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IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4422: Roles of Relative Humidity in Aerosol Pollution Aggravation over Central China during Wintertime (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
 


Aerosol pollution elicits considerable public concern due to the adverse influence on air quality, climate change, and human health. Outside of emissions, haze formation is closely related to meteorological conditions, especially relative humidity (RH). Partly due to insufficient investigations on the aerosol hygroscopicity, the accuracy of pollution prediction in Central China is limited. In this study, taking Wuhan as a sample city, we investigated the response of aerosol pollution to RH during wintertime based on in-situ measurements. The results show that, aerosol pollution in Wuhan is dominated by PM2.5 (aerodynamic particle size not larger than 2.5 μm) on wet days (RH ≥ 60%), with the averaged mass fraction of 0.62 for PM10. Based on the RH dependence of aerosol light scattering (f (RH)), aerosol hygroscopicity was evaluated and shows the high dependence on the particle size distribution and chemical compositions. f (RH = 80%) in Wuhan was 2.18 (±0.73), which is comparable to that measured in the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta regions for urban aerosols, and generally greater than values in Beijing. Ammonium (NH4+), sulfate (SO42−), and nitrate (NO3−) were enhanced by approximately 2.5-, 2-, and 1.5-fold respectively under wet conditions, and the ammonia-rich conditions in wintertime efficiently promoted the formation of SO42− and NO3−, especially at high RH. These secondary ions play an important role in aggravating the pollution level and aerosol light scattering. This study has important implications for understanding the roles of RH in aerosol pollution aggravation over Central China, and the fitted equation between f (RH) and RH may be helpful for pollution forecasting in this region.


 
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