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Seasonal Trends of Organic and Elemental Carbon in PM1 Measured over an Industrial Area of Delhi, India

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The present study was carried out to investigate the seasonal variation of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in PM1 during 2018–2019 in the industrial area of Delhi, India. A cascade impactor was used to collect aerosol particles in four different size fractions (≥ PM10, PM2.5–10, PM2.5–1, ≤ PM1). The OC/EC analysis was performed by thermal/optical carbon analyzer (DRI 2001). The highest concentration of aerosol particles was observed in PM1 among four different size fractions (≥ PM10: 37.77 ± 16.07 µg/m3, PM2.5–10: 90.28 ± 41.84 µg/m3, PM2.5–1: 81.65 ± 43.85 µg/m3, and ≤  PM1: 151.75 ± 58.57 µg/m3). The annual average concentration of OC and EC in PM1 was found to be 34.12 ± 22.94 µg/m3 and 13.91 ± 11.45 µg/m3, respectively. Furthermore, a clear seasonal difference in the concentrations of OC and EC was observed. The highest OC and EC concentration were found during post-monsoon (OC: 59.58 ± 21.66 µg/m3) and winter season (EC: 23.90 ± 12.08 µg/m3), respectively. Although the lowest concentration of OC and EC was observed in the monsoon season (OC: 12.08 ± 6.98 µg/m3, EC: 3.88 ± 1.97 µg/m3). The annual average percentage contribution of OC and EC in PM1 was observed to be 22.48 and 9.16%, respectively. Total carbonaceous aerosol (TCA) accounted for 45.18% of PM1. The annual average OC/EC ratio was found to be 2.45, which indicates the secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. The OC/EC analysis reveals that OC2 and EC1 were dominant among eight carbon subfractions, which suggest a mixed source of emission. The higher value of inhalation dose of EC was observed during the winter season (309 µg), which can lead to a higher risk of cardiac and respiratory illness.

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Authors are thankful to the Central Instrumentation Facility, School of Environmental Sciences, JNU, New Delhi for OC/EC analysis. AKS acknowledge University Grants Commission, Government of India, for providing financial support in the form of Research Fellowship. Suggestions and valuable comments provided by the anonymous reviewers are duly appreciated.

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Singh, A.K., Srivastava, A. Seasonal Trends of Organic and Elemental Carbon in PM1 Measured over an Industrial Area of Delhi, India. Aerosol Sci Eng 5, 112–125 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-020-00088-w

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