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- Title
Spatial variations and development of land use regression models of levoglucosan in four European study areas.
- Authors
Jedynska, A.; Hoek, G.; Wang, M.; Eeftens, M.; Cyrys, J.; Beelen, R.; Cirach, M.; De Nazelle, A.; Nystad, W.; Makarem Akhlaghi, H.; Meliefste, K.; Nieuwenhuijsen, M.; de Hoogh, K.; Brunekreef, B.; Kooter, I. M.
- Abstract
Relatively little is known about long term effects of wood smoke on population health. A wood burning marker -- levoglucosan -- was measured using a highly standardized sampling and measurement method in four study areas across Europe (Oslo, the Netherlands, Munich/Augsburg, Catalonia) to assess within and between study area spatial variation. Levoglucosan was analyzed in addition to other components: PM2.5, PM2.5 absorbance, PM10, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitrogen oxides (NOx), elemental and organic carbon (EC/OC), hopanes, steranes and elemental composition. Measurements were conducted at street, urban and regional background sites. Three two-week samples were taken per site and the annual average concentrations of pollutants were calculated using continuous measurements at one background site as a reference. Land use regression (LUR) models were developed to explain the spatial variation of levoglucosan using standardized procedures. Much larger within than between study area contrast in levoglucosan concentration was found. Spatial variation patterns differed substantially from other measured pollutants including PM2.5, NOx and EC. Levoglucosan had the highest spatial correlation with ΣPAH (r = 0.65) and the lowest with traffic markers -- NOx, Σhopanes/steranes (r = -0.22). The correlation of levoglucosan with potassium (K), which is also used as a wood burning marker, was moderate to low (median r = 0.33). Levoglucosan concentrations in the cold (heating) period were between 3 and 20 times higher compared to the warm period. The contribution of wood-smoke calculated based on levoglucosan measurements and previous European emission data to OC and PM2.5 mass were 13 to 28% and 3 to 9% respectively in the full year. Larger contributions were calculated for the cold period. The median model R² of the LUR models was 60 %. In Catalonia the model R² was the highest (71 %). The LUR models included population and natural land related variables but no traffic associated variables. In conclusion, substantial spatial variability was found in levoglucosan concentrations particularly within study areas.Wood smoke contributed substantially to especially wintertime PM2.5 OC and mass. The low to moderate correlation with PM2.5 mass and traffic markers offers the potential to assess health effects of wood smoke separate from traffic-related air pollution.
- Subjects
LAND use; SPATIAL variation; REGRESSION analysis; WOOD combustion; POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons; PARTICULATE matter; LINEAR free energy relationship
- Publication
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics Discussions, 2014, Vol 14, Issue 9, p13491
- ISSN
1680-7367
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5194/acpd-14-13491-2014