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llBRARY - AlR RESoURCES 80Aao
MEASUREMENTS OF NCfrac12 BONO~ HCHO PAH IITROAREHFS AMIgt PARTICULATeuro MUTAGENIC deglCTIVITIFS DURIIIG n1E
CARBONACEOUS SPECIFS METHODS CalaquoPARIS(JI STUDY
Final Report
Contract No AS-150-32
ca11rornia Air Resources Board
February 1988
Principal Investigators
Dr Roger Atkinson Dr Arthur M Winer
Program Research Staff
Dr Janet Arey Ot Heinz W Biermann
Mr Travis Dinoff Mr William P Harger
Ms Patricia A McElroy Dr Ernesto C Tuazon Dr Barbara Zielinska
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center TD University of California 890 Riverside California 92521A755 1988
ABSTRACT
To allow for methods development and methods intercomparisons prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study the California Air Resources Board funded two methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College Glendora during August 1986 dealing principally with measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center conducted measurements of the ambient concentrations or several inorganic and organic species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR absorption specshytroscopy we measured nitric acid (HN03) amnonia (NH3) and HCH0
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber filters and these samples were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes
An extensive data set for the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained (by DOAS andor FT-IR spectroscopy) during this study period Significant concentrations of these pollutants were observed with ambient concentrations of up to approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 parts-per-billion (ppb) for N02 HONO HN03 HCHO and NH~ respectively A definitive measurement of the time-concentration profne of N03 radicals was made on only one night during this study with a peak N03 radical concentration of 70 parts-pershytrillion (ppt) being measured on fhe night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19 and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter POM) was collected on a 12-hr daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT and was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimur ium strains TA98 (with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA981 8-DNP6 (-S9) The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those we nave measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM measured in the presence and absence of S9 we3e essentially indistinguishable with average mutagen densities rev m-) of 33 and 35 towards strain TA98 with
3and without S9 respectively and a maximum of 61 rev m- (TA98 -S9
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and nitroarenes for combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylshynaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shyanthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashylene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshypyrene
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Abstract
Acknowledgments V
Disclaimer vi
List of Figures vii
List of Tables xi
Glossary of Terms Abbreviations and Symbols xiv
I bull PROJECT SUMMARY I-1 II INTRODUCTION 11-1
III DESCRIPTION OF SITE III-1
IV-1 IVmiddot ~~~~Ni1~~ ~~~~cA~0iBs~~h~~~
1 ~~T~c~~~ A Introduction IV-1
B Experimental Methods IV-1
C Results and Discussion IV-4
V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH V-13AND HCHO
A Introduction V-1
B Experimental V-1
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System V-1
2 Acquisition of Spectra V-2 3 calibration V-2 4 Treatment of Data V-9
C Results and Discussion V-11 Vl AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH VI-1
A Introduction VI-1
B Experimental VI-1
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure Vl-1 2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis VI-1
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs VI-2 Sampling and Analysis
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis VI-4
5 GCHS Analyses VI-7
6 Chemicals VI-9
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
C Results 1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges 2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TIGF Filters
VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
B Experimental
C Results
VIII CONCLUSIONS IX REFERENCES
Appendix
A DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid HONO Formaldehyde (HCHOand Nitrogen Dioxide (N02 at Citrus College Glendora from August 12-21 1986
B PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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Vl-21
Vl-28 VI-29 Vll-1
VIl-1
Vll-1
VIl-5 VIIl-1
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Stimulating discussion and valuable exchanges or technical informashy
tion for which we express our appreciation took place at various times
during this program with Ors Douglas R Lawson John R Holmes Jack K
Suder and Charles D Unger members of the California Air Resources Board
research staff
We gratefully acknowledge Mr Chris Berglund Mr Frank Finazzo Mr
Michael Kienitz Mr William Long Mr Ervin Mateer Ms Li Li Parker and
Mr Phillip Pelzel for assistance in carrying out this research We thank
Ms Christy Laclaire for typing and assembling this report and Ms Diane
Skaggs and Ms Anne Greene for their assistance in the fiscal administrashy
tion of this project
Numerous individuals and organizations made valuable contributions to
this work and we wish to express our appreciation to the following Dr
James N Pitts Jr Director of SAPRC generously made available to the
program substantial equipment and instrument resources Ms Susanne
Hering provided valuable logistical support during the study
This report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract No A5-150-32 by
the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center University of California
Riverside under the partial sponsorship of the California Air Resources
Board Work on this program was completed as of November 13 1987
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The statements and conclusions in this report are
those of the contractor and not necessarily those
of the california Air Resources Board The
mention of commercial products their source or
their use in connection with material reported
herein is not to be construed as either an actual
or implied endorsement of such products
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Figure Number
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LIST OF FIGURES
ill Page
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric I-3 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by 1-4 long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at 1-7 Citrus College in Glendora CA
Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methyl- 1-7 naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
Citrus College campus showing location of August 1986 III-2 field study adjacent to football stadium bull- Field study site
Positions of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems and 11-3 UCR Hi-vols relative to the instruments of the other participants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
Schematic diagram of the longpath DOAS system lV-2
Time concentration profiles for nitrogen dioxide IV-9 measured by DOAS and chemiluminescence (NOi-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 198
Time concentration profiles for formaldehyde measured IV-10 by long pathlength DOAS and FT-IR spectrometers at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by IV-11 long pathlength OOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and V-3 DOAS systems
Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR V-4 spectrometer
Reference spectra of gaseous HNO~ (061 torr and V-5 NH3 (023 torr) at spectral resolution of 0125 cm- 1 pathlength of 25 cm total pressure with N2 of 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by O 30 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
Title Page
Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
Vl-24
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-12
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
3 VI-14
VI-26
VI-27
Vl-31
Vl-32
Vl-33
VII-3
VII-6
VII-7
VII-8
VII-9
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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CH2Cl2
CH~
CH30H
CSMCS
DMSO
DOAS
EPA
FL-d 1O
ft
FT-IR
GC-HS
GF filters
HCHO
( HCOOH
Hi-vol
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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HN03
fi2Q HONO
HPLC
hr
Hz
K
km
L-broth or LB-broth
m
M
MeOH
MgC12
MID
min
min- 1
mL
DID
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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mol
MS
mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
amp
NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
~Q5
NP
OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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Open column chromatography
PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
2amp
2fl
PER
POM
~
~
PUF
PY-d 10
rev
S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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Tenax-GC
TIGF filters
Total activity
UCR
l
l
uvvis
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
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Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
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METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
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seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
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absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
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Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
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limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
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21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
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during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
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Figure V-1 Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems
25-METER BASEMTH MllTIPIE MICROfJETER REFLECTION OPTICS
REFERENCE AOJUSALIGNtETMENT INFRARED DETECTOR LASER NTS SOURCE ~ middotmiddot- - -- --middot-=-=-a middot-middotrBi---81-- middot Gr~--- - diams-----middot--middot
flXEO CORNER CUBEli~--~ ~~----middot--7-~~~ middot middot-----~ ~~----middot--middot-- -=~ IS APERTURE I ~middot=middot fll~-=-===---_--- - middot-middot-middot===~~~~---middot-middot-middot-middot-middot~DI-bull n middot-middot-middot-middot-middot__~~~JJ -middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-
middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot~1 -middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middotmiddot ~
Figure V-2 Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR spectrometer
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- 871
068
~ I 050
w ~ ltt co
848 ---1 rr HN03
0 838 0 Cl) CD lt( 8 21
ltI
_J I I Vt
8 18 --
middot I t 1 1J I II I 1111 till middoti H IJ l l lJlll l I I
NH3
981 UIII 1188
WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-3 Reference spectra of gaeous HN01 (061 torr) and NH3 (023 torr) at spectralresolution or 0125 cm- pathleftgth or 25 om total pressure with N2 or 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by 030 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
V-6
_~ middot-
035
031
w0 025 z lt(CD 021
ltI a 0 015
() coltt a11
015
888 891 910870
WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-4 Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) ~elative to atmosphericH 0 absorptions (upper traoe) in the 870-910 cmmiddot region2
02
W 015u z lt( llJ 1CD
ltI
0 00 0 015()
al lt(
middot -aas
1121191 1181 1111
WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-5 Infrared absorption peaks of NH1 (lower trace) relativ1 to atmospheric H20 and co absorptions (upper tracfi) in the 1080-1120 cm- region
2
1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
V-9
and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
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The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
bull1002
20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
81886
59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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I 21 J a a-
AUG 13 15 16 17 21 TIME CPOT)
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Figure V-6 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
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volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
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volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
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1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
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(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
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00 100
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National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
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-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
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( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
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Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
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mz 128mr 128 bull ~middot bull j ft I j bull j ii j i i I i I I I j Ii Ii I I I I ij I I I I I I t I s o 1-i i I o t I f j u I s I o 4 s - gt diams et t o to I P s
1 JO u 12 IS 9 11 11 ubull
Figure VI-~ GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of naphthalene (mz 128) 1- and 2-methylshynaphthalene (mz 112) and the dimethylnaphthalenes (mz 156) for analyses ot a Tenax-GC (left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances or naphthbulllene and the alkylnaphthaleneacollected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the quantitative n~phthalene concentration ot -5000 ng mmiddot3 measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng mmiddot as measured by the PUF sample
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
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August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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l 2 E6
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
[M-NO]+
mz 143
w u z ~ 0 z ) CD ~
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[M-N02f
mz 127
[M-HN02t
mz 126
fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
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bull~
2-NN
1-NN
[M]+
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 813-14860800-2000 HR Nl000m3
mz 173
w u z METHYLNITR0NAPHTHALENES ~ j (M)+ ~ mz 187 -----~ NORM FACTOR~ 2
0 w N-J
lt lt(
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~ 1mz 141 cC- d _ ~
mz 140
n H 115 17
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-11 GCHS-HID traces showing the presence of methylnitronaphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
I - 0 ~ 100 j (M-N02J+
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5-NITROACENAPHTHE~ bull
3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
f mz 152 l ~ ~ o L JL -~ fl ~A
100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-12 GCHS-MID traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitroshybiphenyls and nitroacenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
r 1r=t bull11
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1 STANDARD MIXTURE
(MtI
0-100 ~ 0-w u z ~ 1[M]+z gt 0
3-NITROBIPHENYL 4-NITROBIPHENYL
5-NITROACENAPHTHENE 2-NITROBIPHENYL 3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
m 100 ltl
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RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
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agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
NDa
ND
15
18
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3
7
3
4
25
4
20
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10
12
14
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
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mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
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for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
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Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
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( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
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Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
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~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
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Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
aFlow rates for the two samples ~Hi-vols 8 and 11) were 40 SCFM for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
bsampling volume -5 low due to power failure 0 oata in parenthesis from General Motors Laboratories see text)
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For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
VII-12
The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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t
VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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(
z CJ I-ltC ~ I-z w uz CJ u w X I-I-c lJ z w lJ ltC ~ w gtltC
z CJ 6 I-ltC ~ I- 5z w uz 4 CJ u w X 3 I--gt-ltC A 2 w lJ ltC 1 ~ w gtltC 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
10 11 x OH RADICAL RATE CONSTANT (cM 3 Molecule-ls -l)
Figure VIII-1 Plot of the average nighttimeaverage daytime concenshytration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
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DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
ng -3HIGH NlJx L_HIGH HON 224-2587 ~ _____i~=-i---1CJ_____1 I
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s13-14861 ~ _0
