47.8×10^-9和49.0×10^-9,为非O₃超标日期间O₃（26×10^-9）和TVOCs（30×10^-9）体积分数的1.8倍和1.6倍.使用F0AM模型,借助EKMA曲线和RIR分析等识别O₃敏感性,发现南京市O₃超标日和非O₃超标日O₃的形成均主要受VOCs和NO_x的协同控制.F0AM-MCM模拟结果表明,在O₃超标日,·OH和HO₂的日平均混合比分别是非O₃超标日的1.3倍和1.8倍,表明O₃超标日期间具有更强的大气氧化能力,且·OH和HO₂的形成和损失速率也有明显的增加,表明自由基循环的增强.此外,O₃超标日的O₃生成速率明显高于非O₃超标日,从而导致了O₃超标日的O₃净生成速率明显高于非O₃超标日.以上发现提高了对南京夏季O₃超标日大气O₃光化学特征的认识.     

Homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions of anthracene with selected atmospheric oxidants

The reactions of gas-phase anthracene and suspended anthracene particles with O3 and O3-NO were conducted in a 200-L reaction chamber, respectively. The secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formations from gas-phase reactions of anthracene with O3 and O3-NO were observed. Meanwhile, the size distributions and mass concentrations of SOA were monitored with a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) during the formation processes. The rapid exponential growths of SOA reveal that the atmospheric lifetimes of gas-phase anthracene towards O3 and O3-NO are less than 20.5 and 4.34 hr, respectively. The particulate oxidation products from homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions were analyzed with a vacuum ultraviolet photoionization aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (VUV-ATOFMS). Gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) analyses of oxidation products of anthracene were carried out for assigning the time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectra of products from homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions. Anthrone, anthraquinone, 9,10- dihydroxyanthracene, and 1,9,10-trihydroxyanthracene were the ozonation products of anthracene, while anthrone, anthraquinone, 9-nitroanthracene, and 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone were the main products of anthracene with O3-NO.     

广州城市大气HOx化学过程初步研究

根据广州城市大气中OH自由基和其它污染物同步测量结果,计算了城市大气HO_x(OH+HO₂)化学过程中主要反应的转化速率,分析了城市大气化学过程的主要特征,并与清洁大气中的化学过程进行了对比.研究结果表明:广州城市大气中OH和HO₂总的生成速率分别约为4.5×10⁸分子/(cm³·s)和3.8×10⁸分子/(cm³·s),比清洁大气中要快得多;城市大气中的OH净生成主要来自气相HNO₂的光解,而OH的去除主要与VOCs、HCHO、NO₂和CO反应,有别于清洁大气.     

Long-term winter observation of nitrous acid in the urban area of Beijing

The particulate matter (PM) pollution has been significantly improved by carrying out various valid emission control strategies since 2013 in China. Meanwhile the variation trend of nitrous acid (HONO) is worthy to investigate due to its vital role in the atmospheric oxidation process. In this study, field observation in the winter is conducted to investigate the concentration of HONO in an urban area of Beijing. In the winter of 2019, the mean HONO concentration is 1.38 ppbV during the whole winter. Photo-enhanced NO₂ heterogeneous reactions on the ground and aerosol surfaces were found as the possible daytime sources of HONO. Compared to O₃, photolysis of HONO dominates the primary OH sources during the winter time. To understand the HONO pollution patterns by years variation, multi-year data is summarized and finds that primary pollutants including CO and NO decreased, but secondary pollutants i.e., HONO (mostly generated via secondary process) increased. Our study highlights the requirement to mitigate secondary pollution by control HONO concentration.     

北京城区夏季O3化学生成过程

选取2007年7月1日—8月31日中的21个晴空日,利用观测资料和光化学箱模式计算了北京城区测点的O₃生成速率G(O₃)和O₃生成效率OPE.结果表明,21个晴空日中G(O₃)日最高小时值分布在(18~82)×10^-9h^-1之间;在O₃污染和非污染日G(O₃)最高值的平均水平无显著差异,且与O_x浓度之间不存在一致的对应关系,表明O₃化学生成过程不能全面解释地面O₃浓度的累积,物理传输过程对测点O₃实测浓度有显著作用;各个化学过程对G(O₃)的贡献率对比结果显示,HO₂ 在 NO向NO₂的转化中贡献最大;OPE值分布在2.8~5.8之间,总体水平为4.1±0.1;OPE值与NO_x浓度之间为非线性关系,OPE值随NO_x浓度的增加而减少,表明消减测点附近VOCs排放能有效降低O₃浓度.     

