Articles | Volume 22, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-13631-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-13631-2022
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21 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 21 Oct 2022

Contributions of primary sources to submicron organic aerosols in Delhi, India

Sahil Bhandari, Zainab Arub, Gazala Habib, Joshua S. Apte, and Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz

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Here we determine the sources of primary organic aerosol in Delhi, India, in two different seasons. In winter, the main sources are traffic and biomass burning; in the summer, the main sources are traffic and cooking. We obtain this result by conducting source apportionment resolved by time of day, using data from an aerosol chemical speciation monitor. Results from this work can be used to better design policies that target sources of organic aerosol.
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