在南非布隆芬泰恩的微型大气颗粒的来源分配,使用正矩阵因数分解
Deidré van der Westhuizen1, Chantelle Howlett-Downing2, Peter Molnár3
1Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, 9300, South Africa.
Environmental monitoring and assessment
|January 23, 2024
概括
这项研究确定了南非布伦福因 (Bloemfontein) 的细颗粒物 (PM2.5) 空气污染的主要来源. 当地的污染源主要是燃烧木材,而远距离的污染源往往来自姆普马伦加省.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 大气化学 大气化学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 空气污染,特别是细颗粒物 (PM2.5),对全球和南非的健康构成重大风险.
- 像南非这样的低收入和中等收入国家对PM2.5来源的研究很少.
- 了解污染源对于有效的空气质量管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在南非布隆芬泰恩确定PM2.5污染的本地和远程来源.
- 为该地区制定有针对性的空气质量管理计划提供信息.
主要方法:
- 在14个月的时间里 (2020年6月至2021年8月) 收集了PM2.5样本.
- 使用能量分散式X射线光光谱 (EDXRF) 分析了微量元素度.
- 采用美国环保署的PMF 5.0和HYSPLIT模型,分别识别当地和遥远的污染源.
主要成果:
- 确定了当地PM2.5来源:燃烧/木材燃烧 (49%),工业 (22%),土壤灰尘 (10%),普通金属/铁工业和交通 (9.6%),以及水处理/工业 (9.4%).
- 已确定PM2.5的遥远来源地区:姆普马兰加省 (52%),北开普省 (35%),印度洋 (8%) 和大西洋 (6%).
- 主导的空气质量轨迹起源于姆普马伦加省.
结论:
- 燃烧和木材燃烧是BloemfonteinPM2.5污染的主要当地贡献者.
- 跨境污染,特别是来自Mpumalanga的污染,严重影响空气质量.
- 调查结果为为Bloemfontein制定有效的空气质量战略提供了必要的数据.
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