title: Distribution and sources of solvent extractable organic compounds in PM2.5 during 2007 Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing.
abstract: The solvent extractable organic compounds (SEOC), including n-alkanes, polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons, fatty acids, and dicarboxylic acids in PM2.5 during the 2007 Chinese Spring Festival in Beijing, were measured via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for determining the characteristics and sources of these organic pollutants. The concentrations of total n-alkanes, PAHs, and organic acids before Chinese Spring Festival Eve (1025.5, 95.9, and 543.3 ng/m3, respectively) were higher than those after (536.6, 58.9, and 331.8 ng/m3, respectively). n-Aalkanes and PAHs had much higher concentration in nighttime than those in daytime because of high relative humidity and low wind speed during the night. Combustion of coal and exhaust emission were major sources of n-alkanes. It could be concluded by the characteristic ratios that the primary source of PAHs in fine particles was the combustion of coal, but the combustion of gasoline was in the next place. The ratios of C18:0/C16 indicated the contribution of vehicular emissions to the fatty acids. Dicarboxylic and aromatic acids were abundant in daytime than in nighttime because these acids were secondary organic acid and the photochemical degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons was the main source.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China. lxrcc@126.com
authors.forename: Xingru
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xueqing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xinran
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chenshu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shanshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yuesi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000032:analysis; D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006813:Humidity; D008685:Meteorological Concepts; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000737:chemistry*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D012621:Seasons; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014919:Wind
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000473:Alkanes; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D052638:Particulate Matter; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D012997:Solvents