Changes in Composition of Submicron Particular Matter of Atmospheric Aerosol During 2013 New Year´s Celebration
Abstract
In this work we investigated rapid changes in chemical composition of PM1 fraction during the celebrations of New Year 2013. The measurements were carried out at the urban background site Prague-Suchdol.
The compact Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (c-ToF-AMS,Aerodyne), was used to analyze highly-resolved samples of non-refractory aerosol components. We focused on four episodes with significantly elevated total aerosol mass concentration.
We assume that the increased concentrations are due to: smoke plume from wood burning in Episode 1, fireworks in Episode 2, arrival of another air mass in Episode 3, and an uncategorized source of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons in Episode 4.