title: Fine particulate pollution in the Nanjing northern suburb during summer: composition and sources.
abstract: To understand the chemical composition characteristic of pollution in a northern suburb of Nanjing, particle samples were collected by two Andersen cascade impactors from May to July 2013. The positive matrix factorization version 3 (EPA-PMF 3.0) was applied to identify the source contribution of PM2.1 concentrations in the study area. Source categories were determined based on the chemical component abundances in the source profiles. Overall, results indicated that seven factors were obtained. The factors are identified as follows: (I) secondary aerosol, characterized by high concentrations of NH4 (+), NO3 (-), and SO4 (2-), accounting for 20.22 %; (II) metallurgical aerosol, characterized by high concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Zn, accounting for 6.71 %; (III) road dust, characterized by high concentrations of Mg, Ca, Na, Al, and Ba, accounting for 11.85 %; (IV) biomass burning, characterized by high concentrations of K(+), Na(+), Cl(-), and K, accounting for 10.17 %; (V) residual oil, characterized by high concentrations of V and Cr, accounting for 16.63 %; (VI) iron and steel industry, characterized by high concentrations of Mn and Fe, accounting for 9.48 %; and (VII) vehicle exhaust, characterized by high concentrations of organic carbon (OC), Mo, elemental carbon (EC) and K, accounting for 24.94 %.
authors.affiliation: Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Key Laboratory for Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation of China Meteorological Administration, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China, junlinan@163.com.
authors.forename: Junlin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Honglei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zou
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000032:analysis; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China; D002713:Chlorine / Q000032:analysis; D002947:Cities; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008669:Metallurgy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D011188:Potassium / Q000032:analysis; D012621:Seasons; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D008670:Metals; D052638:Particulate Matter; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D002713:Chlorine; D002244:Carbon; D011188:Potassium