Characteristic of Size-Classified Airborne Particulates in Kobe, Japan

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Airborne particulate samples were collected and fractionated into five sizes (diameter of < 1.1, 1.1-2.0, 2.0-3.3, 3.3-7.0, > 7.0 μm) with a high volume cascade impactor. The size distribution of airborne particulates was bimodal, having two peaks, coarse (> 7.0 μm) and fine (< 1.1 μm), which accounted for approximately 29% and 42%, respectively. Inhalable particulates accounted for approximately 50% of the total. The mass percentages of these extracts were also similar to airborne particulate concentrations. Eight authentic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs ; fluoranthene, pyrene, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[e]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k] fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[ghi]pelyrene) were detected in airborne particulates. The concentration of PAHs was dependent on size, with the following order : airborne particulates larger than 7.0 < 3.3-7.0 < 2.0-3.3 < 1.1-2.0 < smaller than 1.1 μm. Almost all of the PAHs detected existed in fine airborne particulates smaller than 1.1 μm. Ionic species in size-classified airborne particulate were also investigated. NH_4^+, SO_4^<2-> and K^+ existed in the fine particulates, whereas NO_3^-, Cl^- and Na^+ existed in the coarse particulates. It is likely that SO_4^<2-> and NO_3^- were generated from the combustion of fossil fuel and air, and Na^+ and Cl^- from sea salt. Since NO_3^- was generated from atmospheric NO_2, these concentrations were related to each other. The sampling site is located near a highway, so the results suggested that the main source of most fine particulates was car exhaust, especially diesel exhaust.
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2004-06-01

Characteristic of Size-Classified Airborne Particulates in Kobe, Japan

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