High-resolution sampling and analysis of ambient particulate matter in the Pearl River Delta region of southern China: source apportionment and health risk implications

Zhou, Shengzhen; Davy, Perry K.; Huang, Minjuan; Duan, Jingbo; Wang, Xuemei; Fan, Qi; Chang, Ming; Liu, Yiming; Chen, Weihua; Xie, Shanju; Ancelet, Travis; Trompetter, William J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2049-2018

Articles | Volume 18, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2049-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-2049-2018

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13 Feb 2018

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| 13 Feb 2018

High-resolution sampling and analysis of ambient particulate matter in the Pearl River Delta region of southern China: source apportionment and health risk implications

Shengzhen Zhou, Perry K. Davy, Minjuan Huang, Jingbo Duan, Xuemei Wang, Qi Fan, Ming Chang, Yiming Liu, Weihua Chen, Shanju Xie, Travis Ancelet, and William J. Trompetter

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RC1: 'Referee coment', Anonymous Referee #2, 07 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Xuemei Wang, 01 Jan 2018
RC2: 'source apportionment', Anonymous Referee #3, 27 Nov 2017
- AC2: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #3', Xuemei Wang, 01 Jan 2018
RC3: 'Comments on Zhou et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Nov 2017
- AC3: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #1', Xuemei Wang, 01 Jan 2018

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We collected hourly samples of PM_2.5 and PM_2.5–10 at an industrial city in the PRD, China. The samples were analyzed for black carbon and elemental compositions. Receptor modeling of the dataset by positive matrix factorization was used to identify PM sources. Human health exposure risks to the selected trace elements in PM released from the specific sources were estimated. The source–risk apportionment method helps decision makers to manage air quality more effectively.