Identification of sources of lead in the atmosphere by chemical speciation using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy

Sources of Pb pollution in the local atmosphere together with Pb species, major ions, and heavy metal concentrations in a size-fractionated aerosol sample from Higashi-Hiroshima(Japan) have been determined by X-ray absorption near-edge structure(XANES) spectroscopy, ion chromatography, and ICP-MS/AES, respectively. About 80% of total Pb was concentrated in fine aerosol particles. Lead species in the coarse aerosol particles were PbC2O4, 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2, and Pb(NO3)2, whereas Pb species in the fine aerosol particles were PbC2O4, PbSO4, and Pb(NO3)2. Chemical speciation and abundance data suggested that the source of Pb in the fine aerosol particles was different from that of the coarse ones. The dominant sources of Pb in the fine aerosol particles were judged to be fly ash from a municipal solid waste incinerator and heavy oil combustion. For the coarse aerosol particles, road dust was considered to be the main Pb source. In addition to Pb species, elemental concentrations in the aerosols were also determined. The results suggested that Pb species in size-fractionated aerosols can be used to identify the origin of aerosol particles in the atmosphere as an alternative to Pb isotope ratio measurement.     

北京夏季大气HONO的监测研究

在2007-08-14～2007-08-24期间,利用差分光学吸收光谱（DOAS）技术,对北京市大气中HONO、NO₂和O₃等污染物进行了连续监测,分析了HONO和NO₂的日变化特征,讨论了夜间直接排放对HONO来源的贡献,进行了24 h和夜间13 h HONO非均相反应形成与黑碳气溶胶（BC）和相对湿度（RH）等要素的相关分析.结果表明,HONO和NO₂均在01:00左右达到峰值,HONO的另一峰值浓度出现在06:00,比NO₂第2个峰值出现时间07:00早1 h;夜间（19:00～次日07:00）直接排放对HONO的贡献最大达到31.3％,出现在20:00,平均贡献为15％;夜间HONO_corr/NO₂比率与BC和RH具有非常明显的相关性,说明HONO的非均相生成速率与NO₂的浓度以及反应介质BC表面的吸附水的浓度即RH成正比,得到夜间HONO平均转化率(HONO/NO₂)为0.8%·h^-1;而且RH的增加对HONO的非均相形成有利,但是当RH>80%对反应也将产生抑制作用,通过对监测期间的个例分析也证实了这一假设.     

Observations of N2O5 and NO3 at a suburban environment in Yangtze river delta in China: Estimating heterogeneous N2O5 uptake coefficients

The nitrate radical (NO₃) and dinitrogen pentoxide (N₂O₅) play an important role in the nocturnal atmosphere chemistry. Observations of NO₃ radicals and N₂O₅ were performed in a semirural ground site at Tai'Zhou in polluted southern China using cavity ring down spectroscopy (CRDS) from 23 May to 15 June 2018. The observed NO₃ and N₂O₅ concentrations were relatively low, with 1 min average value of 4.4 ± 2.2 and 26.0 ± 35.7 pptV, respectively. The N₂O₅ uptake coefficient was determined to be from 0.027 to 0.107 based on steady state lifetime method. Fast N₂O₅ hydrolysis was the largest contributor to the loss of NO₃ and contributed to substantial nitrate formation, with an average value of 14.83 ± 6.01 µg/m³. Further analysis shows that the N₂O₅ heterogeneous reactions dominated the nocturnal NO_x loss and the nocturnal NO_x loss rate is 0.14 ± 0.02 over this region.     

南京市夏季大气气溶胶新粒子生成事件分析

研究了南京市夏季大气气溶胶数浓度的基本特征和气溶胶新粒子生成事件的形成条件及其影响因子.应用宽范围颗粒粒径谱仪(WPS)和双光路差分吸收光谱仪(DOAS)对南京市2010年7月大气气溶胶数浓度谱分布和污染气体(O3、SO2和NO2)进行了观测,并结合气象要素观测数据和后向轨迹模式模拟,探讨了南京市夏季大气气溶胶新粒子生成的条件及其影响因子.结果表明,南京市夏季10～500nm气溶胶平均数浓度为1.7×104cm-3,与北美和欧洲的一些典型城市观测值相近;10～25 nm气溶胶粒子数浓度占总数浓度的比例为25%.观测期间共出现6次新粒子生成事件,通过分析发现比较稳定的风速风向、较强的太阳辐射有利于南京夏季新粒子的形成.南京夏季新粒子生成事件的相对湿度条件在50%～70%,通过后向轨迹模式模拟的结果发现偏东风或偏南风带来的海洋性洁净气团有利于新粒子的生成.南京夏季新粒子生成事件发生时,10～25 nm气溶胶数浓度与SO2的浓度呈正相关,与O3的浓度呈负相关,而与NO2的浓度相关性较差.     

