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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2018-364
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2018-364
16 Apr 2018
 | 16 Apr 2018
Status: this preprint was under review for the journal ACP but the revision was not accepted.

Multiday haze in the East Asia: Transport and chemical aging of hygroscopic particles

Yong Bin Lim, Jihoon Seo, Jin Young Kim, and Barbara J. Turpin

Abstract. East Asian countries (Korea and China) have been experiencing exceedingly high concentrations of particulate matter (PM) that threatens health and potentially alters climate. However, the formation of East Asian PM is poorly understood. Furthermore, during the winter high PM concentrations at Seoul, Korea often occurs via the combination of the transport of Chinese haze through the prevailing Westerlies and the local formation at Seoul, and this complicates the PM formation. A severe multiday haze event occurred at Seoul during February 24–28, 2014, and the synoptic meteorological conditions suggest the combination the transport and the local formation (Seo et al., 2017). PM at Seoul and Deokjeok Island during this haze period was sampled and analyzed. Deokjeok Island provides background for Seoul PM since it is upwind and emission free. We hypothesize that transported PM from China (PM at Deokjeok Island) is hygroscopic (thus contains water due to high RH) and undergoes multiphase photochemical aging at Seoul. To validate our hypothesis, we conducted smog chamber experiments. In a humid smog chamber, photochemistry of NOx initiates hygroscopic growth of particles and aerosol liquid water in turn facilitates aqueous chemistry forming organonitrates and oligomers. This multiphase chemistry provides chemical insights of chemical aging during a haze event in East Asia. NOx effects on photochemical aging of particles are substantial. Even a few ppb of NOx form nitrates in aerosol liquid water, and acidify neutral particles. NOx reduction is not likely to be an effective strategy for nitrate- and acidity-related health.

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Yong Bin Lim, Jihoon Seo, Jin Young Kim, and Barbara J. Turpin
 
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Currently high concentration PM formation in East Asia (China and Korea) is poorly understood. Furthermore, the combination of the transport from China and the local formation complicates PM formation in Korea. Based on our field and smog chamber studies, water in particles plays an important role. Transported wet particles take up HNO3 at Seoul characterized by high NOx/RH and photochemistry. Accumulated nitrates take up water and facilitate aqueous chemistry leading to secondary formation.
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