Evolution and chemical characteristics of organic aerosols during wintertime PM2.5 episodes in Shanghai, China: insights gained from online measurements of organic molecular markers
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
Division of Environment and Sustainability, Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
Min Zhou
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
Liping Qiao
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei province, China
Shan Wang
Division of Environment and Sustainability, Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China
Yaqin Gao
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
Shengao Jing
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
Qian Wang
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
Hongli Wang
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
Changhong Chen
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and
Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental
Sciences, Shanghai, China
Organic aerosol (OA) is increasingly important in urban PM2.5 pollution as inorganic ions are becoming lower. We investigated the chemical characteristics of OA during nine episodes in Shanghai. The availability of bi-hourly measured molecular markers revealed that the control of local urban sources such as vehicular and cooking emissions lessened the severity of local episodes. Regional control of precursors and biomass burning would reduce PM2.5 episodes influenced by regional transport.
Organic aerosol (OA) is increasingly important in urban PM2.5 pollution as inorganic ions are...