HR: 0800h
AN: A51A-0036    [Abstracts]
TI: Single-Particle Composition Measured in an Alpine Valley: Wood Smoke, EC and BC
AU: * Liepmann, C
EM: liepmanc@carleton.edu
AF: Carleton College, Department of Chemistry 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, United States
AU: Gross, D S
EM: dgross@carleton.edu
AF: Carleton College, Department of Chemistry 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, United States
AU: Benzaid, S
EM: benzaids@carleton.edu
AF: Carleton College, Department of Computer Science 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, United States
AU: Christensen, J
EM: christej@carleton.edu
AF: Carleton College, Department of Computer Science 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, United States
AU: Turetsky, E
EM: turetske@carleton.edu
AF: Carleton College, Department of Computer Science 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, United States
AU: Musicant, D
EM: dmusican@carleton.edu
AF: Carleton College, Department of Computer Science 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, United States
AU: Sandradewi, J
EM: jisca.sandradewi@psi.ch
AF: Paul Scherrer Institute, Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Villigen-PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
AU: Prevot, A
EM: andre.prevot@psi.ch
AF: Paul Scherrer Institute, Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Villigen-PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
AU: Baltensperger, U
EM: urs.baltensperger@psi.ch
AF: Paul Scherrer Institute, Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Villigen-PSI, CH-5232, Switzerland
AB: Particulate pollution is an issue of concern in today's society. Current regulations focus on the mass of particulate matter (PM) per volume of air, and not the source or chemical composition of the PM. Here we will present results from the AEROWOOD campaign in Roveredo, Switzerland where we investigated the PM composition measured using a single-particle mass spectrometer (TSI 3800 ATOFMS) to identify the sources of ambient particles. The goal was to differentiate wood smoke particles from diesel emissions. Roveredo is located in a deep alpine valley with strong wintertime thermal inversions, trapping the emissions. Local homes are predominantly heated by wood fires, and the village is located along a motorway that crosses the Swiss alps, providing two distinct particle sources. The particles sampled with the ATOFMS have been analyzed in a variety of ways with a focus on the temporal trends of the different particle types identified. Of particular interest is the distinction made between elemental carbon (EC) and black carbon (BC). During AEROWOOD, EC was measured chemically using real- time thermo/optical methods. BC was recorded directly by absorption, using an aethalometer. Regression models have been constructed to predict the EC and BC values using the single-particle mass spectra, providing chemical insight into the differences in these quantities. Additionally, comparing the timeline plots of EC, BC and the particle types found from the ATOFMS data should provide an idea as to the sources of EC and BC in this location.
DE: 0305 Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801, 4906)
DE: 0345 Pollution: urban and regional (0305, 0478, 4251)
DE: 0394 Instruments and techniques
SC: Atmospheric Sciences [A]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting