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Research article
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12 Jun 2023
Research article |
| 12 Jun 2023
| 12 Jun 2023
High contribution of anthropogenic combustion sources to atmospheric inorganic reactive nitrogen in South China evidenced by isotopes
Tingting Li
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Province
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization and
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and
Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Province
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization and
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and
Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Zeyu Sun
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Yantai, 264003, PR China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
Hongxing Jiang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Province
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization and
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and
Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Chongguo Tian
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Yantai, 264003, PR China
Gan Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangdong Province
Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization and
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and
Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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- Isotopic inference of atmospheric nitrate sources and formation pathways: Significant biases introduced by non-negligible primary nitrate emissions H. Xiao et al.
- Refining δ15N isotopic fingerprints of local NO for accurate source identification of nitrate in PM2.5 H. Xiao et al.
- Revealing underestimated ship contributions to atmospheric nitrate over the Pearl River Delta: Based on dual isotopes T. Chen et al.
- Elevated production and efflux of marine isoprene driven by the atmospheric deposition in the Northwest Pacific Ocean J. Wang et al.
- Use of stable nitrogen isotopes in atmospheric aerosol research J. Bai et al.
- The Isotopic Characteristics, Sources, and Formation Pathways of Atmospheric Sulfate and Nitrate in the South China Sea Y. Zhang et al.
- Measurements of Water-Soluble Ions in Particulate Matter 2.5 in Polish Rural Areas: Identifying Possible Sources D. Chyzhykov & B. Mathews
- Increase in Agricultural-Derived NHx and Decrease in Coal Combustion-Derived NOx Result in Atmospheric Particulate N–NH4+ Surpassing N–NO3– in the South China Sea Z. Zhang et al.
- Changes in source composition of wet nitrate deposition after air pollution control in a typical area of Southeast China J. Huang et al.
- Isotopic insights into the anthropogenic nitrogen cycle: a review W. Song & X. Liu
- Combustion-driven inorganic nitrogen in PM2.5 from a city in central China has the potential to enhance the nitrogen load of North China H. Xiao et al.
- Study on the source of nitrate in atmospheric particulate matter in Beijing using nitrogen and oxygen dual isotopes S. Zhen et al.
- Measurement report: Nitrogen isotope (δ15N) signatures of ammonia emissions from livestock farming: implications for source apportionment of haze pollution J. Wang et al.
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Short summary
N-NH4+ and N-NO3- were vital components in nitrogenous aerosols and contributed 69 % to total nitrogen in PM2.5. Coal combustion was still the most important source of urban atmospheric NO3-. However, the non-agriculture sources play an increasingly important role in NH4+ emissions.
N-NH4+ and N-NO3- were vital components in nitrogenous aerosols and contributed 69 % to total...
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