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  • Multi-day elevated SOA episodes were investigated for local or regional origin.
  • High OC/EC days were investigated for any strong primary source or SOC formation.
  • O3, CO, NO, and VOC ratios were analyzed to explore the origin of SOA.
  • However, similar sulfate dynamics with SOA consolidated the regional transport.
  • CWT plots were also used to confirm the origin and transport path.

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    Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India

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    Himadri Sekhar Bhowmik1, Sachchida Nand Tripathi 2, Ravi Sahu1, Ashutosh Kumar Shukla1, Vipul Lalchandani1, Shamitaksha Talukdar1, Nidhi Tripathi3, Lokesh Sahu3

    1 Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

    2 Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

    3 Space and Atmospheric Sciences Division, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India

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    Abstract

    The organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) content were measured from PM2.5 quartz filter substrates collected over 24 hours in Faridabad, a heavily polluted city in Delhi national capital region (NCR), during January–February 2018. In this study, the secondary fraction of OC (SOC) was calculated using the “EC-tracer method”, and subsequently, secondary organic aerosol (SOA) was calculated. Two typical episodes were observed where SOA was elevated for multiple days. These occurrences were investigated for aged SOA formation through multi-day regional transport and locally generated SOA using ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as supplementary data. Higher OC/EC ratios during these episodes could be due to a strong primary source, and this possibility cannot be ruled out. However, similar sulfate dynamics with SOA consolidated the multi-day regional transport of SOA during the elevated SOA episodes. The moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) fire count, planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) data, temperature, and RH were examined to strengthen the hypothesis that the elevated SOA days were due to multi-day regional transport of SOA and not locally formed. The ratios of volatile organic compounds (VOC) were analyzed to understand the origins of VOCs and also to explore the regional transformation and local formation of SOA. The toluene/benzene (T/B) and isoprene/benzene (I/B) ratios were observed during the multi-day elevated SOA episodes to distinguish the regional and local sources of VOCs. Concentration weighted trajectory (CWT) plots also confirmed our hypothesis. This study suggests that the higher SOC fraction during those episodes was most likely due to regional or aged SOA formation. Also, multi-day regional transport contributes to the higher and elevated SOA episodes during January–February 2018.

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    Title
    Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India
    Author
    Bhowmik, Himadri Sekhar; Sachchida Nand Tripathi; Sahu, Ravi; Shukla, Ashutosh Kumar; Lalchandani, Vipul; Talukdar, Shamitaksha; Tripathi, Nidhi; Sahu, Lokesh
    Publication year
    2022
    Publication date
    Dec 2022
    Publisher
    Taiwan Association of Aerosol Research
    ISSN
    16808584
    e-ISSN
    20711409
    Source type
    Scholarly Journal
    Language of publication
    English
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.220113
    ProQuest document ID
    2743510027
    Copyright
    © 2022. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.