Variations of the aerosol chemical composition during Asian dust storm at Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Aerosol chemical composition was characterized during the Central Asian Dust Experiment (CADEX) at Dushanbe (Tajikistan). Aerosol samples were collected during a period of 2 months from March to May 2015 using a high volume DIGITEL DHA-80 sampler on quartz fiber filters. The filters were analyzed fo...
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doaj-ac6a106e85eb413f835d091dc10e52fb2021-03-02T09:41:00ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422019-01-01990300710.1051/e3sconf/20199903007e3sconf_caduc2019_03007Variations of the aerosol chemical composition during Asian dust storm at Dushanbe, TajikistanFomba Khanneh WadingaMüller KonradHofer JulianMakhmudov Abduvosit N.Althausen DietrichNazarov Bahron I.Abdullaev Sabur F.Herrmann HartmutAerosol chemical composition was characterized during the Central Asian Dust Experiment (CADEX) at Dushanbe (Tajikistan). Aerosol samples were collected during a period of 2 months from March to May 2015 using a high volume DIGITEL DHA-80 sampler on quartz fiber filters. The filters were analyzed for their ionic, trace metals as well as organic and elemental carbon (OC/EC) content. The aerosol mass showed strong variation with mass concentration ranging from 18 μg/m3 to 110 μg/m3. The mineral dust concentrations varied between 0.9 μg/m3 and 88 μg/m3. Days of high aerosol mass loadings were dominated by mineral dust, which made up to about 80% of the aerosol mass while organic matter and inorganic ions made up about 70% of the aerosol mass during days of low aerosol mass loadings. The mineral dust composition showed different trace metal signatures in comparison to Saharan dust with higher Ca content and Ca/Fe ratios twice as high as that observed in Saharan dust. Strong influence of anthropogenic activities was observed in the trace metal concentrations with Zn and Pb concentrations ranging from 7 to 197 ng/m3 and 2 to 20 ng/m3, respectively. Mineral dust and anthropogenic activities relating to traffic, combustion as well as metallurgical industrial emissions are identified as the sources of the aerosol during this period.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/25/e3sconf_caduc2019_03007.pdf |
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Fomba Khanneh Wadinga Müller Konrad Hofer Julian Makhmudov Abduvosit N. Althausen Dietrich Nazarov Bahron I. Abdullaev Sabur F. Herrmann Hartmut Variations of the aerosol chemical composition during Asian dust storm at Dushanbe, Tajikistan E3S Web of Conferences |
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Fomba Khanneh Wadinga Müller Konrad Hofer Julian Makhmudov Abduvosit N. Althausen Dietrich Nazarov Bahron I. Abdullaev Sabur F. Herrmann Hartmut |
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Variations of the aerosol chemical composition during Asian dust storm at Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
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Variations of the aerosol chemical composition during Asian dust storm at Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
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Variations of the aerosol chemical composition during Asian dust storm at Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
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Variations of the aerosol chemical composition during Asian dust storm at Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
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Variations of the aerosol chemical composition during Asian dust storm at Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
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variations of the aerosol chemical composition during asian dust storm at dushanbe, tajikistan |
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Aerosol chemical composition was characterized during the Central Asian Dust Experiment (CADEX) at Dushanbe (Tajikistan). Aerosol samples were collected during a period of 2 months from March to May 2015 using a high volume DIGITEL DHA-80 sampler on quartz fiber filters. The filters were analyzed for their ionic, trace metals as well as organic and elemental carbon (OC/EC) content. The aerosol mass showed strong variation with mass concentration ranging from 18 μg/m3 to 110 μg/m3. The mineral dust concentrations varied between 0.9 μg/m3 and 88 μg/m3. Days of high aerosol mass loadings were dominated by mineral dust, which made up to about 80% of the aerosol mass while organic matter and inorganic ions made up about 70% of the aerosol mass during days of low aerosol mass loadings. The mineral dust composition showed different trace metal signatures in comparison to Saharan dust with higher Ca content and Ca/Fe ratios twice as high as that observed in Saharan dust. Strong influence of anthropogenic activities was observed in the trace metal concentrations with Zn and Pb concentrations ranging from 7 to 197 ng/m3 and 2 to 20 ng/m3, respectively. Mineral dust and anthropogenic activities relating to traffic, combustion as well as metallurgical industrial emissions are identified as the sources of the aerosol during this period. |
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