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Very little is currently known about the relationship between exposure to different sources of ambient ultrafine particles (PM(0.1)) and human health effects. If human health effects are enhanced by PM(0.1)'s ability to cross cell membranes, then more information is needed describing the sources of ultrafine particles that are deposited in the human respiratory system. The current study presents results for the source apportionment of airborne particulate matter in six size fractions smaller than 1.8 mu m particle diameter including ultrafine particles (PM(0.1)) in one of the most polluted air basins in the United States. Size-resolved source apportionment results are presented at an urban site and rural site in central California's heavily polluted San Joaquin Valley during the winter and summer months using a molecular marker chemical mass balance (MM-CMB) method. Respiratory deposition calculations for the size-resolved source apportionment results are carried out with the Multiple Path Particle Dosimetry Model (MPPD v 2.0), including calculations for ultrafine (PM(0.1)) source deposition.
Diesel engines accounted for the majority of PM(0.1) and PM(1.8) EC at both the urban and rural sampling locations during both summer and winter seasons. Meat cooking accounted for 33-67% and diesel engines accounted for 15-21% of the PM(0.1) OC at Fresno. Meat cooking accounted for 22-26% of the PM(0.1) OC at the rural Westside location, while diesel engines accounted for 8-9%. Wood burning contributions to PM(0.1) OC increased to as much as 12% of PM(0.1) OC during the wintertime. The modest contribution of wood smoke reflects the success of emissions control programs over the past decade. In contrast to PM(0.1), PM(1.8) OC had a higher fraction of unidentified source contributions (68-85%) suggesting that this material is composed of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) or primary organic aerosol (POA) that has been processed by atmospheric chemical reactions. Meat cooking was the largest identified source of PM(1.8) is organic carbon (OC) at the Fresno site (12-13%) while diesel engines were the largest identified PM(1.8) OC source at the rural site (5-8%). Wood burning contributions to PM(1.8) OC increased during the wintertime at both sites (6-9%) but were relatively small during the summertime (similar to 1%).
As expected, diesel engines were the dominant source of PM(0.1) EC respiratory deposition at both the urban and rural site in both summer and winter (0.01-0.03 mu g PM(0.1) EC deposited per m(3) air inhaled). Meat cooking accounted for 0.01-0.025 mu g PM(0.1) OC deposited per m(3) air inhaled while diesel fuel accounted for 0.005-0.013 mu g PM(0.1) OC deposited per m(3) air inhaled. Minor contributions from wood burning, motor oil, and gasoline fuel were calculated at levels <0.005 mu g PM(0.1) OC deposited per m(3) air inhaled at both urban and rural locations during winter and summer seasons. If the burden of PM(0.1) deposited in the respiratory system is relevant for human health effects, then future toxicology studies should be carried out at PM(0.1) concentrations and source mixtures equivalent to those measured in the current study.
- 出版日期2011-8
