Tracking the source and contribution of NO3- in precipitation in Nanchang in autumn and winter by dual isotope
AI Wen-qiang1,2, XIAO Hong-wei1,2, SUN Qi-bin3, ZHANG Yong-yun3, ZHANG Zei-yu2, LI Jing-wen2
1. Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of the Causes and Control of Atmospheric Pollution, Nanchang 330013, China; 2. School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China; 3. School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
Abstract:Rainwater was collected from September 1, 2016 to February 28, 2017 in Nanchang, as well as stable isotope of nitrate (δ15N) and chemical compositions of rainwater were analyzed. The results showed that the concentration of NO3- ranged from 7.3 to 99.5μmol/L, and the mean is 36.1μmol/L; the δ15N of NO3- ranged from -6.0‰ to +8.3‰, and the mean is -0.8‰. Combined with chemical composition and isotope analysis, it is shown that NO3- was mainly affected by the region and mainly comes from biomass burning, traffic, coal combustion while biological soil is the secondary source in the sampling period. Bayesian mixing model (MixSIA) which took account of the isotope fractionation wes used to make precise estimations of the contribution of different sources. The results showed that the contribution of biomass burning emissions, traffic and coal combustion was more than 86%. However, in this case, the contribution of biomass burning emissions and traffic was more than 63%, and the coal combustion was only 23.1%, which indicated that a necessity to control NOx from traffic and biomass burning strictly to reduce air pollution.
艾文强, 肖红伟, 孙启斌, 张永运, 张泽雨, 李静雯. 氮氧同位素示踪南昌秋冬季降水中NO3-来源及其贡献[J]. 中国环境科学, 2021, 41(9): 4043-4050.
AI Wen-qiang, XIAO Hong-wei, SUN Qi-bin, ZHANG Yong-yun, ZHANG Zei-yu, LI Jing-wen. Tracking the source and contribution of NO3- in precipitation in Nanchang in autumn and winter by dual isotope. CHINA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCECE, 2021, 41(9): 4043-4050.
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