1. College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; 2. School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; 3. Henan Environmental Monitoring Center, Zhengzhou 450004, China
Abstract:This study was conducted to understand the aerosol acidity at different levels of air pollution and its influencing factors over ammonia-rich area in autumn and winter. Two non-urban sites in Zhengzhou, Xinmi and Airport, were selected for PM2.5 sample collection from 15th Oct 2018 to 28th Feb 2019. Ion chromatography was used for water-soluble inorganic ions. The aerosol model ISORROPIA-Ⅱ for pH values of PM2.5. The results show that NO3-, NH4+ and SO42- were the three most important ions. With the worsening of the pollution, NO3-, SO42-, NH4+ showed an upward trend and both NO3- and NH4+ increased at a greater rate. The ratio of NH4+/SO42- higher than 0.75 implied that the atmosphere was in an ammonia-rich site. NH4+ mainly existed in the form of (NH4)2SO4, NH4NO3 and NH4Cl in autumn and winter. The PM2.5 pH was moderately acidic, 4.6±0.6 at Xinmi and 4.6±0.7 at Airport, respectively. With the aggravation of pollution, the variation in pH value became smaller. TNH3, SO42- and T were identified to be the main driving factors affecting the PM2.5 pH in winter and autumn. With the aggravation of pollution, the greatest factor manipulating aerosol acidity changed from TNH3 to SO42-. With an increase in pH values, TNO3 tended to become the particle phase, while TNH3 tended to be the gas phase.
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