Ship plumes in the Baltic Sea Sulfur Emission Control Area: chemical characterization and contribution to coastal aerosol concentrations

Ausmeel, Stina; Eriksson, Axel; Ahlberg, Erik; Sporre, Moa K.; Spanne, Mårten; Kristensson, Adam

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9135-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 15

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9135-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-9135-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 15

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03 Aug 2020

Research article |

| 03 Aug 2020

Ship plumes in the Baltic Sea Sulfur Emission Control Area: chemical characterization and contribution to coastal aerosol concentrations

Stina Ausmeel, Axel Eriksson, Erik Ahlberg, Moa K. Sporre, Mårten Spanne, and Adam Kristensson

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Short summary

Emissions from shipping have an impact on air quality, especially in coastal areas. We have measured properties of the airborne particles in several plumes from ships that are sailing within an Emission Control Area. Individual ships showed large variability in contribution to total particle mass and nitrogen dioxide. Organics and sulfate dominated the particle mass, and most plumes contained very little or no soot. We also present recommendations for future stationary ship plume measurements.