上海市浦东城区二次气溶胶生成的估算

利用2010年5～10月不同日最高O3小时浓度(O3,max)下PM10浓度变化评估不同O3浓度水平下二次气溶胶生成量.CO作为一次颗粒物的标志物,O3作为光化学反应水平的指示物种.结果表明不同光化学水平条件下,PM10中一次与二次气溶胶浓度及比例存在较大差异.随着光化学水平的增加,PM10中一次气溶胶排放浓度增长不大(0.036～0.044 mg.m-3),二次气溶胶的生成量却呈数倍增长(0.018～0.055 mg.m-3);二次与一次气溶胶浓度的比例也从49.8%增加到124.5%.O3,max出现的时间也随着光化学水平的增强由13:00推迟到14:00,二次气溶胶生成的主要时段也从11:00～20:00增加到09:00～20:00;此外,PM2.5中主要组分SO24-、NO3-、OC等比例随着光化学水平(即O3,max浓度)的不同而存在一定差异,当O3,max<0.10 mg.m-3时,PM2.5主要由12.0%有机碳(OC)、18.7%硫酸盐、13.1%硝酸盐和4.5%元素碳(EC)组成,而O3,max>0.20mg.m-3时,PM2.5主要由20.0%有机碳(OC)、22.9%硫酸盐、23.1%硝酸盐和4.7%元素碳(EC)组成.说明SO24-、NO3-、OC受光化学水平影响较大.     

NOx和/或NH3气氛下SO2在高岭土表面非均相转化的实验研究

利用自制气溶胶反应器研究了NO_x和/或NH_3气氛下SO_2在高岭土表面的非均相转化过程,应用扫描电镜(SEM)对高岭土颗粒物形貌进行了表征.结果表明:高岭土颗粒表面的SO_2非均相转化致使其成分和形貌产生了较大变化.相同实验条件下,SO_2转化的协同作用程度由高到低依次为NH_3、NO_x/NH_3和NO_x气氛,相对湿度40%、有光照条件下,SO_2转化量增幅最高可分别达125%、75%和50%.所有气氛下,协同作用在无光照时在高相对湿度(40%~70%)区间更为突出,有光照时其显著性则体现在低相对湿度(20%~40%)区间.SO_2、NO_x、NH_3三者共存时,在高岭土颗粒表面发生的非均相反应过程既有协同作用又存在竞争反应.     

Physical and chemical processes of wintertime secondary nitrate aerosol formation

The UCD/CIT model was modified to include a process analysis (PA) scheme for gas and particulate matter (PM) to study the formation of secondary nitrate aerosol during a stagnant wintertime air pollution episode during the California Regional PM_2.5/PM₁₀ Air Quality Study (CRPAQS) where detailed measurements of PM components are available at a few sites. Secondary nitrate is formed in the urban areas from near the ground to a few hundred meters above the surface during the day with a maximum modeled net increase rate of 4 μg·m⁻³·d⁻¹ during the study episode. The secondary nitrate formation rate in rural areas is lower due to lower NO₂. In the afternoon hours, near-surface temperature can be high enough to evaporate the particulate nitrate. In the nighttime hours, both the gas phase N₂O₅ reactions with water vapor and the N₂O₅ heterogeneous reactions with particle-bound water are important for secondary nitrate formation. The N₂O₅ reactions are most import near the surface to a few hundred meters above surface with a maximum modeled net secondary nitrate increase rate of 1 μg·m⁻³·d⁻¹ and are more significant in the rural areas where the O₃ concentrations are high at night. In general, vertical transport during the day moves the nitrate formed near the surface to higher elevations. During the stagnant days, process analysis indicates that the nitrate concentration in the upper air builds up and leads to a net downward flux of nitrate through vertical diffusion and a rapid increase of surface nitrate concentration.     

两种微藻胞外分泌物与NO2-、NO3-对2，4-D光解的影响

在模拟太阳光照射下,利用旋转式光化学反应装置,研究了海水小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris)和新月菱形藻(Nitzschia closterium)的胞外分泌物(EOM),以及分别在NO-2或(和)NO-3共存条件下对2,4-二氯苯氧乙酸(2,4-D)光解的影响.实验结果表明,2,4-D在海水小球藻和新月菱形藻EOM及分别在NO-2、NO-3共存下的光解过程均符合准一级动力学反应.研究发现,2,4-D的光解速率随海水小球藻和新月菱形藻EOM浓度的增加而减小,表明这两种微藻EOM可抑制海水中2,4-D的光解.当在微藻EOM溶液中分别加入不同浓度的NO-2或NO-3后,微藻EOM对2,4-D光解的抑制作用减弱,且随着NO-2和NO-3浓度的增加,2,4-D光解速率明显增加.特别是当微藻EOM与NO-2或NO-3三者共存时,可进一步促进2,4-D的光解.     

