Comparison of particulate mass, chemical species for urban, suburban and rural areas in central Taiwan, Taichung

Citation
Gc. Fang et al., Comparison of particulate mass, chemical species for urban, suburban and rural areas in central Taiwan, Taichung, CHEMOSPHERE, 41(9), 2000, pp. 1349-1359
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
CHEMOSPHERE
ISSN journal
00456535 → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1349 - 1359
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(200011)41:9<1349:COPMCS>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
Aerosol samples for PM2.5, PM2.5-10 and TSP were collected from June to Sep tember 1998 and from February to March 1999 in central Taiwan, Ion chromato graphy was used to analyze the acidic anions: sulfate, nitrate and chloride in the Universal samples. The ratios of fine particle concentrations to co arse particle concentrations displayed that the fine particle concentration s are almost greater than that of coarse particle concentrations in Taichun g area. The average concentrations of PM2.5, PM2.5-10 and TSP in urban site s are higher than in suburban and rural sites at both daytime and night-tim e. Chloride dominated in the coarse mode in daytime and in fine mode in nig ht-time. Nitrate can be found in both the coarse and fine modes. Sulfate do minated in fine mode in both daytime and night-time, (C) 2000 Elsevier Scie nce Ltd. All rights reserved.