Characteristics of elemental and organic carbon in atmospheric nanoparticles at different sampling locations in Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, Nghiem Trung Dung, Kazuhiko Sekiguchi, Ryosuke Yamaguchi, Pham Chau Thuy, Ho Quoc Bang
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  • Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy School of Environmental Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Nghiem Trung Dung School of Environmental Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, 1 Dai Co Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Kazuhiko Sekiguchi Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 225 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura, Saitama, Japan
  • Ryosuke Yamaguchi Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 225 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura, Saitama, Japan
  • Pham Chau Thuy Faculty of Environment, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Ho Quoc Bang Institute for Environment and Resources, Vietnam National University, 142 To Hien Thanh, District 10,Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/2525-2518/55/3/8820

Keywords:

Nanoparticles, EC, OC, char-EC, soot-EC.

Abstract

Atmospheric ultrafine particles (NPs or PM0.1) were investigated at a roadside of Nguyen Van Cu road (Vinacomin) and at a mixed site in the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) in Hanoi, Vietnam. The sampling was conducted during a rainy reason and a dry season to determine the characteristics of atmospheric elemental and organic carbon in the nanoparticles. The relative contributions of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) to total carbon (TC) at HUST were 83.7 – 85.0% and 15.0–16.3 %, respectively; whereas those at Vinacomin’s sampling site accounted for 78.6 – 81.5% and 18.5 – 21.4 %, respectively. The study provides an interesting observation that particulate OC and EC have spatial and temporal variations dependent on sampling sites and weather conditions. In contrast, consistent OC/EC ratios were also found at both seasons of each location, in which the ratios were from 3.68 to 5.68. The correlations of OC and EC were found in the rainy season with the slopes ranging from 0.21–0.34; however, these correlations were not observed in the dry season. The relationships between OC and EC, char – EC and soot – EC can be used in primarily determining the sources of NPs in the atmosphere.

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Published

16-06-2017

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N. T. T. Thuy, N. T. Dung, K. Sekiguchi, R. Yamaguchi, P. C. Thuy, and H. Q. Bang, “Characteristics of elemental and organic carbon in atmospheric nanoparticles at different sampling locations in Vietnam”, Vietnam J. Sci. Technol., vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 305–315, Jun. 2017.

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