Urban aerosol chemistry at a land–water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions
<p>This study characterizes the impact of the Chesapeake Bay and associated meteorological phenomena on aerosol chemistry during the second Ozone Water-Land Environmental Transition Study (OWLETS-2) field campaign, which took place from 4 June to 5 July 2018. Measurements of inorganic PM<s...
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N. Balasus M. A. Battaglia Jr. K. Ball V. Caicedo R. Delgado A. G. Carlton C. J. Hennigan Urban aerosol chemistry at a land–water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
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Urban aerosol chemistry at a land–water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions |
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Urban aerosol chemistry at a land–water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions |
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Urban aerosol chemistry at a land–water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions |
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Urban aerosol chemistry at a land–water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions |
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Urban aerosol chemistry at a land–water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissions |
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<p>This study characterizes the impact of the Chesapeake Bay and associated meteorological phenomena on aerosol chemistry during the second Ozone Water-Land Environmental Transition Study (OWLETS-2) field campaign, which took place from 4 June to 5 July 2018. Measurements of inorganic PM<span class="inline-formula"><sub>2.5</sub></span> composition, gas-phase ammonia (NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span>), and an array of meteorological parameters were undertaken at Hart-Miller Island (HMI), a land–water transition site just east of downtown Baltimore on the Chesapeake Bay. The observations at HMI were characterized by abnormally high NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> concentrations (maximum of 19.3 <span class="inline-formula">µg m<sup>−3</sup></span>, average of 3.83 <span class="inline-formula">µg m<sup>−3</sup></span>), which were more than a factor of 3 higher than NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> levels measured at the closest atmospheric Ammonia Monitoring Network (AMoN) site (approximately 45 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> away). While sulfate concentrations at HMI agreed quite well with those measured at a regulatory monitoring station 45 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> away, aerosol ammonium and nitrate concentrations were significantly higher, due to the ammonia-rich conditions that resulted from the elevated NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span>. The high NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> concentrations were largely due to regional agricultural emissions, including dairy farms in southeastern Pennsylvania and poultry operations in the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware–Maryland–Virginia). Reduced NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> deposition during transport over the Chesapeake Bay likely contributed to enhanced concentrations at HMI compared to the more inland AMoN site. Several peak NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> events were recorded, including the maximum NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> observed during OWLETS-2, that appear to originate from a cluster of industrial sources near downtown Baltimore. Such events were all associated with nighttime emissions and advection to HMI under low wind speeds (<span class="inline-formula"><</span> 1 <span class="inline-formula">m s<sup>−1</sup></span>) and stable atmospheric conditions. Our results demonstrate the importance of industrial sources, including several that are not represented in the emissions inventory, on urban air quality. Together with our companion paper, which examines aerosol liquid water and pH during OWLETS-2, we highlight unique processes affecting urban air quality of coastal cities that are distinct from continental locations.</p> |
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doaj-46efae7f99b94dc7863e3703ae2567392021-09-02T08:32:12ZengCopernicus PublicationsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics1680-73161680-73242021-09-0121130511306510.5194/acp-21-13051-2021Urban aerosol chemistry at a land–water transition site during summer – Part 1: Impact of agricultural and industrial ammonia emissionsN. Balasus0M. A. Battaglia Jr.1K. Ball2V. Caicedo3R. Delgado4A. G. Carlton5C. J. Hennigan6Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USADepartment of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USADepartment of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USAJoint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USAJoint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USADepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USADepartment of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, 21250, USA<p>This study characterizes the impact of the Chesapeake Bay and associated meteorological phenomena on aerosol chemistry during the second Ozone Water-Land Environmental Transition Study (OWLETS-2) field campaign, which took place from 4 June to 5 July 2018. Measurements of inorganic PM<span class="inline-formula"><sub>2.5</sub></span> composition, gas-phase ammonia (NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span>), and an array of meteorological parameters were undertaken at Hart-Miller Island (HMI), a land–water transition site just east of downtown Baltimore on the Chesapeake Bay. The observations at HMI were characterized by abnormally high NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> concentrations (maximum of 19.3 <span class="inline-formula">µg m<sup>−3</sup></span>, average of 3.83 <span class="inline-formula">µg m<sup>−3</sup></span>), which were more than a factor of 3 higher than NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> levels measured at the closest atmospheric Ammonia Monitoring Network (AMoN) site (approximately 45 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> away). While sulfate concentrations at HMI agreed quite well with those measured at a regulatory monitoring station 45 <span class="inline-formula">km</span> away, aerosol ammonium and nitrate concentrations were significantly higher, due to the ammonia-rich conditions that resulted from the elevated NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span>. The high NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> concentrations were largely due to regional agricultural emissions, including dairy farms in southeastern Pennsylvania and poultry operations in the Delmarva Peninsula (Delaware–Maryland–Virginia). Reduced NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> deposition during transport over the Chesapeake Bay likely contributed to enhanced concentrations at HMI compared to the more inland AMoN site. Several peak NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> events were recorded, including the maximum NH<span class="inline-formula"><sub>3</sub></span> observed during OWLETS-2, that appear to originate from a cluster of industrial sources near downtown Baltimore. Such events were all associated with nighttime emissions and advection to HMI under low wind speeds (<span class="inline-formula"><</span> 1 <span class="inline-formula">m s<sup>−1</sup></span>) and stable atmospheric conditions. Our results demonstrate the importance of industrial sources, including several that are not represented in the emissions inventory, on urban air quality. Together with our companion paper, which examines aerosol liquid water and pH during OWLETS-2, we highlight unique processes affecting urban air quality of coastal cities that are distinct from continental locations.</p>https://acp.copernicus.org/articles/21/13051/2021/acp-21-13051-2021.pdf |