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Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM(2.5) collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study

In the southeastern US, substantial emissions of isoprene from deciduous trees undergo atmospheric oxidation to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA) that contributes to fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)). Laboratory studies have revealed that anthropogenic pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide (SO(2)),...

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Autores principales: Rattanavaraha, Weruka, Chu, Kevin, Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari, Riva, Matthieu, Lin, Ying-Hsuan, Edgerton, Eric S., Baumann, Karsten, Shaw, Stephanie L., Guo, Hongyu, King, Laura, Weber, Rodney J., Neff, Miranda E., Stone, Elizabeth A., Offenberg, John H., Zhang, Zhenfa, Gold, Avram, Surratt, Jason D.
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Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6145830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30245702
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4897-2016
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author Rattanavaraha, Weruka
Chu, Kevin
Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari
Riva, Matthieu
Lin, Ying-Hsuan
Edgerton, Eric S.
Baumann, Karsten
Shaw, Stephanie L.
Guo, Hongyu
King, Laura
Weber, Rodney J.
Neff, Miranda E.
Stone, Elizabeth A.
Offenberg, John H.
Zhang, Zhenfa
Gold, Avram
Surratt, Jason D.
author_facet Rattanavaraha, Weruka
Chu, Kevin
Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari
Riva, Matthieu
Lin, Ying-Hsuan
Edgerton, Eric S.
Baumann, Karsten
Shaw, Stephanie L.
Guo, Hongyu
King, Laura
Weber, Rodney J.
Neff, Miranda E.
Stone, Elizabeth A.
Offenberg, John H.
Zhang, Zhenfa
Gold, Avram
Surratt, Jason D.
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description In the southeastern US, substantial emissions of isoprene from deciduous trees undergo atmospheric oxidation to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA) that contributes to fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)). Laboratory studies have revealed that anthropogenic pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide (SO(2)), oxides of nitrogen (NO(x)), and aerosol acidity, can enhance SOA formation from the hydroxyl radical (OH)-initiated oxidation of isoprene; however, the mechanisms by which specific pollutants enhance isoprene SOA in ambient PM(2.5) remain unclear. As one aspect of an investigation to examine how anthropogenic pollutants influence isoprene-derived SOA formation, high-volume PM(2.5) filter samples were collected at the Birmingham, Alabama (BHM), ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS). Sample extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography-electron ionization-mass spectrometry (GC/EI-MS) with prior trimethylsilylation and ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/ESI-HR-QTOFMS) to identify known isoprene SOA tracers. Tracers quantified using both surrogate and authentic standards were compared with collocated gas- and particle-phase data as well as meteorological data provided by the Southeastern Aerosol Research and Characterization (SEARCH) network to assess the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived SOA formation. Results of this study reveal that isoprene-derived SOA tracers contribute a substantial mass fraction of organic matter (OM) (~ 7 to ~ 20 %). Isoprene-derived SOA tracers correlated with sulfate ([Formula: see text]) (r(2) = 0.34, n = 117) but not with NO(x). Moderate correlations between methacrylic acid epoxide and hydroxymethyl-methyl-α-lactone (together abbreviated MAE/HMML)-derived SOA tracers with nitrate radical production (P[NO(3)]) (r(2) = 0.57, n = 40) were observed during nighttime, suggesting a potential role of the NO(3) radical in forming this SOA type. However, the nighttime correlation of these tracers with nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) (r(2) = 0.26, n = 40) was weaker. Ozone (O(3)) correlated strongly with MAE/HMML-derived tracers (r(2) = 0.72, n = 30) and moderately with 2-methyltetrols (r(2) = 0.34, n = 15) during daytime only, suggesting that a fraction of SOA formation could occur from isoprene ozonolysis in urban areas. No correlation was observed between aerosol pH and isoprene-derived SOA. Lack of correlation between aerosol acidity and isoprene-derived SOA is consistent with the observation that acidity is not a limiting factor for isoprene SOA formation at the BHM site as aerosols were acidic enough to promote multiphase chemistry of isoprene-derived epoxides throughout the duration of the study. All in all, these results confirm previous studies suggesting that anthropogenic pollutants enhance isoprene-derived SOA formation.
