Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions
We report measurements of molecular and carbon isotopic compositions of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in smoke haze from the 1997 Indonesian forest fire. Comparison of the carbon isotopic compositions (δ13C) of individual PAHs from the smoke haze, with those from othe...
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| author | Okuda, Tomoaki Kumata, Hidetoshi Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Naraoka, Hiroshi Ishiwatari, Ryoshi Takada, Hideshige |
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| description | We report measurements of molecular and carbon isotopic compositions of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in smoke haze from the 1997 Indonesian forest fire. Comparison of the carbon isotopic compositions (δ13C) of individual PAHs from the smoke haze, with those from other PAHs sources (soot collected from gasoline and diesel vehicle muffler, woodburning smoke), enables us to discriminate among the diverse sources of atmospheric PAHs. Soot PAHs extracted from gasoline and diesel vehicles show heavy isotopic signatures with a large inter-species δ13C variation from −12.9‰ to −26.6‰, compared to soot PAHs extracted from woodburning smoke which are isotopically light, and have a small inter-species δ13C variation from −26.8‰ to −31.6‰. Values from −17.7‰ to −27.9‰ were obtained for the corresponding PAHs extracted from the smoke haze, indicating that they are derived mainly from automotive exhaust. Molecular and isotopic compositions of PAHs extracted from smoke haze were similar to those extracted from non-haze aerosol. Quantitative estimation shows that woodburning contribution to Malaysian atmospheric PAHs ranges from 25% to 35% with no relation to haze intensity, while automotive contribution ranges from 65% to 75%. These results suggest that the major contributor of PAHs in Malaysian air is automotive exhaust whether smoke haze is observed or not. |
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| spelling | upm-400822024-07-23T02:41:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40082/ Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions Okuda, Tomoaki Kumata, Hidetoshi Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Naraoka, Hiroshi Ishiwatari, Ryoshi Takada, Hideshige We report measurements of molecular and carbon isotopic compositions of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in smoke haze from the 1997 Indonesian forest fire. Comparison of the carbon isotopic compositions (δ13C) of individual PAHs from the smoke haze, with those from other PAHs sources (soot collected from gasoline and diesel vehicle muffler, woodburning smoke), enables us to discriminate among the diverse sources of atmospheric PAHs. Soot PAHs extracted from gasoline and diesel vehicles show heavy isotopic signatures with a large inter-species δ13C variation from −12.9‰ to −26.6‰, compared to soot PAHs extracted from woodburning smoke which are isotopically light, and have a small inter-species δ13C variation from −26.8‰ to −31.6‰. Values from −17.7‰ to −27.9‰ were obtained for the corresponding PAHs extracted from the smoke haze, indicating that they are derived mainly from automotive exhaust. Molecular and isotopic compositions of PAHs extracted from smoke haze were similar to those extracted from non-haze aerosol. Quantitative estimation shows that woodburning contribution to Malaysian atmospheric PAHs ranges from 25% to 35% with no relation to haze intensity, while automotive contribution ranges from 65% to 75%. These results suggest that the major contributor of PAHs in Malaysian air is automotive exhaust whether smoke haze is observed or not. Elsevier 2002-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40082/1/Source%20identification%20of%20Malaysian%20atmospheric%20polycyclic%20aromatic%20hydrocarbons%20nearby%20forest%20fires%20using%20molecular%20and%20isotopic%20compositions.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40082/7/1-s2.0-S1352231001005064-main.pdf Okuda, Tomoaki and Kumata, Hidetoshi and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Naraoka, Hiroshi and Ishiwatari, Ryoshi and Takada, Hideshige (2002) Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions. Atmospheric Environment, 36 (4). pp. 611-618. ISSN 1352-2310; ESSN: 1873-2844 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231001005064 10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00506-4 |
| spellingShingle | Okuda, Tomoaki Kumata, Hidetoshi Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi Naraoka, Hiroshi Ishiwatari, Ryoshi Takada, Hideshige Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions |
| title | Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions |
| title_full | Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions |
| title_fullStr | Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions |
| title_short | Source identification of Malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions |
| title_sort | source identification of malaysian atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons nearby forest fires using molecular and isotopic compositions |
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