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. 2021 Jul 27;1(6):359–371. doi: 10.1039/d1ea00022e

Concentrations of selected chemical components, normalized to PM2.5 mass.

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Bulk chemical composition (μg mg −1 PM 2.5 )
Water-soluble organic carbon 78.1 89.9 49.9 67.7 106 155
Na+ 1.34 1.42 1.30 0.71 1.35 0.52
NH4+ 73.3 47.7 33.4 50.0 27.6 18.4
K+ 9.97 9.71 4.09 6.88 10.40 11.1
Ca2+ 6.95 3.49 6.35 2.53 11.40 6.61
Cl 2.23 11.5 0.89 10.8 4.55 6.47
SO42− 69.9 77.7 92.2 91.3 79.8 40.7
NO3 39.8 11.20 0 6.89 0 3.57
Metal(loid)s (ng mg −1 PM 2.5 )
V 9.62 3.41 8.53 1.14 2.28 0.63
Cr 9.12 6.01 11.1 8.8 13.2 7.37
Mn 164 118 68 92.3 137 77.5
Fe 550 1620 1070 10.8 399 145
Co 0.83 0.88 1.14 0.16 0.69 1.99
Ni 21 135 49.8 0 4.23 0
Cu 70.4 52.7 32.3 0 10.7 10.9
Zn 929 707 1310 655 417 220
As 37.9 19.8 37.4 38.2 40.3 13.7
Se 16.9 27.6 26.4 57.4 13.2 14.4
Cd 13.4 12.9 8.97 17.4 13.6 11.7
Sn 12.9 0 5.34 0 6.73 0
Sb 14.8 6.75 6.02 5.17 44.7 3.56
Ba 53.2 28.7 52.8 24.4 42.1 28.60
Pb 187 219 104 420 36.6 55.7
Organic molecular markers (ng mg −1 PM 2.5 )
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 60.8 322 66.8 434 123 79.2
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 41 127 18.2 84.6 109 38.4
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 2.56 32.9 1.41 10.7 16 11.7
Benzo(e)pyrene 42.2 161 69.1 372 90 37.4
Benzo(a)pyrene 15.1 138 11.2 86.5 81.9 49.9
Perylene 5.19 34.9 3.35 8.13 15.5 7.5
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene 72 230 43 217 171 84.9
Benzo(ghi)perylene 66.1 218 82.5 492 145 71.1
Dibenz(ah)anthracene 6.7 34 18.4 159 13 8.5
Picene 8 38 20.2 123 14.8 12.1
Coronene 13.4 37.9 17.4 96.9 29.5 17.4
Dibenzo(ae)pyrene 7.84 26.3 31.6 134 11.4 0
Sum (5- & 6-ring PAHs) 341 1400 383 2220 820 418
17α(H)-22,29,30-Trisnorhopane 1.41 34.5 0 4.13 0 0
17α(H)-21β(H)-30-Norhopane 3.29 66 5.5 8.79 2.32 8.95
17α(H)-21β(H)-Hopane 6.05 42.2 8.99 12.4 4.41 9.18
Phthalic acid 140 250 203 159 120 155
Isophthalic acid 16.4 25 7.8 27.8 13.1 30.8
Terephthalic acid 456 378 246 973 246 429
1,2,4-Benzenetricarboxylic acid 65.2 61.7 54.9 53.7 53 34.1
1,2,3-Benzenetricarboxylic acid 46.3 45 31.1 45.1 30.4 20.8
3-Hydroxyglutaric acid 5.92 1.82 32 0 54.9 0
2-Hydroxy-4-isopropyladipic acid 195 240 201 151 568 94
Levoglucosan 3720 4280 1240 3750 9700 8310