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Lith. J. Phys. 64, 189–202 (2024)

VARIATIONS OF BLACK CARBON, PARTICULATE MATTER AND NITROGEN OXIDES MASS CONCENTRATIONS IN URBAN ENVIRONMENT WITH RESPECT TO WINTER HEATING PERIOD AND METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS
Daria Pashneva, Agnė Minderytė, Lina Davulienė, Vadimas Dudoitis, and Steigvilė Byčenkienė
SRI Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Department of Environmental Research, Saulėtekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
Email: daria.pashneva@ftmc.lt

Received 12 March 2024; revised 3 June 2024; accepted 3 June 2024

The atmospheric concentrations of particulate pollution are of great scientific concern due to their impact on both human health and environment. This study aimed to investigate the concentration of black carbon (BC), particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 micrometres (PM10) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) at an urban background environment throughout the year, and understand the impact of winter heating and meteorology on its concentration level. The campaign covered heating and non-heating periods, from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022. During the heating period, the mass concentrations of BC, PM10 and NOx were 1.17, 24.9 and 19.4 μg m–3, respectively. The analysis revealed that the mass concentrations of BC and NOx were 1.9 and 1.4 times greater during the heating period, respectively, compared to the non-heating period. In contrast, PM10 remained almost constant during the heating (19.4 μg m–3) and non-heating periods (20.0 μg m–3). Throughout the year, the BC mass concentration was dominated by BCFF (71.2%) originating from fossil fuel combustion with a maximum (8.43 μg m–3) during the heating period. Moreover, wind speed presented a weak negative correlation with BC (r = –0.40), PM10 (r = –0.19) and NOx (r = –0.40) during the heating period.
Keywords: air pollution, black carbon, source apportionment, fossil fuel, biomass burning
PACS: 92.60.Sz, 92.60.Mt, 92.60.hf

JUODOSIOS ANGLIES, KIETŲJŲ DALELIŲ IR AZOTO OKSIDŲ MASĖS KONCENTRACIJŲ KITIMAS MIESTO APLINKOJE, ATSIŽVELGIANT Į ŽIEMOS ŠILDYMO LAIKOTARPĮ IR METEOROLOGINES SĄLYGAS
Daria Pashneva, Agnė Minderytė, Lina Davulienė, Vadimas Dudoitis, Steigvilė Byčenkienė

Valstybinis mokslinių tyrimų institutas Fizinių ir technologijos mokslų centras, Vilnius, Lietuva
Atmosferos tarša aerozolio arba kietosiomis dalelėmis (KD) kelia didelį mokslininkų susirūpinimą dėl jų poveikio žmonių sveikatai ir aplinkos taršai. Šio tyrimo tikslas – ištirti juodosios anglies (BC), kietųjų dalelių, kurių aerodinaminis skersmuo ne didesnis kaip 10 mikrometrų (KD10), ir azoto oksidų (NOx) koncentraciją miesto foninėje aplinkoje ištisus metus ir išsiaiškinti žiemos šildymo bei meteorologinių sąlygų įtaką jų koncentracijos lygiui. Matavimai vyko šildymo ir nešildymo sezonų metu nuo 2021 m. birželio 1 d. iki 2022 m. gegužės 31 d. Šildymo laikotarpiu BC, KD10 ir NOx masės koncentracijos ore siekė 1,17, 24,9 ir 19,4 μg m–3, atitinkamai. Analizė parodė, kad BC ir NOx masės koncentracijos lygiai šildymo laikotarpiu buvo 1,9 ir 1,4 karto, atitinkamai, didesnės palyginti su šiltuoju laikotarpiu. Priešingai, KD10 koncentracijos lygis šaltuoju sezonu (19,4 μg m–3) išliko panašus palyginti su šiltuoju laikotarpiu (20,0 μg m–3). Nustatyta, kad tyrimo metu vyravo iškastinio kuro deginimo kilmės juodosios anglies BCFF koncentracijos indėlis (71,2 %) į bendrą masės koncentraciją, kurios didžiausia stebėta vertė šildymo laikotarpiu siekė 8,43 μg m–3. Be to, pastebėta, kad šildymo laikotarpiu vėjo greitis turėjo silpną neigiamą koreliaciją su BC (r = –0,40), KD10 (r = –0,19) ir NOx (r = –0,40).


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