己唑醇在水溶液中的光化学降解研究

研究了高压汞灯光源下己唑醇在不同pH缓冲液中的光化学降解特性及NO3-和NO2-对光解的影响.结果表明,己唑醇在水溶液中的光解符合一级动力学规律.不同pH值缓冲溶液中的光解速率排序为:pH=7>pH=9>pH=5.在己唑醇水溶液中添加不同浓度的NO3-及NO2-,均会不同程度地影响己唑醇的光解速率.在0～20mg·L-1的浓度范围内,NO3-对己唑醇的光解均表现为促进作用,且随着添加浓度的增大促进作用增强;NO2-在0.4和2mg·L-1浓度下,对己唑醇的光解有一定的促进作用,而在10～20mg·L-1浓度时,表现为抑制作用.     

邯郸市PM_(2.5)中水溶性无机离子污染特征及来源解析

本研究通过对邯郸市环境空气中PM2.5样本进行采集和成分检测,分析了该地区PM2.5中水溶性无机离子的污染特征,并结合气象要素(风速、温度)、气态污染物(O3、NO2、SO2、CO)、SOR(硫氧化率)、NOR(氮氧化率)对其主要来源进行了解析.研究结果表明:总水溶性无机离子(TWSII)浓度季节变化特征明显,秋、冬季高于春、夏季.SO2-4、NO-3、NH+4是PM2.5中主要的水溶性无机离子,在TWSII中所占的比例为夏(93.2%)冬(85.6%)秋(85.5%)春(84.0%).春、夏、秋三季PM2.5呈酸性,冬季显碱性.此外还分析得到,SO2-4在四季中均以(NH4)2SO4的形式存在.NO-3在冬季以NH4NO3的形式存在,其余季节中以NH4NO3、HNO3等共存.绝大部分Cl-在冬季以NH4Cl的形式存在,其它季节中以NH4Cl、KCl等的形式存在.均相反应是SO2-4的主要生成途径,夏、冬季也伴随有非均相反应.NO-3的生成以均相反应为主(春、夏、秋),在冬季均相反应与非均相反应同时存在.应用因子分析法解析出4个主因子,其中,工业、燃煤、交通、生物质燃烧等综合源是PM2.5中水溶性无机离子的主要来源.     

北京大气气溶胶部分无机组分及相关气体的浓度变化

利用SJAC-MOBIC在2000-05～2000-09的3个采样时段测量了北京大气中的气溶胶SO₄^2-、NO₃^-、NO₂^-、Cl^-及相关气体组分,得出了这些污染组分的逐时变化.结果表明气溶胶Cl^-、NO₂^-、NO₃^-及气体HCl、HNO₂和HNO₃有明显的变化规律,SO₂和气溶胶SO₄^2-的变化取决于SO₂的排放,SO₄^2-的峰值一般比SO₂的峰值晚2h左右.     

Evaluation and impact factors of indoor and outdoor gas-phase nitrous acid under different environmental conditions

As an important indoor pollutant, nitrous acid (HONO) can contribute to the concentration of indoor OH radicals by photolysis via sunlight penetrating into indoor environments, thus affecting the indoor oxidizing capability. In order to investigate the concentration of indoor HONO and its impact factors, three different indoor environments and two different locations in urban and suburban areas were selected to monitor indoor and outdoor pollutants simultaneously, including HONO, NO, NO₂, nitrogen oxides (NO_x), O₃, and particle mass concentration. In general, the concentration of indoor HONO was higher than that outdoors. In the urban area, indoor HONO with high average concentration (7.10 ppbV) was well-correlated with the temperature. In the suburban area, the concentration of indoor HONO was only about 1-2 ppbV, and had a good correlation with indoor relative humidity. It was mainly attributed to the heterogeneous reaction of NO₂ on indoor surfaces. The sunlight penetrating into indoor environments from outside had a great influence on the concentration of indoor HONO, leading to a concentration of indoor HONO close to that outdoors.     

北京气象塔夏季大气O3,NOx和CO浓度变化的观测实验

以北京325m气象塔为观测平台,于2002年夏季进行了大气污染物臭氧(O₃)及其前体物氮氧化物(NO_x)和气象要素加强期的同步观测.对观测资料做了详尽的分析,结果表明:边界层内存在明显的臭氧浓度(用体积分数表示)垂直差异;中午120m高度层存在O₃浓度最大值;低层O₃浓度呈明显的日变化,且昼夜振幅较大;夜间高层(280m)O₃的湍流混合和化学消耗较弱,可维持较高的浓度;局地光化学生成是白天边界层O₃的主要来源;降水天气过程可造成O₃及其前体物浓度的显著变化.