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Annual Characteristics, Source Analysis of PM1-Bound Potentially Harmful Elements in the Eastern District of Chengdu, China

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Chengdu, a megacity in southwestern China, experiences severe air pollution; however, knowledge of the seasonal variation in mass concentration, extent of potentially harmful elements (PHEs) contamination, and sources caused by heavy metals remains lacking. This study adopted a weighting method to calculate the daily mass concentration of PM1 and used ICP-MS to determine PHE concentrations. Results indicated that PM1 mass concentration was in the range 5.44–105.91 μg/m3. Seasonal PM1 mass concentration could be arranged in the following order: winter > fall > spring > summer. The concentrations of PHEs in the PM1 sample mostly showed the same seasonal variation characteristics as mass concentration. The average concentration of each PHE decreased as follows: Cu (107.44) > Zn (81.52) > Pb (22.04) > As (8.17) > Sb (1.91) > Ni (1.87) > Cr(VI) (0.84) > Cd (0.40) > Tl (0.33) (ng/m3). Enrichment factor values varied markedly from mild to anomalous enrichment. Principal component analysis revealed mainly derived from the fossil fuel combustion (55.215%).

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This study was sponsored by the National Key Research and Development Project (2018YFC0214001, 2018YFC1508804), the National Natural Scientific Foundation of China (41977289) and the Beijing Environment Foundation for Young Talents (BEFYT).

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  1. College of Earth Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China

    Jinjin Wang, Ting Li, Huibin Shi, Min He, Shijun Ni & Chengjiang Zhang

  2. State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China

    Yi Huang & Xin Cheng

  3. State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil and Water Pollution (Chengdu University of Technology), Chengdu, 610059, China

    Jinjin Wang, Yi Huang, Ting Li, Huibin Shi, Min He, Xin Cheng, Shijun Ni & Chengjiang Zhang

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Wang, J., Huang, Y., Li, T. et al. Annual Characteristics, Source Analysis of PM1-Bound Potentially Harmful Elements in the Eastern District of Chengdu, China. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 177–183 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-020-00751-w

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