The Power of 14 C Measurements Combined with Chemical Characterization for Tracing Urban Aerosol in Norway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9242859 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L A Currie, G A Klouda, Jørgen Schjoldager, Thomas Ramdahl |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2A |
| Pages | 673-680 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200007888 |
| OpenAlex | W2502314367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Changing fuel patterns and increased awareness of health effects from combustion aerosols have generated considerable interest in the use of 14 C as a biogenic-fossil aerosol source discriminator. Prior studies in the US demonstrated the importance of 14 C measurement for estimating the wood-burning contribution to urban aerosols. The present work treats a specific air-pollution problem in the town of Elverum, Norway where large wintertime concentrations of aerosol carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were suspected to come from residential wood combustion (RWC). The problem was significant in that up to 50/μg/m 3 [C] and 490ng/m 3 [PAH] were found during pollution episodes. Samples collected during two winters were analyzed for 14 C, C, PAH, and several elements in the fine fraction ( 14 C), ca 5% fine particle mass from motor vehicles (Pb), but negligible contributions from heavy fuel oil (Ni, V). Patterns of 14 C and total C, examined as a function of temperature and PAH, indicated large increases in RWC aerosol on the coldest days, and a major RWC contribution to the PAH fraction. Patterns with inorganic species implied multiple tracer sources, and one important case of long-range transport
Aerosol · Air pollution · Atmospheric sciences · Carbon fibers · Combustion · Particulates · TRACER · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Materials Science · Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Geology · Pollution
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
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| Citation span | 1991 - 1991 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |