{"title":"Seasonal and diurnal variations of PM1.0, PM2.5 and PM10 in the roadside environment of hong kong","authors":"Y. Cheng, K.F. Ho, S.C. Lee, S.W. Law","doi":"10.1016/S1672-2515(07)60281-4","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>PM<sub>1.0</sub> (fine particles, with diameter < 1 μm), PM<sub>2.5</sub> (fine particles, with diameter < 2.5 μm) and PM<sub>10</sub> (coarse particles, with diameter < 10 μm) were measured at 24-hour intervals near a high-traffic road in Hong Kong, from October 2004 to September 2005. Mass concentrations were determined for the three particle fractions, averaging for PM<sub>1.0</sub>, PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub>, respectively, 44.5±18.4, 55.4±25.5 and 81.3±37.7 μg·m<sup>−3</sup>. PM<sub>2.5</sub> was 3.7 times the U.S. EPA's annual NAAQS of 15 μg·m<sup>−3</sup>. Overall, PM<sub>1.0</sub> accounted for 44 to 69% (average 57%) of PM<sub>10</sub>, while PM<sub>2.5</sub> accounted for 58 to 82% (average 71%) in this study. The particulate masses showed obvious seasonal patterns with high concentrations in cold seasons and low in warm seasons, especially high concentrations of PM<sub>2.5-10</sub> during the cold seasons. Diurnal variations of mass concentrations of PM<sub>2.5</sub> were determined during July, showing two major peaks in the morning and afternoon rush hours.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100239,"journal":{"name":"China Particuology","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 312-315"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2006-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1672-2515(07)60281-4","citationCount":"47","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"China Particuology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672251507602814","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
PM1.0 (fine particles, with diameter < 1 μm), PM2.5 (fine particles, with diameter < 2.5 μm) and PM10 (coarse particles, with diameter < 10 μm) were measured at 24-hour intervals near a high-traffic road in Hong Kong, from October 2004 to September 2005. Mass concentrations were determined for the three particle fractions, averaging for PM1.0, PM2.5 and PM10, respectively, 44.5±18.4, 55.4±25.5 and 81.3±37.7 μg·m−3. PM2.5 was 3.7 times the U.S. EPA's annual NAAQS of 15 μg·m−3. Overall, PM1.0 accounted for 44 to 69% (average 57%) of PM10, while PM2.5 accounted for 58 to 82% (average 71%) in this study. The particulate masses showed obvious seasonal patterns with high concentrations in cold seasons and low in warm seasons, especially high concentrations of PM2.5-10 during the cold seasons. Diurnal variations of mass concentrations of PM2.5 were determined during July, showing two major peaks in the morning and afternoon rush hours.