Stable carbon isotopes in aerosols from Chinese cities: Influence of fossil fuels

Jun ji Cao; Judith C. Chow; Jun Tao; Shun cheng Lee; John G. Watson; Kin fai Ho; Ge hui Wang; Chong shu Zhu; Yong ming Han

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.056

Stable carbon isotopes in aerosols from Chinese cities: Influence of fossil fuels

Jun ji Cao, Judith C. Chow, Jun Tao, Shun cheng Lee, John G. Watson, Kin fai Ho, Ge hui Wang, Chong shu Zhu, Yong ming Han

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Stable carbon isotope ratios were determined for the OC and EC fractions of PM_2.5 collected from 14 Chinese cities in January and June/July of 2003. The period-averaged isotope values (δ¹³C) varied from -26.90‰ to -23.08‰ for OC and -26.63‰ to -23.27‰ for EC. A strong correlation (R²=0.70, p<0.0001) between δ¹³C_OC and δ¹³C_EC was found in winter but not summer. Winter vs. summer differences for δ¹³C_OC and δ¹³C_EC were greater for the seven northern cities (∼1 to 3‰) than the seven southern cities (<1‰). Comparisons with isotopic signatures of putative sources suggest that the carbonaceous PM_2.5 was mainly from fossil fuels, especially coal combustion and motor vehicle emissions; the northern cities in particular were strongly impacted by coal combustion during winter. Studies of stable carbon isotopes in OC and EC are potentially useful for identifying sources for carbonaceous PM_2.5, and this approach may be a useful new tool for the study of air pollution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1359-1363
Number of pages	5
Journal	Atmospheric Environment
Volume	45
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.10.056
State	Published - Feb 2011
Externally published	Yes

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China
Elemental carbon
Organic carbon

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