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Figure VIII-2 Comparison of the daytime and nighttime ambient concenshytrations of 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene (2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl (3-NBPh) at El Camino CoIIIDUJlity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
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Graham R A and Johnston H S (1978 The photochemistry of N03 and the kinetics of the N2o5-o3 system J Phys Chem 82 254-268
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Harris G W Carter W P L Winer A M Pitts J N Jr Platt U and Perner D (1982) Observations of nitrous acid in the Los Angeles atmosphere and implications for predictions of ozone-precusor relationships Environ Sci Technol ~ 414--19
Horn D and Pimentel G C (1971) 25 km Low-temperature multipleshyreflection cell Applied Optics 10 1892-1898
Maron D M and Ames B N (1983) Revised methods for the Salmonella mutagenicity test Mutat Res ill 173-215
McCoy E C Rosenkranz H S and Mermelstein R (1981) Evidence for the existence of a family of bacterial nitroreductases capable of activating nitrated polycyclics to mutagens Environ Mutagen l 421-427
McCoy E C Anders M and Rosenkranz H S (1983) The basis of the insensitivity of Salmonella typhimurium strain TA9818-DNP6 to the mutagenic action of nitroarenes Mutat Res 121 17-23
Orr JC Bryant D W McCalla DR and Quilliam MA 1985) Dinitropyrene-resistant Salmonella typhimurium are deficient in acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase Chem-Biol Interactions 54 281-288
Paputa-Peck H C Marano R S Schuetzle D Riley T L Hampton C V Prater T J Skewes L M Jensen T E Ruehle PH Bosch L C and Duncan W P (1983) Determination of nitrated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in particulate extracts by capillary column gas chromatography with nitrogen selective detection Anal Chem 55 1946-1954
Perner D and Platt U (1979) Detection of nitrous acid in the atmosshyphere by differential optical absorption Geophys Res Lett 6 917-920
Pitts J N Jr Biermann H W Atkinson R and Viner A M (1984a) Atmospheric implications of simultaneous nighttime measurements of N03 radicals and HONO Geophys Res Lett 11 557-560
Pitts J N Jr Biermann H W Winer A M and Tuazon E C (1984b) Spectroscopic identification and measurement of gaseous nitrous acid in dilute auto exhaust Atmos Environ 18 847-854
Pitts J N Jr Sweetman J A Zielinska B Winer A M and Atkinson R (1985a) Determination of 2-nitrofluoranthene and 2-nitropyrene in ambient particulate organic matter evidence for atmospheric reactions Atmos Environ 12 1601-1608
Pitts J N Jr Wallington T J Biermann H W and Winer A M 1985b) Identification and measurement of nitrous acid in an indoor environment Atmos Environ 19 763-767
IX-2
Pitts J N Jr Sweetman J A Zielinska B Winer A M and Atkinson R (1985c) Determination of 2-nitrofluoranthene and 2-nitropyrene in ambient particulate organic matter Evidence for atmospheric reactions Atmos Environ 12 1601-1608
Platt U Perner D Harris G W Winer AH and Pitts J N Jr (1980a Observations of nitrous acid in an urban atmosphere by differential optical absorption Nature 285 312-314
Platt U Perner D Winer AH Harris G W and Pitts J N Jr (1980b) Detection of N03 in the polluted troposphere by differenshytial optical absorption Geophys Res Lett 1 89-92
-Platt U Perner D Schroder J Kessler C and Toennissen A 1981 The diurnal variation of N03bull J Geophys Res 86 11965-11970
Platt U Perner D and Kessler C 1982) The importance of N03 for the atmospheric NOx cycle from experimental observations Proceedshyings of the 2nd Symposium on the Non-Urban Troposphere Williamsburg Virginia
Platt U F Winer A M Biermann H W Atkinson R and Pitts J N Jr 1984 Measurement of nitrate radical concentrations in continental air Environ Sci Technol 18 365-369
Ramdahl T Sweetman J A Zielinska B Atkinson R Winer A M and Pitts J N Jr 1985) Analysis of mononitro-isomers of fluoranthene and pyrene by high resolution capillary gas chromashytographymass spectrometry J High Resolut Chromat Chromat Communsect 849-852
Ramdahl T Zielinska B Arey J Atkinson R Winer A M and Pitts J N Jr 1986) Ubiquitous occurrence of 2-nitrofluoranthene and 2-nitropyrene in air Nature 321 425-427
Rosenkranz H S and Speck W T 1975) Mutagenicity of metroshynidazole activation by mammalian liver microsomes Biochem Biophys Res Commun 66 520-525
Rosenkranz H S and Mermelstein R (1983 Mutagenicity and genotoxshyicity of nitroarenes all nitro-containing chemicals were not created equal Mutat Res 114 217-267
Saito K Shinohara A Kamataki T and Kato R (1985 Metabolic activation of mutagenic N-hydroxylarylamines by 0-acetyltransferase in Salmonella typhimurium TA98 Arch Biochem Biophys 239 286-295
Spicer C W Howes JE Jr Bishop T A Arnold L H and Stevens R K (1982) Nitric acid measurement methods an intershycomparison Atmos Environ 16 1487-1500
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Tokiwa H Nakagawa R Morita K and Ohnishi Y (1981) Mutagenicity of nitro derivatives induced by exposure of aromatic compounds to nitrogen dioxide Mutat Res 85 195-205
Tuazon E C Winer A M Graham R A and Pitts J N Jr (1980) Atmospheric measurements of trace pollutants by kilometer pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy Adv Environ Sci Technol 10 259-300
White J U (1942) Long optical paths of large aperture J Opt Soc Amer~ 285-288
Winer A M Atkinson R Arey J Biermann H W Harger W P Tuazon E C and Zielinska B (1987) The role of nitrogenous pollutants in the formation of atmospheric mutagens and acid deposition Final Report to California Air Resources Board Contract No A4-081-32 March
Wise S A Bennes B A Chesler S N Hilpert L R Vogt CR and May W E (1986) Characterization of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from two standard reference material air particulate samples Anal Chem 58 3067-3077
Zielinska B Arey J Atkinson R Ramdahl T Winer A M and Pitts J N Jr (1986) Reaction of dinitrogen pentoxide with fluoranthene J Am Chem Soc 108 4126-4132
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
(
A-1
( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
(continued)
A-2
Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
(
fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
lt
(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
(
1853-1909 1931-1942 2005-2011
ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
(continued)
A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
I (
Table A-1 (continued - 11 ~
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
(continued)
A-12
Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
(continued)
A-13
( Table A-1 (continued) - 13
Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
A-14
( APPENDIX 8
PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
f (
B-1
- --frac34_
Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
(continued)
~ -
Table B-1 (continued) - 2
a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
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Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
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a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
tI I
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818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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0-
Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
~Values given are for replicate GCMS analyses Times in PDT
0 NQ = Too low to quantify
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In addition allbient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nightshytime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs and Teflon-impregshynated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples 1were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associat~d polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz ( a )anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3-and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene
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ABSTRACT
To allow for methods development and methods intercomparisons prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study the California Air Resources Board funded two methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College Glendora during August 1986 dealing principally with measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center conducted measurements of the ambient concentrations or several inorganic and organic species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR absorption specshytroscopy we measured nitric acid (HN03) amnonia (NH3) and HCH0
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber filters and these samples were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes
An extensive data set for the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained (by DOAS andor FT-IR spectroscopy) during this study period Significant concentrations of these pollutants were observed with ambient concentrations of up to approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 parts-per-billion (ppb) for N02 HONO HN03 HCHO and NH~ respectively A definitive measurement of the time-concentration profne of N03 radicals was made on only one night during this study with a peak N03 radical concentration of 70 parts-pershytrillion (ppt) being measured on fhe night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19 and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter POM) was collected on a 12-hr daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT and was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimur ium strains TA98 (with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA981 8-DNP6 (-S9) The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those we nave measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM measured in the presence and absence of S9 we3e essentially indistinguishable with average mutagen densities rev m-) of 33 and 35 towards strain TA98 with
3and without S9 respectively and a maximum of 61 rev m- (TA98 -S9
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and nitroarenes for combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylshynaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shyanthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashylene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshypyrene
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Abstract
Acknowledgments V
Disclaimer vi
List of Figures vii
List of Tables xi
Glossary of Terms Abbreviations and Symbols xiv
I bull PROJECT SUMMARY I-1 II INTRODUCTION 11-1
III DESCRIPTION OF SITE III-1
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1 ~~T~c~~~ A Introduction IV-1
B Experimental Methods IV-1
C Results and Discussion IV-4
V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH V-13AND HCHO
A Introduction V-1
B Experimental V-1
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System V-1
2 Acquisition of Spectra V-2 3 calibration V-2 4 Treatment of Data V-9
C Results and Discussion V-11 Vl AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH VI-1
A Introduction VI-1
B Experimental VI-1
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure Vl-1 2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis VI-1
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs VI-2 Sampling and Analysis
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis VI-4
5 GCHS Analyses VI-7
6 Chemicals VI-9
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
C Results 1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges 2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TIGF Filters
VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
B Experimental
C Results
VIII CONCLUSIONS IX REFERENCES
Appendix
A DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid HONO Formaldehyde (HCHOand Nitrogen Dioxide (N02 at Citrus College Glendora from August 12-21 1986
B PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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Vl-28 VI-29 Vll-1
VIl-1
Vll-1
VIl-5 VIIl-1
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Stimulating discussion and valuable exchanges or technical informashy
tion for which we express our appreciation took place at various times
during this program with Ors Douglas R Lawson John R Holmes Jack K
Suder and Charles D Unger members of the California Air Resources Board
research staff
We gratefully acknowledge Mr Chris Berglund Mr Frank Finazzo Mr
Michael Kienitz Mr William Long Mr Ervin Mateer Ms Li Li Parker and
Mr Phillip Pelzel for assistance in carrying out this research We thank
Ms Christy Laclaire for typing and assembling this report and Ms Diane
Skaggs and Ms Anne Greene for their assistance in the fiscal administrashy
tion of this project
Numerous individuals and organizations made valuable contributions to
this work and we wish to express our appreciation to the following Dr
James N Pitts Jr Director of SAPRC generously made available to the
program substantial equipment and instrument resources Ms Susanne
Hering provided valuable logistical support during the study
This report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract No A5-150-32 by
the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center University of California
Riverside under the partial sponsorship of the California Air Resources
Board Work on this program was completed as of November 13 1987
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those of the contractor and not necessarily those
of the california Air Resources Board The
mention of commercial products their source or
their use in connection with material reported
herein is not to be construed as either an actual
or implied endorsement of such products
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LIST OF FIGURES
ill Page
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric I-3 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by 1-4 long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at 1-7 Citrus College in Glendora CA
Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methyl- 1-7 naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
Citrus College campus showing location of August 1986 III-2 field study adjacent to football stadium bull- Field study site
Positions of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems and 11-3 UCR Hi-vols relative to the instruments of the other participants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
Schematic diagram of the longpath DOAS system lV-2
Time concentration profiles for nitrogen dioxide IV-9 measured by DOAS and chemiluminescence (NOi-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 198
Time concentration profiles for formaldehyde measured IV-10 by long pathlength DOAS and FT-IR spectrometers at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by IV-11 long pathlength OOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and V-3 DOAS systems
Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR V-4 spectrometer
Reference spectra of gaseous HNO~ (061 torr and V-5 NH3 (023 torr) at spectral resolution of 0125 cm- 1 pathlength of 25 cm total pressure with N2 of 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by O 30 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
Title Page
Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
Vl-24
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-12
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
3 VI-14
VI-26
VI-27
Vl-31
Vl-32
Vl-33
VII-3
VII-6
VII-7
VII-8
VII-9
Vll-12
VlII-7
Vlll-8
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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DOAS
EPA
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HCHO
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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Hz
K
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MgC12
MID
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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mol
MS
mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
amp
NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
~Q5
NP
OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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Open column chromatography
PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
2amp
2fl
PER
POM
~
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PUF
PY-d 10
rev
S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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TA981 8-DNP6
Tenax-GC
TIGF filters
Total activity
UCR
l
l
uvvis
w
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
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TIME CPOT)
Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 13 54
asampling volume -SJ low due to power failure
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
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Doy (0800-2000 hr)
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Figure I-3 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
1000 0 Doy lt0800-2000 hr)
Night lt2000-0800 hr)
I I
I I 0 I
0
I I I I I I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
August 1986
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Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
11-1
seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
11-2
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
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absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
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Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
813 0185 72
814 027 lt~O
815 026 wa 816 024 HD
817 027 HD
818 028 ND
819 030 lt40
820 027 lt40
aND = Not detected
limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
11-12 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
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1-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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DATE
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
V-1
during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
V-2
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25m BASEPATH FT-IR ANO OOAS SPECTROMETERS TOTAL OPTICAL PATHLENGTHS 1-2 km
_ __ ______ __I~~ jr~~f - ~ -------- ~RI -+-----------------~-~ ===-- I INTERFEROMETER DOAS I _ ___ __ ------- ) ~ II EJ ~ -- ~
bull 25m -
Figure V-1 Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems
