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http://dx.doi.org/10.5806/AST.2019.32.1.17

Characterization of contribution of vehicle emissions to ambient NO2 using stable isotopes  

Park, Kwang-Su (Chemical Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Hyuk (Chemical Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Yu, Suk-Min (Chemical Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Noh, Seam (Chemical Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Park, Yu-Mi (Chemical Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Seok, Kwang-Seol (Chemical Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Min-Seob (Environmental Measurement and Analysis Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Yoon, Suk Hee (Environmental Measurement and Analysis Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Young-Hee (Chemical Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Analytical Science and Technology / v.32, no.1, 2019 , pp. 17-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sources of NOx are both anthropogenic (e.g. fossil fuel combustion, vehicles, and other industrial processes) and natural (e.g. lightning, biogenic soil processes, and wildfires). The nitrogen stable isotope ratio of NOx has been proposed as an indicator for NOx source partitioning, which would help identify the contributions of various NOx sources. In this study, the ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_2$ values of vehicle emissions were measured in an urban region, to understand the sources and processes that influence the isotopic composition of NOx emissions. The Ogawa passive air sampler was used to determine the isotopic composition of $NO_2$(g). In urban tunnels, the observed $NO_2$ concentration and ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_2$ values averaged $3809{\pm}2656ppbv$ and $7.7{\pm}1.8$‰, respectively. The observed ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_2$ values are associated with slight regional variations in the vehicular $NO_2$ source. Both $NO_2$ concentration and ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_2$ values were significantly higher near the expressway ($965{\pm}125ppbv$ and $5.9{\pm}1.4$‰) than at 1.1 km from the expressway ($372{\pm}96ppbv$ and $-11.5{\pm}2.9$‰), indicating a high proportion of vehicle emissions. Ambient ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_2$ values were used in a binary mixing model to estimate the percentage of the ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_2$ value contributed by vehicular NOx emissions. The calculated percentage of the ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_2$ contribution by vehicles was significantly higher close to the highway, as observed for the $NO_2$ concentration and ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_2$.
Keywords
nitrogen dioxide; stable isotope; passive air sampler; vehicle emission;
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