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Including soluble and total elements in positive matrix factorization (PMF) improves urban aerosol source apportionment. This method better identifies specific pollutants like aged dust and industrial emissions compared to using only water-soluble ions and carbon.

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  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Source apportionment of urban aerosols is crucial for air quality management.
  • Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) is a common method, but its sensitivity to input variables affects accuracy.
  • Previous studies often used total elements, potentially limiting source identification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of incorporating soluble and total elements into PMF for improved aerosol source apportionment.
  • To compare PMF results using different input datasets: water-soluble ions plus carbon (IC), IC plus total elements (ICTE), IC plus soluble elements (ICSE), and IC plus both (ICAE).
  • To identify specific urban aerosol sources in Qingdao, China.

Main Methods:

  • Collected PM2.5 composition data in Qingdao, China.
  • Applied PMF analysis to four datasets: IC, ICTE, ICSE, and ICAE.
  • Compared source profiles and time series derived from each dataset.

Main Results:

  • The IC set identified six sources: secondary sulfate, nitrate, oxalate, sea salt, biomass burning, and dust.
  • The ICTE, ICSE, and ICAE sets additionally identified vehicle + coal combustion, ship emissions, waste incineration, and industrial activities.
  • The ICAE set uniquely distinguished aged and fresh dust, and identified fly ash and aged industrial pollutants.
  • Discrepancies were observed for waste incineration, dust, and industrial sources across the datasets.

Conclusions:

  • Incorporating both total and soluble elements (ICAE set) significantly enhances the resolution and accuracy of PMF-based source apportionment.
  • This advanced approach allows for the differentiation of more specific sources and pollutant types.
  • The findings highlight the benefits and potential of using elemental information in PMF for urban aerosol studies.