25-METER BASEMTH MllTIPIE MICROfJETER REFLECTION OPTICS
REFERENCE AOJUSALIGNtETMENT INFRARED DETECTOR LASER NTS SOURCE ~ middotmiddot- - -- --middot-=-=-a middot-middotrBi---81-- middot Gr~--- - diams-----middot--middot
flXEO CORNER CUBEli~--~ ~~----middot--7-~~~ middot middot-----~ ~~----middot--middot-- -=~ IS APERTURE I ~middot=middot fll~-=-===---_--- - middot-middot-middot===~~~~---middot-middot-middot-middot-middot~DI-bull n middot-middot-middot-middot-middot__~~~JJ -middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-
middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot~1 -middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middotmiddot ~
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981 UIII 1188
WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-3 Reference spectra of gaeous HN01 (061 torr) and NH3 (023 torr) at spectralresolution or 0125 cm- pathleftgth or 25 om total pressure with N2 or 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by 030 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
V-6
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035
031
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888 891 910870
WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-4 Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) ~elative to atmosphericH 0 absorptions (upper traoe) in the 870-910 cmmiddot region2
02
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WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-5 Infrared absorption peaks of NH1 (lower trace) relativ1 to atmospheric H20 and co absorptions (upper tracfi) in the 1080-1120 cm- region
2
1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
V-9
and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
V-10
The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
bull1002
20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
81886
59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
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volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
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volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
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1001 ---middot--middot-- - 0 10 20 30 40
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TA98NR (-$9) TA9818-DNP 6 (-$9)
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1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
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(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
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00 100
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National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
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-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
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( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
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Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
~Only a single Hi-vol sample utilized second Hi-vol not operating correctlyBased on a single injection
eND = None detected
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nnoo iffOOTENAX SAMPLE GLENDORA CA PUF SAMPLE GLENDORA CA 813-1486 2000-0S00HR 813-1486 2000-0800HR
M12~ ~IOOOm3~05m3 nms
OIMETHYLNAPHTHALENESm1somtse
19H tzbullePS mz 156 mz 156OIMETHYLNAPHTHALENES
ti NLJlJl ssne-------------------------- iffstO-2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE
37222S1sem
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE2itl501NtH 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE
nm 1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 12401$
mz 142 mz 142 ol JV Mib +bull
o1_____n(L_________
nmo- 19900-
NAPHTHALENE (5000ng m-3)HtzTS nms NAPHTHALENE
(2ng m-3) 171150 21SO
nm 1l4075
mz 128mr 128 bull ~middot bull j ft I j bull j ii j i i I i I I I j Ii Ii I I I I ij I I I I I I t I s o 1-i i I o t I f j u I s I o 4 s - gt diams et t o to I P s
1 JO u 12 IS 9 11 11 ubull
Figure VI-~ GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of naphthalene (mz 128) 1- and 2-methylshynaphthalene (mz 112) and the dimethylnaphthalenes (mz 156) for analyses ot a Tenax-GC (left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances or naphthbulllene and the alkylnaphthaleneacollected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the quantitative n~phthalene concentration ot -5000 ng mmiddot3 measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng mmiddot as measured by the PUF sample
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
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I I
0
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( NAPHTHALENE
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 August 1986(
8000
6000
M I
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2000
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1000
800
MI
600 pound
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D Doy lt0800-2000 hr) IZI Night lt2000-0800 hr)
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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GLENDORA CA 81786 0800-2000HR Ion ee38pound5 ~3SC5
DAY BIPHENYL TENAX2 0pound5middot 2 ecs
1 ecs 1 0pound5
bull - -u 0 C II Ion 16lt180 ampIIN
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C Jecs 38pound5 ~ ~ BIPHENYL-d10([
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10ES 1 0pound5
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95 10e 10 5 110 115
GL ENOORA CA 817-1886 2000-0SOOHR Ion 15 00 ampmu
30es 38E5
BIPHENYLNIGHT 20pound5 20pound5TENAX
ACENAPHTHENE I 0pound5I 0E5
D u 0 C td II Ion 16 00 ainu C 30E5 30pound5 ~ ~ BlPHENYL - d10
2ecs ([
20pound5
I 8pound5I 0pound5
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GLENDORA CA 81386 0800-2000HR Ion l iI ee awu
ampBES
48E5 DAY PUF
PHENANTHRENE sec5
2ec5 2BES
bullu C
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Ion 188 ee ampIIIU bull C
l ampecs ampecs
15 S 168 165 Ttae (min)
GLENDORA CA 813-1486 2000 -0800HR
t 2pound6 l 0pound6 B 0E5 60ES 0ES
2 0ESbullu e C C l 2pound6z I[ 1 0pound6
80E5
60E5
0E5
20E5
Ion t 78 ee ainu
NIGHT PUF
Ion 18880 unu
PH-d10
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PHENANTHRENE
ANTHRACENE
AN-d 10
165
I 2pound6 I 8pound6 88pound5 60ES bull 0pound5 28pound5
l 2 E6
l 8pound6 8BC5
6 8pound5
8pound5
20pound5
Tl 111e ( 1111 n )
Figure Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN [mz 178] and their corresponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA(
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GLENDORA CA 81386 0800- 2000 HR
28pound5
I 5pound5
18pound5
5 8pound4
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28pound5
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58pound4
PY-d10 20pound5
15pound5
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205 210
GLENDORA CA 813-1486 2000-0SOOHR
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30E5
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30ES
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4 0pound5
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19 e 195 288 285 Tltlle t 111 In gt
Figure Vl-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene (AC) mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d10 and PY-d 10 (mz 212) from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
[M-NO]+
mz 143
w u z ~ 0 z ) CD ~
0 w N-J ~ ~ cr 0 z
[M-N02f
mz 127
[M-HN02t
mz 126
fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
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bull~
2-NN
1-NN
[M]+
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 813-14860800-2000 HR Nl000m3
mz 173
w u z METHYLNITR0NAPHTHALENES ~ j (M)+ ~ mz 187 -----~ NORM FACTOR~ 2
0 w N-J
lt lt(
I ~ N w
H
~ 1mz 141 cC- d _ ~
mz 140
n H 115 17
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-11 GCHS-HID traces showing the presence of methylnitronaphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
I - 0 ~ 100 j (M-N02J+
u Imz 153 z ~ z ) 0 ~100 W I(M-HN02t
5-NITROACENAPHTHE~ bull
3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
f mz 152 l ~ ~ o L JL -~ fl ~A
100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-12 GCHS-MID traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitroshybiphenyls and nitroacenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
r 1r=t bull11
~
~
1 STANDARD MIXTURE
(MtI
0-100 ~ 0-w u z ~ 1[M]+z gt 0
3-NITROBIPHENYL 4-NITROBIPHENYL
5-NITROACENAPHTHENE 2-NITROBIPHENYL 3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
m 100 ltl
w gt-lt
H lt( I
N - i [M-N02t V w
0 108
[M-HN02J+ I
bull 1 r - v- ~ ---( ~~~- r 1 p 11 u IS 15 1T 18 19
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
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agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
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Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
VII-1
mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
VII-2
( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
VI-3
Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
VII-4
( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
VII-6
~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
VII-8
Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
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bsampling volume -5 low due to power failure 0 oata in parenthesis from General Motors Laboratories see text)
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VII-11
For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
VII-12
The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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VII-13
t
VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
VIII-1
differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
VIII-2
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VIII-3
DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
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VllI-4
( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
VIII-6
( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
(
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
94
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
(
A-1
( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
(continued)
A-2
Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
(
fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
lt
(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
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1853-1909 1931-1942 2005-2011
ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
(continued)
A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
I (
Table A-1 (continued - 11 ~
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
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Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
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Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
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PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
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a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
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Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
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a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
tI I
IJ1
818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
~Values given are for replicate GCMS analyses Times in PDT
0 NQ = Too low to quantify
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In addition allbient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nightshytime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs and Teflon-impregshynated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples 1were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associat~d polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz ( a )anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3-and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene
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Abstract
Acknowledgments V
Disclaimer vi
List of Figures vii
List of Tables xi
Glossary of Terms Abbreviations and Symbols xiv
I bull PROJECT SUMMARY I-1 II INTRODUCTION 11-1
III DESCRIPTION OF SITE III-1
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1 ~~T~c~~~ A Introduction IV-1
B Experimental Methods IV-1
C Results and Discussion IV-4
V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH V-13AND HCHO
A Introduction V-1
B Experimental V-1
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System V-1
2 Acquisition of Spectra V-2 3 calibration V-2 4 Treatment of Data V-9
C Results and Discussion V-11 Vl AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH VI-1
A Introduction VI-1
B Experimental VI-1
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure Vl-1 2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis VI-1
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs VI-2 Sampling and Analysis
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis VI-4
5 GCHS Analyses VI-7
6 Chemicals VI-9
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
C Results 1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges 2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TIGF Filters
VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
B Experimental
C Results
VIII CONCLUSIONS IX REFERENCES
Appendix
A DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid HONO Formaldehyde (HCHOand Nitrogen Dioxide (N02 at Citrus College Glendora from August 12-21 1986
B PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow Tenax Sampling Cartridges
Page
Vl-10 VI-10 Vl-13 VI-16
Vl-21
Vl-28 VI-29 Vll-1
VIl-1
Vll-1
VIl-5 VIIl-1
IX-1
A-1
B-1
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Stimulating discussion and valuable exchanges or technical informashy
tion for which we express our appreciation took place at various times
during this program with Ors Douglas R Lawson John R Holmes Jack K
Suder and Charles D Unger members of the California Air Resources Board
research staff
We gratefully acknowledge Mr Chris Berglund Mr Frank Finazzo Mr
Michael Kienitz Mr William Long Mr Ervin Mateer Ms Li Li Parker and
Mr Phillip Pelzel for assistance in carrying out this research We thank
Ms Christy Laclaire for typing and assembling this report and Ms Diane
Skaggs and Ms Anne Greene for their assistance in the fiscal administrashy
tion of this project
Numerous individuals and organizations made valuable contributions to
this work and we wish to express our appreciation to the following Dr
James N Pitts Jr Director of SAPRC generously made available to the
program substantial equipment and instrument resources Ms Susanne
Hering provided valuable logistical support during the study
This report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract No A5-150-32 by
the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center University of California
Riverside under the partial sponsorship of the California Air Resources
Board Work on this program was completed as of November 13 1987
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The statements and conclusions in this report are
those of the contractor and not necessarily those
of the california Air Resources Board The
mention of commercial products their source or
their use in connection with material reported
herein is not to be construed as either an actual
or implied endorsement of such products
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Figure Number
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I-3
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111-1
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IV-2
IV-3
IV-4
V-1
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LIST OF FIGURES
ill Page
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric I-3 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by 1-4 long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at 1-7 Citrus College in Glendora CA
Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methyl- 1-7 naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
Citrus College campus showing location of August 1986 III-2 field study adjacent to football stadium bull- Field study site
Positions of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems and 11-3 UCR Hi-vols relative to the instruments of the other participants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
Schematic diagram of the longpath DOAS system lV-2
Time concentration profiles for nitrogen dioxide IV-9 measured by DOAS and chemiluminescence (NOi-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 198
Time concentration profiles for formaldehyde measured IV-10 by long pathlength DOAS and FT-IR spectrometers at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by IV-11 long pathlength OOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and V-3 DOAS systems
Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR V-4 spectrometer
Reference spectra of gaseous HNO~ (061 torr and V-5 NH3 (023 torr) at spectral resolution of 0125 cm- 1 pathlength of 25 cm total pressure with N2 of 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by O 30 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
Title Page
Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
Vl-24
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-12
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
3 VI-14
VI-26
VI-27
Vl-31
Vl-32
Vl-33
VII-3
VII-6
VII-7
VII-8
VII-9
Vll-12
VlII-7
Vlll-8
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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ARB
CH2Cl2
CH~
CH30H
CSMCS
DMSO
DOAS
EPA
FL-d 1O
ft
FT-IR
GC-HS
GF filters
HCHO
( HCOOH
Hi-vol
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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HN03
fi2Q HONO
HPLC
hr
Hz
K
km
L-broth or LB-broth
m
M
MeOH
MgC12
MID
min
min- 1
mL
DID
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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(
mol
MS
mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
amp
NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
~Q5
NP
OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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Open column chromatography
PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
