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KMID : 1156220180440010001
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Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
2018 Volume.44 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.14
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The Effect on Visibility of the Chemical Composition of Fine Particles in the Gwangju Area
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Jung Sun-A
Lim Cheol-Soo
Jo Mi-Ra
Lee Sang-Bo
Kim Jeong-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the main cause of visibility impairment by analyzing the contributions of the light extinction coefficient of major air pollution components and the change of the light extinction coefficient byrelative humidity.
Methods: The characteristics of the light extinction coefficient calculated by the photochemical method using fine particle component data measured in 2015 in the Gwangju area were examined.
Results: The extinction efficiency per unit mass of PM2.5 particles was 4.5 m2/g and that of PM10-2.5 particles was 0.6m2/g. Thisdifference indicates that most of the visibility impairment in Gwangju was caused by PM2.5 particles. When visibility was poor, the contribution of ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate was significantly increased. Relative humidity was also a major cause of visibility decay. The influx of air currents in Gwangju was mostly caused by the long distance movement of pollutants emitted from the eastern part of China. Ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate, which are hygroscopic secondary contaminants, were the main causative agents of visibility impairment.
Conclusions: Ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate were the main causative agents of visibility impairment in Gwangju. The influx of air currents in Gwangju was mostly caused by the long distance movement of pollutants emitted from the eastern part of China.
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KEYWORD
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visibility, fine particle, light extinction coefficient, secondary hygroscopic particles, relative humidity
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