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| Preliminary research on the carbonyl compounds under of sea-land breeze at the west coast of the Pearl River Estuary |
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Abstract A field observation was continuously conducted at Xinken, Guangzhou, China, using DNPH-HPLC/UV method to measure the composition and the concentration of volatile carbonyl compounds under sea-land breeze in the winter period from December 7th-9th, 2008. The distribution of carbonyl and their sources were studied. The results show that 17 carbonyl species were detected with a concentration range from 7.78′10-9 to 31.78′10-9. The concentrations of most carbonyls were higher on the ground than on the roof. Acetone was the most abundant carbonyl species at Xinken, followed by formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. The three compounds accounted for more than 70% of all measured carbonyls. Two different variation trends of the carbonyl compounds at Xinken were found. The first one was on December 8th suggesting the long-distance transport of urban pollutants while the other one was on December 7th and December 9th showing the influence of sea-land breeze. Based on the ratios among formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and propanal and the component correlation analysis, it indicates that the carbonyl compounds were mainly impacted by the urban anthropogenic pollution sources which had a close relationship with the long-distance transport and sea-land breeze influence. Secondary products from atmospheric photochemical reactions and local emission from vegetation were also the important contributors.
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Received: 23 November 2010
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