Xueqin Zheng, Junwen Liu, Bingqian Zhong, Yujing Wang, Zeyan Wu, Nima Chuduo, Bian Ba, Xin Yuan, Meiyi Fan, Fang Cao, Yanlin Zhang, Weihua Chen, Luxi Zhou, Nan Ma, Pengfei Yu, Jun Li, Gan Zhang
Particulate inorganic nitrogen aerosols (PIN) significantly influence air pollution and pose health risks worldwide. Despite extensive observations on ammonium (pNH4 + ) and nitrate (pNO3 - ) aerosols in various regions, their key sources and mechanisms in the Tibetan Plateau remain poorly understood. To bridge this gap, this study conducted a sampling campaign in Lhasa, the Tibetan Plateau's largest city, with a focus on analyzing the multiple isotopic signatures (δ15 N, ∆17 O). These isotopes were integrated into a Bayesian mixing model to quantify the source contributions and oxidation pathways for pNH4 + and pNO3 - ...
April 20, 2024: Science of the Total Environment