Hydrocarbon source signatures in Houston, Texas: Influence of the petrochemical industry

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作者
Jobson, BT [1 ]
Berkowitz, CM
Kuster, WC
Goldan, PD
Williams, EJ
Fesenfeld, FC
Apel, EC
Karl, T
Lonneman, WA
Riemer, D
机构
[1] Pacific NW Natl Lab, Richland, WA 99352 USA
[2] NOAA, Aeron Lab, Boulder, CO 80303 USA
[3] Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Div Atmospher Chem, Boulder, CO 80020 USA
[4] US EPA, Natl Exposure Res Lab, Senior Environm Employment Program, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27711 USA
[5] Univ Miami, Rosenstiel Sch Marine & Atmospher Sci, Miami, FL 33149 USA
关键词
hydrocarbons; sources; variability;
D O I
10.1029/2004JD004887
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
Observations of C-1-C-10 hydrocarbon mixing ratios measured by in situ instrumentation at the La Porte super site during the TexAQS 2000 field experiment are reported. The La Porte data were compared to a roadway vehicle exhaust signature obtained from canister samples collected in the Houston Washburn tunnel during the same summer to better understand the impact of petrochemical emissions of hydrocarbons at the site. It is shown that the abundance of ethene, propene, 1-butene, C-2-C-4 alkanes, hexane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, isopropylbenzene, and styrene at La Porte were systematically affected by petrochemical industry emissions. Coherent power law relationships between frequency distribution widths of hydrocarbon mixing ratios and their local lifetimes clearly identify two major source groups, roadway vehicle emissions and industrial emissions. Distributions of most aromatics and long chain alkanes were consistent with roadway vehicle emissions as the dominant source. Air mass reactivity was generally dominated by C-1-C-3 aldehydes. Propene and ethene sometimes dominated air mass reactivity with HO loss frequencies often greater than 10 s(-1). Ozone mixing ratios near 200 ppbv were observed on two separate occasions, and these air masses appear to have been affected by industrial emissions of alkenes from the Houston Ship Channel. The La Porte data provide evidence of the importance of industrial emissions of ethene and propene on air mass reactivity and ozone formation in Houston.
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