2amp
2fl
PER
POM
~
~
PUF
PY-d 10
rev
S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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TA981 8-DNP6
Tenax-GC
TIGF filters
Total activity
UCR
l
l
uvvis
w
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
I-2
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AUC l 2bull21 l tll _a
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21 ~ a 0 J
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20AUG 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
TIME CPOT)
Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
1-3
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DATE
Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
f
Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 13 54
asampling volume -SJ low due to power failure
1-5
and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
I-6
800
M 6QQI
pound
0)
C 40 I I I I I
NAPHTHALENE 8000
Doy (0800-2000 hr)
~ Night (2000-0800 hr)
lt) I
C 0) C
Figure I-3 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
1000 0 Doy lt0800-2000 hr)
Night lt2000-0800 hr)
I I
I I 0 I
0
I I I I I I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
August 1986
I I
Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
11-1
seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
11-2
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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Hi-vols relative to the instruments or the other particishypants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
III-3
acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
111-4
IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
IV-1
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
IV-3
absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
IV-4
Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
813 0185 72
814 027 lt~O
815 026 wa 816 024 HD
817 027 HD
818 028 ND
819 030 lt40
820 027 lt40
aND = Not detected
limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
11-12 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
aEstimated errors plusmn45 ppb or plusmn30j whichever is larger
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1-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
V-1
during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
V-2
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_ __ ______ __I~~ jr~~f - ~ -------- ~RI -+-----------------~-~ ===-- I INTERFEROMETER DOAS I _ ___ __ ------- ) ~ II EJ ~ -- ~
bull 25m -
Figure V-1 Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems
25-METER BASEMTH MllTIPIE MICROfJETER REFLECTION OPTICS
REFERENCE AOJUSALIGNtETMENT INFRARED DETECTOR LASER NTS SOURCE ~ middotmiddot- - -- --middot-=-=-a middot-middotrBi---81-- middot Gr~--- - diams-----middot--middot
flXEO CORNER CUBEli~--~ ~~----middot--7-~~~ middot middot-----~ ~~----middot--middot-- -=~ IS APERTURE I ~middot=middot fll~-=-===---_--- - middot-middot-middot===~~~~---middot-middot-middot-middot-middot~DI-bull n middot-middot-middot-middot-middot__~~~JJ -middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-
middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot~1 -middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middot-middotmiddot ~
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981 UIII 1188
WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-3 Reference spectra of gaeous HN01 (061 torr) and NH3 (023 torr) at spectralresolution or 0125 cm- pathleftgth or 25 om total pressure with N2 or 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by 030 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
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WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
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Figure V-5 Infrared absorption peaks of NH1 (lower trace) relativ1 to atmospheric H20 and co absorptions (upper tracfi) in the 1080-1120 cm- region
2
1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
V-9
and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
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The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
bull1002
20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
81886
59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
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volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
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SPRING SPRING
~ PLUG 1 middot -
middot PLUG 2 bull
PLUG 3 middot middot middot bullPLUG Amiddot
MOTOR
EXHAUST
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volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
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- bull t bull ----middot-1001
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1001 ---middot--middot-- - 0 10 20 30 40
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CJ c=JID c=J DD CJCJ I I I
SPIKED JlTH DEUTERATED STANDARDS LOJ FLOJ JlTH PUFs
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TA98NR (-$9) TA9818-DNP 6 (-$9)
HYDROCARBONS HEXANE OPEN-COLUMN SlLlCA __Me_O_H_ POLAR COMPOUNDS
~ NORMAL-PHASE HPLC~
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PAH I NITRO-AH 2o GCMS
Jeorl GCHS REVERSE PHASE HPLC
II NITROfLl~ANTHEN[SllirTROPYRENES
1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
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(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
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9euna 1~
00 100
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VI-8
National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
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-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
VI-12
( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
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Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
~Only a single Hi-vol sample utilized second Hi-vol not operating correctlyBased on a single injection
eND = None detected
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nnoo iffOOTENAX SAMPLE GLENDORA CA PUF SAMPLE GLENDORA CA 813-1486 2000-0S00HR 813-1486 2000-0800HR
M12~ ~IOOOm3~05m3 nms
OIMETHYLNAPHTHALENESm1somtse
19H tzbullePS mz 156 mz 156OIMETHYLNAPHTHALENES
ti NLJlJl ssne-------------------------- iffstO-2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE
37222S1sem
1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE2itl501NtH 2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE
nm 1-METHYLNAPHTHALENE 12401$
mz 142 mz 142 ol JV Mib +bull
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nmo- 19900-
NAPHTHALENE (5000ng m-3)HtzTS nms NAPHTHALENE
(2ng m-3) 171150 21SO
nm 1l4075
mz 128mr 128 bull ~middot bull j ft I j bull j ii j i i I i I I I j Ii Ii I I I I ij I I I I I I t I s o 1-i i I o t I f j u I s I o 4 s - gt diams et t o to I P s
1 JO u 12 IS 9 11 11 ubull
Figure VI-~ GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of naphthalene (mz 128) 1- and 2-methylshynaphthalene (mz 112) and the dimethylnaphthalenes (mz 156) for analyses ot a Tenax-GC (left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances or naphthbulllene and the alkylnaphthaleneacollected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the quantitative n~phthalene concentration ot -5000 ng mmiddot3 measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng mmiddot as measured by the PUF sample
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
VI-16
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I I
0
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( NAPHTHALENE
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 August 1986(
8000
6000
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1000
800
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D Doy lt0800-2000 hr) IZI Night lt2000-0800 hr)
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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DAY BIPHENYL TENAX2 0pound5middot 2 ecs
1 ecs 1 0pound5
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C Jecs 38pound5 ~ ~ BIPHENYL-d10([
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GL ENOORA CA 817-1886 2000-0SOOHR Ion 15 00 ampmu
30es 38E5
BIPHENYLNIGHT 20pound5 20pound5TENAX
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2ecs ([
20pound5
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ampBES
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PHENANTHRENE sec5
2ec5 2BES
bullu C
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Ion 188 ee ampIIIU bull C
l ampecs ampecs
15 S 168 165 Ttae (min)
GLENDORA CA 813-1486 2000 -0800HR
t 2pound6 l 0pound6 B 0E5 60ES 0ES
2 0ESbullu e C C l 2pound6z I[ 1 0pound6
80E5
60E5
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20E5
Ion t 78 ee ainu
NIGHT PUF
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ANTHRACENE
AN-d 10
165
I 2pound6 I 8pound6 88pound5 60ES bull 0pound5 28pound5
l 2 E6
l 8pound6 8BC5
6 8pound5
8pound5
20pound5
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GLENDORA CA 81386 0800- 2000 HR
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I 5pound5
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15pound5
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
[M-NO]+
mz 143
w u z ~ 0 z ) CD ~
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[M-N02f
mz 127
[M-HN02t
mz 126
fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
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bull~
2-NN
1-NN
[M]+
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 813-14860800-2000 HR Nl000m3
mz 173
w u z METHYLNITR0NAPHTHALENES ~ j (M)+ ~ mz 187 -----~ NORM FACTOR~ 2
0 w N-J
lt lt(
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~ 1mz 141 cC- d _ ~
mz 140
n H 115 17
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-11 GCHS-HID traces showing the presence of methylnitronaphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
I - 0 ~ 100 j (M-N02J+
u Imz 153 z ~ z ) 0 ~100 W I(M-HN02t
5-NITROACENAPHTHE~ bull
3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
f mz 152 l ~ ~ o L JL -~ fl ~A
100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-12 GCHS-MID traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitroshybiphenyls and nitroacenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
r 1r=t bull11
~
~
1 STANDARD MIXTURE
(MtI
0-100 ~ 0-w u z ~ 1[M]+z gt 0
3-NITROBIPHENYL 4-NITROBIPHENYL
5-NITROACENAPHTHENE 2-NITROBIPHENYL 3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
m 100 ltl
w gt-lt
H lt( I
N - i [M-N02t V w
0 108
[M-HN02J+ I
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RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
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agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
VII-1
mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
VII-2
( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
VI-3
Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
VII-4
( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
VII-6
~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
VII-8
Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
aFlow rates for the two samples ~Hi-vols 8 and 11) were 40 SCFM for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
bsampling volume -5 low due to power failure 0 oata in parenthesis from General Motors Laboratories see text)
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VII-9
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VII-11
For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
VII-12
The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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VII-13
t
VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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(
z CJ I-ltC ~ I-z w uz CJ u w X I-I-c lJ z w lJ ltC ~ w gtltC
z CJ 6 I-ltC ~ I- 5z w uz 4 CJ u w X 3 I--gt-ltC A 2 w lJ ltC 1 ~ w gtltC 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
10 11 x OH RADICAL RATE CONSTANT (cM 3 Molecule-ls -l)
Figure VIII-1 Plot of the average nighttimeaverage daytime concenshytration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
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DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
ng -3HIGH NlJx L_HIGH HON 224-2587 ~ _____i~=-i---1CJ_____1 I
ng -3
s13-14861 ~ _0
ng -31GLENDORA CA HIGH 03 ~~SITpound (1 FR ~EVENING N2 05
ng -31 820-21861 ~ -- I
1~ 2-~ 3-Nlflh 1~ 2~ 3--NJIPh
Figure VIII-2 Comparison of the daytime and nighttime ambient concenshytrations of 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene (2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl (3-NBPh) at El Camino CoIIIDUJlity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
(
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
94
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
(
A-1
( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
(continued)
A-2
Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
(
fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
lt
(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
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Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
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50 54 53
539 504 573
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Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
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Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
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Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
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Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
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PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
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Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
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Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
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a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
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818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
~Values given are for replicate GCMS analyses Times in PDT
0 NQ = Too low to quantify
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In addition allbient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nightshytime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs and Teflon-impregshynated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples 1were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associat~d polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz ( a )anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3-and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene
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Abstract
Acknowledgments V
Disclaimer vi
List of Figures vii
List of Tables xi
Glossary of Terms Abbreviations and Symbols xiv
I bull PROJECT SUMMARY I-1 II INTRODUCTION 11-1
III DESCRIPTION OF SITE III-1
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1 ~~T~c~~~ A Introduction IV-1
B Experimental Methods IV-1
C Results and Discussion IV-4
V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH V-13AND HCHO
A Introduction V-1
B Experimental V-1
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System V-1
2 Acquisition of Spectra V-2 3 calibration V-2 4 Treatment of Data V-9
C Results and Discussion V-11 Vl AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH VI-1
A Introduction VI-1
B Experimental VI-1
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure Vl-1 2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis VI-1
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs VI-2 Sampling and Analysis
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis VI-4
5 GCHS Analyses VI-7
6 Chemicals VI-9
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
C Results 1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges 2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TIGF Filters
VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
B Experimental
C Results
VIII CONCLUSIONS IX REFERENCES
Appendix
A DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid HONO Formaldehyde (HCHOand Nitrogen Dioxide (N02 at Citrus College Glendora from August 12-21 1986
B PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow Tenax Sampling Cartridges
Page
Vl-10 VI-10 Vl-13 VI-16
Vl-21
Vl-28 VI-29 Vll-1
VIl-1
Vll-1
VIl-5 VIIl-1
IX-1
A-1
B-1
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Stimulating discussion and valuable exchanges or technical informashy
tion for which we express our appreciation took place at various times
during this program with Ors Douglas R Lawson John R Holmes Jack K
Suder and Charles D Unger members of the California Air Resources Board
research staff
We gratefully acknowledge Mr Chris Berglund Mr Frank Finazzo Mr
Michael Kienitz Mr William Long Mr Ervin Mateer Ms Li Li Parker and
Mr Phillip Pelzel for assistance in carrying out this research We thank
Ms Christy Laclaire for typing and assembling this report and Ms Diane
Skaggs and Ms Anne Greene for their assistance in the fiscal administrashy
tion of this project
Numerous individuals and organizations made valuable contributions to
this work and we wish to express our appreciation to the following Dr
James N Pitts Jr Director of SAPRC generously made available to the
program substantial equipment and instrument resources Ms Susanne
Hering provided valuable logistical support during the study
This report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract No A5-150-32 by
the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center University of California
Riverside under the partial sponsorship of the California Air Resources
Board Work on this program was completed as of November 13 1987
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The statements and conclusions in this report are
those of the contractor and not necessarily those
of the california Air Resources Board The
mention of commercial products their source or
their use in connection with material reported
herein is not to be construed as either an actual
or implied endorsement of such products
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Figure Number
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lV-1
IV-2
