Air pollutant emission characteristics and HYSPLIT model analysis during heating period in Shenyang, China

To find out the characteristics and sources of atmospheric pollutants during heating period in Shenyang, the study investigated the temporal and spatial distribution of pollutants, using data of six typical atmospheric pollutants (SO₂, NO₂, PM₁₀, PM_2.5, O₃, and CO) from November 2017 to March 2018 in 11 monitoring stations in Shenyang. These features were combined with the HYSPLIT model for backward trajectory simulation of heavily polluted weather. PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 are the main pollutants during heating period in Shenyang, with average concentrations of 90.26 μg/m³ and 56.92 μg/m³, respectively. The concentrations of various types of contaminants at the Taiyuan Street station were relatively high. PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 were relatively high in the southwestern area of Shenyang, gradually decreasing to the northeast. Only one heavy pollution event occurred during heating period in 2018. The results of the backward trajectory analysis of this heavy pollution event using HYSPLIT show that air masses from inland areas such as the southwest and northwest brought some particulate matter and atmospheric pollutants, which exacerbated Shenyang Air pollution in the city.