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https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-10-19737-2010
https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-10-19737-2010
23 Aug 2010
 | 23 Aug 2010
Status: this preprint was under review for the journal ACP but the revision was not accepted.

Ambient concentrations of aldehydes in relation to Beijing Olympic air pollution control measures

J. C. Gong, T. Zhu, M. Hu, L. W. Zhang, H. Cheng, L. Zhang, J. Tong, and J. Zhang

Abstract. Aldehydes are ubiquitous constituents of the atmosphere. Their concentrations are elevated in polluted urban atmospheres. The present study was carried out to characterize three aldehydes of most health concern (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and acrolein) in a central Beijing site in the summer and early fall of 2008 (from June to October). Measurements were made before, during, and after the Beijing Olympics to examine whether the air pollution control measures implemented to improve Beijing's air quality during the Olympics had any impact on concentrations of the three aldehydes. Average concentrations of formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein were 29.34 ± 15.12 μg/m3, 27.09 ± 15.74 μg/m3 and 2.32 ± 0.95 μg/m3, respectively, for the entire period of measurements, all being the highest among the levels measured in cities around the world in photochemical smog seasons. Among the three measured aldehydes, only acetaldehyde had a substantially reduced mean concentration during the Olympic air pollution control period compared to the pre-Olympic period. Formaldehyde and acrolein followed the changing pattern of temperature and were each significantly correlated with ozone (a secondary product of photochemical reactions). In contrast, acetaldehyde was significantly correlated with several pollutants emitted mainly from local emission sources (e.g., NO2, CO, and PM2.5). These findings suggest that local direct emissions had a larger impact on acetaldehyde than formaldehyde and acrolein.

J. C. Gong, T. Zhu, M. Hu, L. W. Zhang, H. Cheng, L. Zhang, J. Tong, and J. Zhang
 
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J. C. Gong, T. Zhu, M. Hu, L. W. Zhang, H. Cheng, L. Zhang, J. Tong, and J. Zhang
J. C. Gong, T. Zhu, M. Hu, L. W. Zhang, H. Cheng, L. Zhang, J. Tong, and J. Zhang

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