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IV-4
V-1
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LIST OF FIGURES
ill Page
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric I-3 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by 1-4 long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at 1-7 Citrus College in Glendora CA
Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methyl- 1-7 naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
Citrus College campus showing location of August 1986 III-2 field study adjacent to football stadium bull- Field study site
Positions of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems and 11-3 UCR Hi-vols relative to the instruments of the other participants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
Schematic diagram of the longpath DOAS system lV-2
Time concentration profiles for nitrogen dioxide IV-9 measured by DOAS and chemiluminescence (NOi-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 198
Time concentration profiles for formaldehyde measured IV-10 by long pathlength DOAS and FT-IR spectrometers at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by IV-11 long pathlength OOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and V-3 DOAS systems
Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR V-4 spectrometer
Reference spectra of gaseous HNO~ (061 torr and V-5 NH3 (023 torr) at spectral resolution of 0125 cm- 1 pathlength of 25 cm total pressure with N2 of 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by O 30 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
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Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
Vl-24
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-12
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
3 VI-14
VI-26
VI-27
Vl-31
Vl-32
Vl-33
VII-3
VII-6
VII-7
VII-8
VII-9
Vll-12
VlII-7
Vlll-8
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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ARB
CH2Cl2
CH~
CH30H
CSMCS
DMSO
DOAS
EPA
FL-d 1O
ft
FT-IR
GC-HS
GF filters
HCHO
( HCOOH
Hi-vol
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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HN03
fi2Q HONO
HPLC
hr
Hz
K
km
L-broth or LB-broth
m
M
MeOH
MgC12
MID
min
min- 1
mL
DID
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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mol
MS
mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
amp
NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
~Q5
NP
OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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Open column chromatography
PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
2amp
2fl
PER
POM
~
~
PUF
PY-d 10
rev
S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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TA981 8-DNP6
Tenax-GC
TIGF filters
Total activity
UCR
l
l
uvvis
w
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
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TIME CPOT)
Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 13 54
asampling volume -SJ low due to power failure
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
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M 6QQI
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NAPHTHALENE 8000
Doy (0800-2000 hr)
~ Night (2000-0800 hr)
lt) I
C 0) C
Figure I-3 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
1000 0 Doy lt0800-2000 hr)
Night lt2000-0800 hr)
I I
I I 0 I
0
I I I I I I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
August 1986
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Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
11-1
seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
11-2
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
IV-3
absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
IV-4
Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
813 0185 72
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815 026 wa 816 024 HD
817 027 HD
818 028 ND
819 030 lt40
820 027 lt40
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limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
IV-5
Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
11-12 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
aEstimated errors plusmn45 ppb or plusmn30j whichever is larger
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1-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
V-1
during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
V-2
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bull 25m -
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25-METER BASEMTH MllTIPIE MICROfJETER REFLECTION OPTICS
REFERENCE AOJUSALIGNtETMENT INFRARED DETECTOR LASER NTS SOURCE ~ middotmiddot- - -- --middot-=-=-a middot-middotrBi---81-- middot Gr~--- - diams-----middot--middot
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WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-3 Reference spectra of gaeous HN01 (061 torr) and NH3 (023 torr) at spectralresolution or 0125 cm- pathleftgth or 25 om total pressure with N2 or 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by 030 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
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2
1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
V-9
and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
V-10
The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
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20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
81886
59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
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volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
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SPRING SPRING
~ PLUG 1 middot -
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volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
VI-4
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CH CN3 ---middot4bullbull -~ middot-middotmiddot - _____ ____
1001 ---middot--middot-- - 0 10 20 30 40
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TA98NR (-$9) TA9818-DNP 6 (-$9)
HYDROCARBONS HEXANE OPEN-COLUMN SlLlCA __Me_O_H_ POLAR COMPOUNDS
~ NORMAL-PHASE HPLC~
~-_______ HIGH HJI PAH
PAH I NITRO-AH 2o GCMS
Jeorl GCHS REVERSE PHASE HPLC
II NITROfLl~ANTHEN[SllirTROPYRENES
1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
Vl-6
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(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
VI-7
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Figure VI-3 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 12-5 16-7 18 19 110-13 114-18
9euna 1~
00 100
~ 10 20 JO 50 -~--
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National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
VI-10
- -
-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
VI-12
( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
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Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
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1 JO u 12 IS 9 11 11 ubull
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3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
VI-16
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12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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n H 115 17
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-11 GCHS-HID traces showing the presence of methylnitronaphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
I - 0 ~ 100 j (M-N02J+
u Imz 153 z ~ z ) 0 ~100 W I(M-HN02t
5-NITROACENAPHTHE~ bull
3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
f mz 152 l ~ ~ o L JL -~ fl ~A
100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-12 GCHS-MID traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitroshybiphenyls and nitroacenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
r 1r=t bull11
~
~
1 STANDARD MIXTURE
(MtI
0-100 ~ 0-w u z ~ 1[M]+z gt 0
3-NITROBIPHENYL 4-NITROBIPHENYL
5-NITROACENAPHTHENE 2-NITROBIPHENYL 3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
m 100 ltl
w gt-lt
H lt( I
N - i [M-N02t V w
0 108
[M-HN02J+ I
bull 1 r - v- ~ ---( ~~~- r 1 p 11 u IS 15 1T 18 19
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
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agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
NDa
ND
15
18
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
VII-1
mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
VII-2
( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
VI-3
Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
VII-4
( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
VII-6
~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
VII-8
Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
aFlow rates for the two samples ~Hi-vols 8 and 11) were 40 SCFM for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
bsampling volume -5 low due to power failure 0 oata in parenthesis from General Motors Laboratories see text)
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13 0 4212 ~ (1 () I11 0 +gt (110 ()
+ (X) (109 42
08
ra~n~~~~~~~v~~~~~~~ D N I N D N D N D N D N D N D N I N
D-DAY lt0800-2000) MUTAGEN DENSITY N-NIGHT lt2000-0800) 0 TA98 +S9 to -S9 RATIO
Figure VII-2 Mutagen density (TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
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For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
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The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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t
VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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(
z CJ I-ltC ~ I-z w uz CJ u w X I-I-c lJ z w lJ ltC ~ w gtltC
z CJ 6 I-ltC ~ I- 5z w uz 4 CJ u w X 3 I--gt-ltC A 2 w lJ ltC 1 ~ w gtltC 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
10 11 x OH RADICAL RATE CONSTANT (cM 3 Molecule-ls -l)
Figure VIII-1 Plot of the average nighttimeaverage daytime concenshytration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
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DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
ng -3HIGH NlJx L_HIGH HON 224-2587 ~ _____i~=-i---1CJ_____1 I
ng -3
s13-14861 ~ _0
ng -31GLENDORA CA HIGH 03 ~~SITpound (1 FR ~EVENING N2 05
ng -31 820-21861 ~ -- I
1~ 2-~ 3-Nlflh 1~ 2~ 3--NJIPh
Figure VIII-2 Comparison of the daytime and nighttime ambient concenshytrations of 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene (2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl (3-NBPh) at El Camino CoIIIDUJlity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
VllI-4
( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
(
A-1
( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
(continued)
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Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
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( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
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Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
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Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
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16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
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A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
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ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
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A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
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Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
(continued)
A-12
Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
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( Table A-1 (continued) - 13
Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
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PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
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Table B-1 (continued) - 2
a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
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Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
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Table B-2 (continued) - 2
a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
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818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
~Values given are for replicate GCMS analyses Times in PDT
0 NQ = Too low to quantify
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In the Carbonaceous Soecies Mthoos Catparison Study in August 1986 at Citrus COllege Glendora CA the ambient concentrations of N~ HONO and HCHO were measured by long pathlength a1rrerent1a1 optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) Ambient concentrations of HNO]t NH3 and HCHO were measured by long patblength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy Signiticant concentrations of these pollutants were observed with mixing rat1s ot up to approximately 140 45 30~ 20 and 15 parts-per-billion (ppb) for N02 HONO ~bull HCHO and NH3 respectively being determined
In addition allbient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nightshytime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs and Teflon-impregshynated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples 1were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associat~d polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz ( a )anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3-and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
C Results 1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges 2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TIGF Filters
VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
B Experimental
C Results
VIII CONCLUSIONS IX REFERENCES
Appendix
A DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid HONO Formaldehyde (HCHOand Nitrogen Dioxide (N02 at Citrus College Glendora from August 12-21 1986
B PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Stimulating discussion and valuable exchanges or technical informashy
tion for which we express our appreciation took place at various times
during this program with Ors Douglas R Lawson John R Holmes Jack K
Suder and Charles D Unger members of the California Air Resources Board
research staff
We gratefully acknowledge Mr Chris Berglund Mr Frank Finazzo Mr
Michael Kienitz Mr William Long Mr Ervin Mateer Ms Li Li Parker and
Mr Phillip Pelzel for assistance in carrying out this research We thank
Ms Christy Laclaire for typing and assembling this report and Ms Diane
Skaggs and Ms Anne Greene for their assistance in the fiscal administrashy
tion of this project
Numerous individuals and organizations made valuable contributions to
this work and we wish to express our appreciation to the following Dr
James N Pitts Jr Director of SAPRC generously made available to the
program substantial equipment and instrument resources Ms Susanne
Hering provided valuable logistical support during the study
This report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract No A5-150-32 by
the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center University of California
Riverside under the partial sponsorship of the California Air Resources
Board Work on this program was completed as of November 13 1987
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The statements and conclusions in this report are
those of the contractor and not necessarily those
of the california Air Resources Board The
mention of commercial products their source or
their use in connection with material reported
herein is not to be construed as either an actual
or implied endorsement of such products
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric I-3 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by 1-4 long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at 1-7 Citrus College in Glendora CA
Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methyl- 1-7 naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
Citrus College campus showing location of August 1986 III-2 field study adjacent to football stadium bull- Field study site
Positions of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems and 11-3 UCR Hi-vols relative to the instruments of the other participants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
Schematic diagram of the longpath DOAS system lV-2
Time concentration profiles for nitrogen dioxide IV-9 measured by DOAS and chemiluminescence (NOi-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 198
Time concentration profiles for formaldehyde measured IV-10 by long pathlength DOAS and FT-IR spectrometers at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by IV-11 long pathlength OOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and V-3 DOAS systems
Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR V-4 spectrometer
Reference spectra of gaseous HNO~ (061 torr and V-5 NH3 (023 torr) at spectral resolution of 0125 cm- 1 pathlength of 25 cm total pressure with N2 of 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by O 30 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
Title Page
Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
Vl-24
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-12
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
3 VI-14
VI-26
VI-27
Vl-31
Vl-32
Vl-33
VII-3
VII-6
VII-7
VII-8
VII-9
Vll-12
VlII-7
Vlll-8
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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ARB
CH2Cl2
CH~
CH30H
CSMCS
DMSO
DOAS
EPA
FL-d 1O
ft
FT-IR
GC-HS
GF filters
HCHO
( HCOOH
Hi-vol
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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HN03
fi2Q HONO
HPLC
hr
Hz
K
km
L-broth or LB-broth
m
M
MeOH
MgC12
MID
min
min- 1
mL
DID
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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mol
MS
mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
amp
NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
~Q5
NP
OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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Open column chromatography
PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
2amp
2fl
PER
POM
~
~
PUF
PY-d 10
rev
S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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Tenax-GC
TIGF filters
Total activity
UCR
l
l
uvvis
w
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
I-2
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20AUG 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
TIME CPOT)
Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 13 54
asampling volume -SJ low due to power failure
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
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800
M 6QQI
pound
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C 40 I I I I I
NAPHTHALENE 8000
Doy (0800-2000 hr)
~ Night (2000-0800 hr)
lt) I
C 0) C
Figure I-3 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
1000 0 Doy lt0800-2000 hr)
Night lt2000-0800 hr)
I I
I I 0 I
0
I I I I I I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
August 1986
I I
Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
11-1
seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
11-2
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
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absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
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Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
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limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
11-12 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
aEstimated errors plusmn45 ppb or plusmn30j whichever is larger
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1-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
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during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
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25-METER BASEMTH MllTIPIE MICROfJETER REFLECTION OPTICS
REFERENCE AOJUSALIGNtETMENT INFRARED DETECTOR LASER NTS SOURCE ~ middotmiddot- - -- --middot-=-=-a middot-middotrBi---81-- middot Gr~--- - diams-----middot--middot
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Figure V-3 Reference spectra of gaeous HN01 (061 torr) and NH3 (023 torr) at spectralresolution or 0125 cm- pathleftgth or 25 om total pressure with N2 or 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by 030 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
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1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
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and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
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The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
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20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
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59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
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volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
VI-2
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GLASS CYUNOER-1+-bull11middot middot
SPRING SPRING
~ PLUG 1 middot -
middot PLUG 2 bull
PLUG 3 middot middot middot bullPLUG Amiddot
MOTOR
EXHAUST
Figure VI-1 Schematic of modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
Vl-3
volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
VI-4
bull bull bull
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4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 I 3 t 5
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Hexane 1001 ctt2c12
- bull t bull ----middot-1001
CH CN3 ---middot4bullbull -~ middot-middotmiddot - _____ ____
1001 ---middot--middot-- - 0 10 20 30 40
Minutebull
Figure VI-2 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation or an ambient s8JIIJ)le co11ycted on PUF plug Semi-preparative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 12 13-15 16-23
I
so 60
CJ c=JID c=J DD CJCJ I I I
SPIKED JlTH DEUTERATED STANDARDS LOJ FLOJ JlTH PUFs
SDXHLET SOXHLET BENZENEMeOH BENZENEHe H
l MUT AGENICITY TA98 ltplusmn $9)
TA98NR (-$9) TA9818-DNP 6 (-$9)
HYDROCARBONS HEXANE OPEN-COLUMN SlLlCA __Me_O_H_ POLAR COMPOUNDS
~ NORMAL-PHASE HPLC~
~-_______ HIGH HJI PAH
PAH I NITRO-AH 2o GCMS
Jeorl GCHS REVERSE PHASE HPLC
II NITROfLl~ANTHEN[SllirTROPYRENES
1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
Vl-6
(
(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
VI-7
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fncuou
Figure VI-3 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 12-5 16-7 18 19 110-13 114-18
9euna 1~
00 100
~ 10 20 JO 50 -~--
VI-8
National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
VI-10
- -
-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
VI-12
( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
Vl-13
Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
~Only a single Hi-vol sample utilized second Hi-vol not operating correctlyBased on a single injection
eND = None detected
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NAPHTHALENE (5000ng m-3)HtzTS nms NAPHTHALENE
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mz 128mr 128 bull ~middot bull j ft I j bull j ii j i i I i I I I j Ii Ii I I I I ij I I I I I I t I s o 1-i i I o t I f j u I s I o 4 s - gt diams et t o to I P s
1 JO u 12 IS 9 11 11 ubull
Figure VI-~ GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of naphthalene (mz 128) 1- and 2-methylshynaphthalene (mz 112) and the dimethylnaphthalenes (mz 156) for analyses ot a Tenax-GC (left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances or naphthbulllene and the alkylnaphthaleneacollected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the quantitative n~phthalene concentration ot -5000 ng mmiddot3 measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng mmiddot as measured by the PUF sample
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
VI-16
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 August 1986(
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12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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GLENDORA CA 81786 0800-2000HR Ion ee38pound5 ~3SC5
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GLENDORA CA 81386 0800- 2000 HR
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
[M-NO]+
mz 143
w u z ~ 0 z ) CD ~
0 w N-J ~ ~ cr 0 z
[M-N02f
mz 127
[M-HN02t
mz 126
fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
Vl-22
~~
bull~
2-NN
1-NN
[M]+
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 813-14860800-2000 HR Nl000m3
mz 173
w u z METHYLNITR0NAPHTHALENES ~ j (M)+ ~ mz 187 -----~ NORM FACTOR~ 2
0 w N-J
lt lt(
I ~ N w
H
~ 1mz 141 cC- d _ ~
mz 140
n H 115 17
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-11 GCHS-HID traces showing the presence of methylnitronaphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
I - 0 ~ 100 j (M-N02J+
u Imz 153 z ~ z ) 0 ~100 W I(M-HN02t
5-NITROACENAPHTHE~ bull
3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
f mz 152 l ~ ~ o L JL -~ fl ~A
100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-12 GCHS-MID traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitroshybiphenyls and nitroacenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
r 1r=t bull11
~
~
1 STANDARD MIXTURE
(MtI
0-100 ~ 0-w u z ~ 1[M]+z gt 0
3-NITROBIPHENYL 4-NITROBIPHENYL
5-NITROACENAPHTHENE 2-NITROBIPHENYL 3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
m 100 ltl
w gt-lt
H lt( I
N - i [M-N02t V w
0 108
[M-HN02J+ I
bull 1 r - v- ~ ---( ~~~- r 1 p 11 u IS 15 1T 18 19
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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(
were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
VI-28
agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
NDa
ND
15
18
Traces
Traces
3
7
3
4
25
4
20
31
8
10
12
14
17
50
7
21
13
42
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
VII-1
mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
VII-2
( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
VI-3
Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
VII-4
( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
VII-6
~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
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Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
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For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
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The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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t
VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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10 11 x OH RADICAL RATE CONSTANT (cM 3 Molecule-ls -l)
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DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
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( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
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( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
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Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
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fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
lt
(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
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ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
(continued)
A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
I (
Table A-1 (continued - 11 ~
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
(continued)
A-12
Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
(continued)
A-13
( Table A-1 (continued) - 13
Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
A-14
( APPENDIX 8
PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
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Table B-1 (continued) - 2
a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
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Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
(continued)
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Table B-2 (continued) - 2
a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
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818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
~Values given are for replicate GCMS analyses Times in PDT
0 NQ = Too low to quantify
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Stimulating discussion and valuable exchanges or technical informashy
tion for which we express our appreciation took place at various times
during this program with Ors Douglas R Lawson John R Holmes Jack K
Suder and Charles D Unger members of the California Air Resources Board
research staff
We gratefully acknowledge Mr Chris Berglund Mr Frank Finazzo Mr
Michael Kienitz Mr William Long Mr Ervin Mateer Ms Li Li Parker and
Mr Phillip Pelzel for assistance in carrying out this research We thank
Ms Christy Laclaire for typing and assembling this report and Ms Diane
Skaggs and Ms Anne Greene for their assistance in the fiscal administrashy
tion of this project
Numerous individuals and organizations made valuable contributions to
this work and we wish to express our appreciation to the following Dr
James N Pitts Jr Director of SAPRC generously made available to the
program substantial equipment and instrument resources Ms Susanne
Hering provided valuable logistical support during the study
This report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract No A5-150-32 by
the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center University of California
Riverside under the partial sponsorship of the California Air Resources
Board Work on this program was completed as of November 13 1987
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The statements and conclusions in this report are
those of the contractor and not necessarily those
of the california Air Resources Board The
mention of commercial products their source or
their use in connection with material reported
herein is not to be construed as either an actual
or implied endorsement of such products
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Figure Number
1-1
1-2
I-3
I-4
111-1
111-2
lV-1
IV-2
IV-3
IV-4
V-1
V-3
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LIST OF FIGURES
ill Page
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric I-3 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by 1-4 long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at 1-7 Citrus College in Glendora CA
Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methyl- 1-7 naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
Citrus College campus showing location of August 1986 III-2 field study adjacent to football stadium bull- Field study site
Positions of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems and 11-3 UCR Hi-vols relative to the instruments of the other participants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
Schematic diagram of the longpath DOAS system lV-2
Time concentration profiles for nitrogen dioxide IV-9 measured by DOAS and chemiluminescence (NOi-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 198
Time concentration profiles for formaldehyde measured IV-10 by long pathlength DOAS and FT-IR spectrometers at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by IV-11 long pathlength OOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and V-3 DOAS systems
Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR V-4 spectrometer
Reference spectra of gaseous HNO~ (061 torr and V-5 NH3 (023 torr) at spectral resolution of 0125 cm- 1 pathlength of 25 cm total pressure with N2 of 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by O 30 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
Title Page
Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
Vl-24
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
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VI-26
VI-27
Vl-31
Vl-32
Vl-33
VII-3
VII-6
VII-7
VII-8
VII-9
Vll-12
VlII-7
Vlll-8
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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ARB
CH2Cl2
CH~
CH30H
CSMCS
DMSO
DOAS
EPA
FL-d 1O
ft
FT-IR
GC-HS
GF filters
HCHO
( HCOOH
Hi-vol
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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HN03
fi2Q HONO
HPLC
hr
Hz
K
km
L-broth or LB-broth
m
M
MeOH
MgC12
MID
min
min- 1
mL
DID
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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mol
MS
mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
amp
NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
~Q5
NP
OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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Open column chromatography
PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
2amp
2fl
PER
POM
~
~
PUF
PY-d 10
rev
S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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TA981 8-DNP6
Tenax-GC
TIGF filters
Total activity
UCR
l
l
uvvis
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
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21 ~ a 0 J
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20AUG 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
TIME CPOT)
Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 13 54
asampling volume -SJ low due to power failure
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
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800
M 6QQI
pound
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C 40 I I I I I
NAPHTHALENE 8000
Doy (0800-2000 hr)
~ Night (2000-0800 hr)
lt) I
C 0) C
Figure I-3 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
1000 0 Doy lt0800-2000 hr)
Night lt2000-0800 hr)
I I
I I 0 I
0
I I I I I I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
August 1986
I I
Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
11-1
seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
11-2
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
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absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
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Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
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limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
11-12 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
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1-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
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during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
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25-METER BASEMTH MllTIPIE MICROfJETER REFLECTION OPTICS
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Figure V-3 Reference spectra of gaeous HN01 (061 torr) and NH3 (023 torr) at spectralresolution or 0125 cm- pathleftgth or 25 om total pressure with N2 or 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by 030 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
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1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
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and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
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The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
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20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
81886
59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
VI-1
volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
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GLASS CYUNOER-1+-bull11middot middot
SPRING SPRING
~ PLUG 1 middot -
middot PLUG 2 bull
PLUG 3 middot middot middot bullPLUG Amiddot
MOTOR
EXHAUST
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volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
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bull bull bull
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Hexane 1001 ctt2c12
- bull t bull ----middot-1001
CH CN3 ---middot4bullbull -~ middot-middotmiddot - _____ ____
1001 ---middot--middot-- - 0 10 20 30 40
Minutebull
