Size distribution and mixing state of black carbon particles during a heavy  air pollution episode in Shanghai

Gong, Xianda; Zhang, Ci; Chen, Hong; Nizkorodov, Sergey A.; Chen, Jianmin; Yang, Xin

doi:10.5194/acp-16-5399-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

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© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 16, issue 8

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29 Apr 2016

Research article |

| 29 Apr 2016

Size distribution and mixing state of black carbon particles during a heavy air pollution episode in Shanghai

Xianda Gong, Ci Zhang, Hong Chen, Sergey A. Nizkorodov, Jianmin Chen, and Xin Yang

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In this study, we used a Single Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometer and a Single Particle Soot Photometer to investigate the chemical and physical properties of black carbon (BC) aerosols during a regional air pollution episode in urban Shanghai. BC containing particles were mainly attributed to biomass burning and traffic emissions. We observed a group of highly aged traffic emitted particles with a relatively small BC core (~ 60–80 nm) and a very thick absolute coating thickness (~ 130–300 nm).