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spelling pubmed-61458302018-09-19 Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM(2.5) collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study Rattanavaraha, Weruka Chu, Kevin Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari Riva, Matthieu Lin, Ying-Hsuan Edgerton, Eric S. Baumann, Karsten Shaw, Stephanie L. Guo, Hongyu King, Laura Weber, Rodney J. Neff, Miranda E. Stone, Elizabeth A. Offenberg, John H. Zhang, Zhenfa Gold, Avram Surratt, Jason D. Atmos Chem Phys Article In the southeastern US, substantial emissions of isoprene from deciduous trees undergo atmospheric oxidation to form secondary organic aerosol (SOA) that contributes to fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)). Laboratory studies have revealed that anthropogenic pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide (SO(2)), oxides of nitrogen (NO(x)), and aerosol acidity, can enhance SOA formation from the hydroxyl radical (OH)-initiated oxidation of isoprene; however, the mechanisms by which specific pollutants enhance isoprene SOA in ambient PM(2.5) remain unclear. As one aspect of an investigation to examine how anthropogenic pollutants influence isoprene-derived SOA formation, high-volume PM(2.5) filter samples were collected at the Birmingham, Alabama (BHM), ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study (SOAS). Sample extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography-electron ionization-mass spectrometry (GC/EI-MS) with prior trimethylsilylation and ultra performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/ESI-HR-QTOFMS) to identify known isoprene SOA tracers. Tracers quantified using both surrogate and authentic standards were compared with collocated gas- and particle-phase data as well as meteorological data provided by the Southeastern Aerosol Research and Characterization (SEARCH) network to assess the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived SOA formation. Results of this study reveal that isoprene-derived SOA tracers contribute a substantial mass fraction of organic matter (OM) (~ 7 to ~ 20 %). Isoprene-derived SOA tracers correlated with sulfate ([Formula: see text]) (r(2) = 0.34, n = 117) but not with NO(x). Moderate correlations between methacrylic acid epoxide and hydroxymethyl-methyl-α-lactone (together abbreviated MAE/HMML)-derived SOA tracers with nitrate radical production (P[NO(3)]) (r(2) = 0.57, n = 40) were observed during nighttime, suggesting a potential role of the NO(3) radical in forming this SOA type. However, the nighttime correlation of these tracers with nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) (r(2) = 0.26, n = 40) was weaker. Ozone (O(3)) correlated strongly with MAE/HMML-derived tracers (r(2) = 0.72, n = 30) and moderately with 2-methyltetrols (r(2) = 0.34, n = 15) during daytime only, suggesting that a fraction of SOA formation could occur from isoprene ozonolysis in urban areas. No correlation was observed between aerosol pH and isoprene-derived SOA. Lack of correlation between aerosol acidity and isoprene-derived SOA is consistent with the observation that acidity is not a limiting factor for isoprene SOA formation at the BHM site as aerosols were acidic enough to promote multiphase chemistry of isoprene-derived epoxides throughout the duration of the study. All in all, these results confirm previous studies suggesting that anthropogenic pollutants enhance isoprene-derived SOA formation. 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC6145830/ /pubmed/30245702 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4897-2016 Text en CC Attribution 3.0 License. http//creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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Rattanavaraha, Weruka
Chu, Kevin
Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari
Riva, Matthieu
Lin, Ying-Hsuan
Edgerton, Eric S.
Baumann, Karsten
Shaw, Stephanie L.
Guo, Hongyu
King, Laura
Weber, Rodney J.
Neff, Miranda E.
Stone, Elizabeth A.
Offenberg, John H.
Zhang, Zhenfa
Gold, Avram
Surratt, Jason D.
Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM(2.5) collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study
title Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM(2.5) collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study
title_full Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM(2.5) collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study
title_fullStr Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM(2.5) collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM(2.5) collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study
title_short Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM(2.5) collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013 Southern Oxidant and Aerosol Study
title_sort assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in pm(2.5) collected from the birmingham, alabama, ground site during the 2013 southern oxidant and aerosol study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6145830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30245702
http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-4897-2016
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