Figure VI-2 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation or an ambient s8JIIJ)le co11ycted on PUF plug Semi-preparative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 12 13-15 16-23
I
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CJ c=JID c=J DD CJCJ I I I
SPIKED JlTH DEUTERATED STANDARDS LOJ FLOJ JlTH PUFs
SDXHLET SOXHLET BENZENEMeOH BENZENEHe H
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TA98NR (-$9) TA9818-DNP 6 (-$9)
HYDROCARBONS HEXANE OPEN-COLUMN SlLlCA __Me_O_H_ POLAR COMPOUNDS
~ NORMAL-PHASE HPLC~
~-_______ HIGH HJI PAH
PAH I NITRO-AH 2o GCMS
Jeorl GCHS REVERSE PHASE HPLC
II NITROfLl~ANTHEN[SllirTROPYRENES
1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
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(
(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
VI-7
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fncuou
Figure VI-3 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 12-5 16-7 18 19 110-13 114-18
9euna 1~
00 100
~ 10 20 JO 50 -~--
VI-8
National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
VI-10
- -
-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
VI-12
( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
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Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
~Only a single Hi-vol sample utilized second Hi-vol not operating correctlyBased on a single injection
eND = None detected
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3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
VI-16
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12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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Figure Vl-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene (AC) mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d10 and PY-d 10 (mz 212) from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
[M-NO]+
mz 143
w u z ~ 0 z ) CD ~
0 w N-J ~ ~ cr 0 z
[M-N02f
mz 127
[M-HN02t
mz 126
fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
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~~
bull~
2-NN
1-NN
[M]+
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 813-14860800-2000 HR Nl000m3
mz 173
w u z METHYLNITR0NAPHTHALENES ~ j (M)+ ~ mz 187 -----~ NORM FACTOR~ 2
0 w N-J
lt lt(
I ~ N w
H
~ 1mz 141 cC- d _ ~
mz 140
n H 115 17
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-11 GCHS-HID traces showing the presence of methylnitronaphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
I - 0 ~ 100 j (M-N02J+
u Imz 153 z ~ z ) 0 ~100 W I(M-HN02t
5-NITROACENAPHTHE~ bull
3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
f mz 152 l ~ ~ o L JL -~ fl ~A
100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-12 GCHS-MID traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitroshybiphenyls and nitroacenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
r 1r=t bull11
~
~
1 STANDARD MIXTURE
(MtI
0-100 ~ 0-w u z ~ 1[M]+z gt 0
3-NITROBIPHENYL 4-NITROBIPHENYL
5-NITROACENAPHTHENE 2-NITROBIPHENYL 3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
m 100 ltl
w gt-lt
H lt( I
N - i [M-N02t V w
0 108
[M-HN02J+ I
bull 1 r - v- ~ ---( ~~~- r 1 p 11 u IS 15 1T 18 19
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
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agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
NDa
ND
15
18
Traces
Traces
3
7
3
4
25
4
20
31
8
10
12
14
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
VII-1
mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
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( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
VI-3
Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
VII-4
( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
VII-6
~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
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Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
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For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
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The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
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( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
(continued)
A-2
Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
(
fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
lt
(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
(
1853-1909 1931-1942 2005-2011
ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
(continued)
A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
I (
Table A-1 (continued - 11 ~
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
(continued)
A-12
Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
(continued)
A-13
( Table A-1 (continued) - 13
Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
A-14
( APPENDIX 8
PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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B-1
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Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
(continued)
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Table B-1 (continued) - 2
a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
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Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
(continued)
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Table B-2 (continued) - 2
a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
tI I
IJ1
818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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0-
Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
~Values given are for replicate GCMS analyses Times in PDT
0 NQ = Too low to quantify
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In the Carbonaceous Soecies Mthoos Catparison Study in August 1986 at Citrus COllege Glendora CA the ambient concentrations of N~ HONO and HCHO were measured by long pathlength a1rrerent1a1 optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) Ambient concentrations of HNO]t NH3 and HCHO were measured by long patblength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy Signiticant concentrations of these pollutants were observed with mixing rat1s ot up to approximately 140 45 30~ 20 and 15 parts-per-billion (ppb) for N02 HONO ~bull HCHO and NH3 respectively being determined
In addition allbient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nightshytime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs and Teflon-impregshynated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples 1were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associat~d polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz ( a )anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3-and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric I-3 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by 1-4 long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at 1-7 Citrus College in Glendora CA
Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methyl- 1-7 naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
Citrus College campus showing location of August 1986 III-2 field study adjacent to football stadium bull- Field study site
Positions of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems and 11-3 UCR Hi-vols relative to the instruments of the other participants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
Schematic diagram of the longpath DOAS system lV-2
Time concentration profiles for nitrogen dioxide IV-9 measured by DOAS and chemiluminescence (NOi-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 198
Time concentration profiles for formaldehyde measured IV-10 by long pathlength DOAS and FT-IR spectrometers at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by IV-11 long pathlength OOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and V-3 DOAS systems
Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR V-4 spectrometer
Reference spectra of gaseous HNO~ (061 torr and V-5 NH3 (023 torr) at spectral resolution of 0125 cm- 1 pathlength of 25 cm total pressure with N2 of 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by O 30 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
Title Page
Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
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VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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CH2Cl2
CH~
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DMSO
DOAS
EPA
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FT-IR
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GF filters
HCHO
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Hi-vol
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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hr
Hz
K
km
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MgC12
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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mol
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mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
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NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
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OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
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PER
POM
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PUF
PY-d 10
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S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
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Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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Tenax-GC
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Total activity
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Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
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Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 13 54
asampling volume -SJ low due to power failure
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
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Figure I-3 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
1000 0 Doy lt0800-2000 hr)
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August 1986
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Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
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seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
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absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
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Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
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limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
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12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
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during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
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expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
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888 891 910870
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Figure V-4 Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) ~elative to atmosphericH 0 absorptions (upper traoe) in the 870-910 cmmiddot region2
02
W 015u z lt( llJ 1CD
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1121191 1181 1111
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Figure V-5 Infrared absorption peaks of NH1 (lower trace) relativ1 to atmospheric H20 and co absorptions (upper tracfi) in the 1080-1120 cm- region
2
1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
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and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
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The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
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20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
81886
59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
VI-1
volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
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Vl-3
volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
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1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
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(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
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Figure VI-3 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 12-5 16-7 18 19 110-13 114-18
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00 100
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VI-8
National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
VI-10
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-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
VI-12
( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
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Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
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3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
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August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
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mz 127
[M-HN02t
mz 126
fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
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1-NN
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0 w N-J
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RETENTION TIME (min)
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NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
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100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
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r 1r=t bull11
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AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
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RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
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agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
NDa
ND
15
18
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4
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10
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
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mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
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( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
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Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
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( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
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~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
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Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
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For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
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The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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t
VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
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Figure VIII-2 Comparison of the daytime and nighttime ambient concenshytrations of 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene (2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl (3-NBPh) at El Camino CoIIIDUJlity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
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Wise S A Bennes B A Chesler S N Hilpert L R Vogt CR and May W E (1986) Characterization of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from two standard reference material air particulate samples Anal Chem 58 3067-3077
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IX-4
( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
(
A-1
( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
(continued)
A-2
Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
(
fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
lt
(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
(
1853-1909 1931-1942 2005-2011
ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
(continued)
A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
I (
Table A-1 (continued - 11 ~
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
(continued)
A-12
Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
(continued)
A-13
( Table A-1 (continued) - 13
Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
A-14
( APPENDIX 8
PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
f (
B-1
- --frac34_
Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
(continued)
~ -
Table B-1 (continued) - 2
a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
_-
Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
(continued)
~~
~
Table B-2 (continued) - 2
a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
tI I
IJ1
818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
-- -
Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
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276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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334 362
188 2 13 13050
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124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
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099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
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150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
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152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
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In addition allbient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nightshytime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs and Teflon-impregshynated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples 1were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associat~d polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz ( a )anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3-and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene
