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Study on the relationship of WSIS of PM2.5 with NH3 and other trace gases over Delhi, India
1, 2 , * 2, 3 , 2, 3
1  CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road, New Delhi-110 012, India
2  Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201 002, India
3  CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr. K S Krishnan Road, New Delhi-110 012, India
Academic Editor: Alicia Wang

Abstract:

The water-soluble ionic species (NH4+, SO42-, NO3- and Cl-) of PM2.5 and trace gases (NH3, NO, NO2, SO2, HNO3) were estimated to study the relationship of ambient NH3 in the formation of secondary inorganic aerosols in Delhi, India from January 2013 ̶ December 2018. During the study period, the average concentrations of NH3, NO, NO2, SO2, and HNO3 were 19.1±3.8 ppb, 20.8±4.3 ppb, 17.9±4.2 ppb, 2.45±0.47 ppb, 1.11±0.35 ppb, respectively. The concentrations of trace gases were higher during the post-monsoon season whereas the concentrations of ionic components in PM2.5 were estimated higher in winter. The correlation matrix of trace gases reveals that the ambient NH3 neutralizes the acid gases (NO, NO2, and SO2) at the study site. The study reveals that the abundance of particulate NH4+ at the study site neutralized the SO42-, NO3-, and Cl- particles during all the seasons.

Keywords: PM2.5, WSIS, trace gases, ion-balance, acid gases
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