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The book reviews the current state of knowledge on the chemical and physical processes occurring in the environmental media (i) the atmosphere, (ii) the aqueous phase and (iii) soil and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the chemical mechanisms (both explicit and condensed) currently available to simulate the multimedia environmental chemistry of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter in these media. Contributions examine how well this knowledge has been incorporated into different types of CT models and appraise the current status and significant issues in the development and usage of the models. Model simulations of some real world chemical perturbations to the Earth system are presented which appraise the performance of the models in relation to "real world" observations. Serious caveats in our understanding of chemical processes and their simulation in the various compartments of the Earth system are highlighted and areas are identified that need urgent improvement, in particular with respect to environmental security.
The understanding of carbonyl emissions from motor vehicles was enhanced via new chemical analysis approaches in conjunction with alternative emissions sample collection methodologies and examination of solution photolysis. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) ion trap mass spectrometry (ITMS) chemical analysis with O-(2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBHA) derivatization provides additional analytical utility for characterization of carbonyl emissions from motor vehicle combustion. This is especially true for compounds containing multiple carbonyl functional groups, e.g., quinones, which are typically hindered in gas-chromatography (GC) with ITMS analysis due to the large molecular weight and lower vapor pressure of their PFBHA oximes. Carbonyl emissions from gasoline powered light-duty vehicles (LDVs) and heavy-duty diesel powered vehicles (HDDVs) operated on chassis dynamometers were measured using an annular denuder-quartz filter-polyurethane foam sampler, allowing for collection of both gas- and particle-phase emissions, in conjunction with PFBHA derivatization and chemical analysis by GC-ITMS and HPLC-APCI-ITMS. Gas- and particle-phase emissions for 39 aliphatic (C2-C14) and 20 aromatic carbonyls (C7-C13) ranged from 0.1 to 2000 [mu]g L−1 fuel consumed for LDVs and 1.8 to 27000 [mu]g L−1 fuel consumed for HDDVs. Carbonyls accounted for 19% of particulate organic carbon (POC) emissions from low-emission LDVs and 37% of POC emissions from three-way catalyst equipped LDVs, but only 3.3 to 3.9% for HDDVs. These measurements identify carbonyls as one of the largest classes of compounds in particulate matter emissions from LDVs operated on chassis dynamometers to date. Nine quinones were observed from C6 to C16. This research is the first to measure gas-phase quinone emissions from motor vehicles combustion, with emissions ranging from 2 to 28,000 [mu]g L−1 fuel consumed. Eight particle-phase quinones were observed between 2 to 1600 mug L -1. Select quinones were furthered examined to assess their photolytic stability in solution, a surrogate for particle-phase behavior. Calculated quinone atmospheric lifetimes, based on aqueous photolysis, ranged from 1.7 to 28 minutes under midday, summer solstice, clear sky conditions at Davis, CA (38.6 °N). These results indicate that motor vehicle emissions of carbonyls, especially quinones given their observed toxicological implications, must be properly considered for accurate public health risk assessments.
Eight light-duty gasoline low emission vehicles (LEV I) were tested on a Chassis dynamometer using the California Unified Cycle (UC) at the Haagen-Smit vehicle test facility at the California Air Resources Board in El Monte, CA during September 2011. The UC includes a cold start phase followed by a hot stabilized running phase. In addition, a light-duty gasoline LEV vehicle and ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV), and a light-duty diesel passenger vehicle and gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicle were tested on a constant velocity driving cycle. A variety of instruments with response times ≥ 0.1 Hz were used to characterize how the emissions of the major PM components varied for the LEVs during a typical driving cycle. This study focuses primarily on emissions of black carbon (BC). These measurements allowed for the determination of BC emission factors throughout the driving cycle, providing insights into the temporal variability of BC emission factors during different phases of a typical driving cycle.
Every day, large quantities of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted into the atmosphere from both anthropogenic and natural sources. The formation of gaseous and particulate secondary products caused by oxidation of VOCs is one of the largest unknowns in the quantitative prediction of the earth’s climate on a regional and global scale, and on the understanding of local air quality. To be able to model and control their impact, it is essential to understand the sources of VOCs, their distribution in the atmosphere and the chemical transformations which remove these compounds from the atmosphere. In recent years techniques for the analysis of organic compounds in the atmosphere have been developed to increase the spectrum of detectable compounds and their detection limits. New methods have been introduced to increase the time resolution of those measurements and to resolve more complex mixtures of organic compounds. Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere describes the current state of knowledge of the chemistry of VOCs as well as the methods and techniques to analyse gaseous and particulate organic compounds in the atmosphere. The aim is to provide an authoritative review to address the needs of both graduate students and active researchers in the field of atmospheric chemistry research.
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