《SEASONAL AND DIURNAL VARIATIONS OF PM1.0, PM2.5 AND PM10 IN THE ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG》.pdfVIP

CHINA PARTICUOLOGY Vol. 4, No. 6, 312-315, 2006 SEASONAL AND DIURNAL VARIATIONS OF PM1.0, PM2.5 AND PM10 IN THE ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG * Y. Cheng, K.F. Ho, S.C. Lee and S.W. Law Research Center of Urban Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China *Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ceslee@.hk Abstract PM1.0 (fine particles, with diameter 1 µm), PM2.5 (fine particles, with diameter 2.5 µm) and PM10 (coarse particles, with diameter 10 µm) were measured at 24-hour intervals near a high-traffic road in Hong Kong, from October 2004 to September 2005. Mass concentrations were determined for the three particle fractions, averaging for PM1.0, PM2.5 and PM10, respectively, 44.5±18.4, 55.4±25.5 and 81.3±37.7 µg⋅m-3 . PM2.5 was 3.7 times the U.S. EPA’s annual NAAQS of 15 µg⋅m-3 . Overall, PM1.0 accounted for 44 to 69% (average 57%) of PM10, while PM2.5 accounted for 58 to 82% (average 71%) in this study. The particulate masses showed obvious seasonal patterns with high concentrations in cold seasons and low in warm seasons, especially high concentrations of PM2.5-10 during the cold seasons. Diurnal variations of mass concentrations of PM2.5 were determined during July, showing two major peaks in the morning and afternoon rush hours. Keywords PM1.0, PM2.5 , PM10, seasonal variations, roadside environment, Hong Kong 1. Introduction et al., 2