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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-6395-2023
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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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Latest update: 30 Jun 2025
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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