TY - JOUR
T1 - First measurement of atmospheric mercury species in Qomolangma Natural Nature Preserve, Tibetan Plateau, and evidence oftransboundary pollutant invasion
AU - Lin, Huiming
AU - Tong, Yindong
AU - Yin, Xiufeng
AU - Zhang, Qianggong
AU - Zhang, Hui
AU - Zhang, Haoran
AU - Chen, Long
AU - Kang, Shichang
AU - Zhang, Wei
AU - Schauer, James
AU - De Foy, Benjamin
AU - Bu, Xiaoge
AU - Wang, Xuejun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Copernicus GmbH. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - Located in the world's "third pole" and a remote region connecting the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate, Qomolangma National Nature Preserve (QNNP) is an ideal region to study the long-range transport of atmospheric pollutants. In this study, gaseous elemental mercury (GEM), gaseous oxidized mercury (GOM) and particle-bound mercury (PBM) were continuously measured during the Indian monsoon transition period in QNNP. A slight increase in the GEM concentration was observed from the period preceding the Indian summer monsoon (1:31±0:42 ngm -3 ) to the Indian summer monsoon period (1:44±0:36 ngm -3 ), while significant decreases were observed in the GOM and PBM concentrations, with concentrations decreasing from 35:2±18:6 to 19:3±10:9 pgm -3 (p<0:001) for GOM and from 30:5±12:5 to 24:9±19:8 pgm -3 (p<0:001) for PBM. A unique daily pattern was observed in QNNP with respect to the GEM concentration, with a peak value before sunrise and a low value at noon. Relative to the (low) GEM concentrations, GOM concentrations (with a mean value of 21:4±13:4 pgm -3 , n D 1239) in this region were relatively high compared with the measured values in some other regions of China. A cluster analysis indicated that the air masses transported to QNNP changed significantly at different stages of the monsoon, and the major potential mercury (Hg) sources shifted from northern India and western Nepal to eastern Nepal and Bangladesh. As there is a large area covered in glaciers in QNNP, local glacier winds could increase the transboundary transport of pollutants and transport polluted air masses to the Tibetan Plateau. The atmospheric Hg concentration in QNNP in the Indian summer monsoon period was influenced by transboundary Hg flows. This highlights the need for a more specific identification of Hg sources impacting QNNP and underscores the importance of international cooperation regarding global Hg controls.
AB - Located in the world's "third pole" and a remote region connecting the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate, Qomolangma National Nature Preserve (QNNP) is an ideal region to study the long-range transport of atmospheric pollutants. In this study, gaseous elemental mercury (GEM), gaseous oxidized mercury (GOM) and particle-bound mercury (PBM) were continuously measured during the Indian monsoon transition period in QNNP. A slight increase in the GEM concentration was observed from the period preceding the Indian summer monsoon (1:31±0:42 ngm -3 ) to the Indian summer monsoon period (1:44±0:36 ngm -3 ), while significant decreases were observed in the GOM and PBM concentrations, with concentrations decreasing from 35:2±18:6 to 19:3±10:9 pgm -3 (p<0:001) for GOM and from 30:5±12:5 to 24:9±19:8 pgm -3 (p<0:001) for PBM. A unique daily pattern was observed in QNNP with respect to the GEM concentration, with a peak value before sunrise and a low value at noon. Relative to the (low) GEM concentrations, GOM concentrations (with a mean value of 21:4±13:4 pgm -3 , n D 1239) in this region were relatively high compared with the measured values in some other regions of China. A cluster analysis indicated that the air masses transported to QNNP changed significantly at different stages of the monsoon, and the major potential mercury (Hg) sources shifted from northern India and western Nepal to eastern Nepal and Bangladesh. As there is a large area covered in glaciers in QNNP, local glacier winds could increase the transboundary transport of pollutants and transport polluted air masses to the Tibetan Plateau. The atmospheric Hg concentration in QNNP in the Indian summer monsoon period was influenced by transboundary Hg flows. This highlights the need for a more specific identification of Hg sources impacting QNNP and underscores the importance of international cooperation regarding global Hg controls.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85061024237
U2 - 10.5194/acp-19-1373-2019
DO - 10.5194/acp-19-1373-2019
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:85061024237
SN - 1680-7316
VL - 19
SP - 1373
EP - 1391
JO - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
JF - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
IS - 2
ER -