Journal of Japan Society for Atmospheric Environment / Taiki Kankyo Gakkaishi
Online ISSN : 2185-4335
Print ISSN : 1341-4178
ISSN-L : 1341-4178
Volume 56, Issue 3
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Original Paper
  • Mao Yamamoto, Katsushige Uranishi, Yuki Kikutani, Seiji Sugata
    2021 Volume 56 Issue 3 Pages 43-56
    Published: March 31, 2021
    Released on J-STAGE: March 31, 2021
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    The component analysis of PM2.5 during the experimental campaign in 2014–2017 in the Nara Basin was conducted to evaluate the impact of fireworks events in Nara the prefecture on the PM2.5 concentrations. The component analysis revealed that the correlation coefficients of Sr in the PM2.5 were significantly low during the campaign at the two sites in the Nara Basin of which the concentration variations of PM2.5 were similar. Meanwhile, the correlation coefficient of the tracer compounds for the fireworks such as Sr, K+, Ba, and Cu substantially increased excluding the 4 days when the Sr was particularly high. This result implied that the high Sr concentration days were affected by the fireworks. In addition the Sr/Ti ratio was applicable to determine the day affected by the fireworks events. Furthermore, the contributions from the fireworks events to the PM2.5 were estimated using the PMF model. The PMF model identified the fireworks factor of which the source profile primarily consisted of the fireworks tracer compounds. The highest contribution from the fireworks factor during the campaign was estimated to be 3.8 µg/m3 during 2017/10/26, accounting for 17.8% of the total PM2.5 mass. A further study of the hourly PM2.5 component concentrations is essential, since the release of air pollutants from the fireworks is concentrated in a very short period of time during the day.

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