OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (17): 2400-2404.

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Analysis on pollution characteristics of five water-soluble ions in atmospheric PM2.5 in urban areas of Hohhot from 2020 to 2022

YAN Aiyun1, ZHANG Haiyan1, CAI Yu2, TU Ya1, WANG Pujun1   

  1. 1. Institute of Physics and Chemistry,Hohhot Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Hohhot,Inner Mongolia 010070,China;
    2. School of Basic Medical Sciences,Wuhan University,Wuhan,Hubei 430071,China
  • Received:2024-01-08 Revised:2024-01-22 Published:2026-03-17

Abstract: Objective To investigate the pollution levels of five water-soluble fine particulate matter(PM2.5) ions,including NO3-,NH4+,F-,Cl- and SO42-,in the atmosphere of Hohhot urban area from 2020 to 2022,evaluate the comprehensive status of pollution control according to the characteristics of pollution sources. Methods The 252 days of atmospheric PM2.5 samples collected from the 10th to the 16th of each month from 2020 to 2022 were taken as the research object. The average mass concentrations of NO3-,NH4+,F-,Cl- and SO42- were measured,which are the five typical inorganic ions in atmospheric PM2.5 in urban areas of Hohhot from 2020 to 2022. Results The average concentrations of five typical inorganic ions in atmospheric PM2.5 in Hohhot from 2020 to 2022 were 4.56 μg/m3 for NO3-,2.83 μg/m3 for NH4+,0.10 μg/m3 for F-,0.86 μg/m3 for Cl- and 4.05 μg/m3 for SO42-. There were statistically significant differences in the mass concentration of Cl-,NH4+ and NO3- among years(χ2=8.13,10.24,9.79,all P<0.05),and there were statistically significant differences in the mass concentration of NO3-,SO42-,NH4+ and Cl- among seasons(χ2=26.34,29.88,27.65,68.01,all P<0.05). NO3-,SO42- and NH4+ were highly correlated and tend to bind to produce NH4NO3,(NH42SO4 and (NH4)HSO4. Moreover,SO42- and NO3- could be completely neutralized by NH4+,and SO42- was more prone to secondary oxidation than NO3-. Conclusion From 2020 to 2022,Hohhot has a good atmospheric PM2.5 and water-soluble ion concentration level,a large pressure on the comprehensive status of exhaust emissions,and excellent environmental atmospheric control.

Key words: Water-soluble ions, Fine particulate matter, Pollution characteristics, Hohhot

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