[Size distribution characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of PM10 in foggy days in the north suburb of Nanjing].

Based on meteorological data and aerosol samples from Nov.15 to Dec.30,2007 in the north suburb of Nanjing, size distribution characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in PM10 in foggy and sunny days were studied, and the concentrations of 16 PAHs were analyzed by gas chromatography with mass selective detection (GC-MS). The average concentrations of aerosols in the night (PM2.1 : 120.34 microg x m(-3; PM10 : 215.92 microg*m(-3) are close to those in the daytime (PM2.1 : 26.76 microg.m(-3); PM9.0 : 213.41 microg x m(-3)) in foggy days. The average concentrations of aerosols are higher in the night (PM2.1 : 71.45 microg x m(-3); PM9.0 : 114.33 microg x m(-3)) than those in the daytime (PM2.1 : 41.02 microg x m(-3); PM9.0 : 74.38 microg x m(-3)) in fine days. And we also find that the total concentrations of 16 PAHs in PM2.1 (49.97 ng x m(-3)) and PM9.0 (59.45 ng x m(-3)) in foggy days are 1.50 and 1.46 times of those (PM2.1 : 33.30 ng x m(-3); PM9.0 : 40.80 ng x m(-3)) in fine days separately. The average maximum concentrations of individual PAHs are fluoranthene, which are higher (PM2.1 : 7.98 ng x m(-3); PM9.0 : 9.99 ng x m(-3)) in foggy days than those (PM2.5 : 5.23 ng x m(-3); PM9.0 : 6.77 ng x m(-3)) in fine days, and the average concentrations of benzo-apyrene are higher in fog days (PM2.1 : 1.77 ng x m(-3); PM9.0 : 1.99 ng x m(-3)) than those in fine days (PM2.1 : 1.46 microg x m(-3); PM9.0 : 1.84 ng x m(-3)).Those results indicate that the fog processing could aggravate the pollution of PM2.5 and PM10 near the ground layer. Diurnal size distribution of total PAHs in PM10 is consistent with that of PM10 in foggy and sunny days, and size distribution investigated was bi-modal with a peak in accumulation particle mode and another peak in coarse particle mode aerosol. Size distributions of PM10 and total PAHs in PM10 are affected greatly by the day fog in daytime, while those are affected little by the night fog in night.