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LIST OF FIGURES
ill Page
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric I-3 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by 1-4 long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at 1-7 Citrus College in Glendora CA
Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methyl- 1-7 naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
Citrus College campus showing location of August 1986 III-2 field study adjacent to football stadium bull- Field study site
Positions of the longpath FT-IR and DOAS systems and 11-3 UCR Hi-vols relative to the instruments of the other participants in the Carbonaceous Aerosol Study on the Citrus College campus August 1986
Schematic diagram of the longpath DOAS system lV-2
Time concentration profiles for nitrogen dioxide IV-9 measured by DOAS and chemiluminescence (NOi-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 198
Time concentration profiles for formaldehyde measured IV-10 by long pathlength DOAS and FT-IR spectrometers at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by IV-11 long pathlength OOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
Relative arrangement of the longpath FT-IR and V-3 DOAS systems
Schematic optical diagram of the longpath FT-IR V-4 spectrometer
Reference spectra of gaseous HNO~ (061 torr and V-5 NH3 (023 torr) at spectral resolution of 0125 cm- 1 pathlength of 25 cm total pressure with N2 of 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by O 30 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
Title Page
Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
Vl-24
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-12
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
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VI-26
VI-27
Vl-31
Vl-32
Vl-33
VII-3
VII-6
VII-7
VII-8
VII-9
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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DMSO
DOAS
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HCHO
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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fi2Q HONO
HPLC
hr
Hz
K
km
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MgC12
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DID
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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mol
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mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
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NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
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OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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Open column chromatography
PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
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PER
POM
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PUF
PY-d 10
rev
S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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Tenax-GC
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Total activity
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Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
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Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 13 54
asampling volume -SJ low due to power failure
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
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Figure I-3 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
1000 0 Doy lt0800-2000 hr)
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August 1986
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Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
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seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
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absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
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Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
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limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
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12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
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during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
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expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
V-6
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035
031
w0 025 z lt(CD 021
ltI a 0 015
() coltt a11
015
888 891 910870
WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-4 Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) ~elative to atmosphericH 0 absorptions (upper traoe) in the 870-910 cmmiddot region2
02
W 015u z lt( llJ 1CD
ltI
0 00 0 015()
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1121191 1181 1111
WAVENUMBERS (cm- 1)
Figure V-5 Infrared absorption peaks of NH1 (lower trace) relativ1 to atmospheric H20 and co absorptions (upper tracfi) in the 1080-1120 cm- region
2
1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
V-9
and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
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The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
bull1002
20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
81886
59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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Figure V-7 Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) N02 (DOAS) and o (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-1631986
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
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volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
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volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
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1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
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(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
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Figure VI-3 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 12-5 16-7 18 19 110-13 114-18
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00 100
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National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
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-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
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( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
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Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
~Only a single Hi-vol sample utilized second Hi-vol not operating correctlyBased on a single injection
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3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
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12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
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fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
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NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
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mz 141
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
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agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
NDa
ND
15
18
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
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mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
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( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
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Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
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( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
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~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
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Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
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For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
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The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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t
VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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z CJ I-ltC ~ I-z w uz CJ u w X I-I-c lJ z w lJ ltC ~ w gtltC
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Figure VIII-1 Plot of the average nighttimeaverage daytime concenshytration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
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DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
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Figure VIII-2 Comparison of the daytime and nighttime ambient concenshytrations of 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene (2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl (3-NBPh) at El Camino CoIIIDUJlity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
(
A-1
( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
(continued)
A-2
Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
(
fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
lt
(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
(
1853-1909 1931-1942 2005-2011
ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
(continued)
A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
I (
Table A-1 (continued - 11 ~
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
(continued)
A-12
Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
(continued)
A-13
( Table A-1 (continued) - 13
Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
A-14
( APPENDIX 8
PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
f (
B-1
- --frac34_
Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
(continued)
~ -
Table B-1 (continued) - 2
a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
_-
Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
(continued)
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~
Table B-2 (continued) - 2
a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
tI I
IJ1
818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
~Values given are for replicate GCMS analyses Times in PDT
0 NQ = Too low to quantify
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Sacramento California 95812
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In the Carbonaceous Soecies Mthoos Catparison Study in August 1986 at Citrus COllege Glendora CA the ambient concentrations of N~ HONO and HCHO were measured by long pathlength a1rrerent1a1 optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) Ambient concentrations of HNO]t NH3 and HCHO were measured by long patblength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy Signiticant concentrations of these pollutants were observed with mixing rat1s ot up to approximately 140 45 30~ 20 and 15 parts-per-billion (ppb) for N02 HONO ~bull HCHO and NH3 respectively being determined
In addition allbient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nightshytime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs and Teflon-impregshynated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples 1were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associat~d polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz ( a )anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3-and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene
17 Oocufflfllt Molya a o-nocor-a Nitrous Acid Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Formaldehyde Nitroarenes ~itrogen Dioxide Mutagenicity Ammonia
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number
V-5
V-6
V-7
V-8
Vl-1
Vl-2
Vl-3
Vl-4
Title Page
Infrared absorption peaks of HN03 (lower trace) V-7 relative to atmosp~eric H2o absorptions (upper trace) in the 870-910 cm- region
Infrared absorption peaks of NH3 (lower trace) V-8 relative to atmospheric H2o and CO2 absorptions (upper
1trace in the 1080-1120 cm- region
Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric V-20 acid and anmonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (FT-IR) V-25 N02 DOAS) and 03 Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 15-16 1986
Time-concentration plots of average HN03 (Fr-IR) V-27 N02 (DOAS) and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College for August 18-19 1986
Schematic or modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs Vl-3 underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-5 separation of an ambient sample collected on PUF plug Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm z 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 112 113-15 16-23
HPLC trace (254 nm and gradient solvent program for Vl-8 separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL ain- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 2-5 6-7 18 9 110-13 114-18
GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of VI-15 naphthalene mz 128) 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (mz 142) and the dimethylnaphthalenes mz 156) for analyses of a Tenax-GC left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances of naphthalene and the alkylnaphthalenes collected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the ~uantitative naphthashylene concentration of -5~000 ng m- measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng - as measured by the PUF sample
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
Vl-24
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-12
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
3 VI-14
VI-26
VI-27
Vl-31
Vl-32
Vl-33
VII-3
VII-6
VII-7
VII-8
VII-9
Vll-12
VlII-7
Vlll-8
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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ARB
CH2Cl2
CH~
CH30H
CSMCS
DMSO
DOAS
EPA
FL-d 1O
ft
FT-IR
GC-HS
GF filters
HCHO
( HCOOH
Hi-vol
GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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HN03
fi2Q HONO
HPLC
hr
Hz
K
km
L-broth or LB-broth
m
M
MeOH
MgC12
MID
min
min- 1
mL
DID
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
Minute
Per minute
Milliliter
Millimeter
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mol
MS
mz
Mutagen density
Mutagen loading
NBS SRM 1648
NBS SRM 1649
NF
amp
NH3
NH11No3
Nitroarenes
nm
NO
N02
N03
NOX
~Q5
NP
OD
OH
Q3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
mole (6022 x 1023 molecules)
Mass spectrometer
Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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Open column chromatography
PAH
PDT
PER-d 12
2amp
2fl
PER
POM
~
~
PUF
PY-d 10
rev
S9
SAPRC
SCE
SCFM
Semi-prep column
Specific activity
TA98
TA98NR
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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TA981 8-DNP6
Tenax-GC
TIGF filters
Total activity
UCR
l
l
uvvis
w
GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
I-2
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TIME CPOT)
Figure I-1 Time-concentration profiles for formaldehyde nitric acid and ammonia measured by long pathlength FT-IR spectroscopy during the 1986 Citrus College study
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Figure I-2 Nitrous acid time-concentration profiles measured by long pathlength DOAS system at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42a 398 -a 9-~ 812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 411 44 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 13 54
asampling volume -SJ low due to power failure
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
I-6
800
M 6QQI
pound
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C 40 I I I I I
NAPHTHALENE 8000
Doy (0800-2000 hr)
~ Night (2000-0800 hr)
lt) I
C 0) C
Figure I-3 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
1000 0 Doy lt0800-2000 hr)
Night lt2000-0800 hr)
I I
I I 0 I
0
I I I I I I I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
August 1986
I I
Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
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seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
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absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
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Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
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limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
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12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
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1-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
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during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
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expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
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Figure V-5 Infrared absorption peaks of NH1 (lower trace) relativ1 to atmospheric H20 and co absorptions (upper tracfi) in the 1080-1120 cm- region
2
1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
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and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
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The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
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20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
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59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
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Figure V-8 Time-concentration plots of average HN0 (FT-IR N0 (DOAS)3 2and o3 (Dasibi monitor) at Citrus College tor August 18-19 1986
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
VI-1
volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
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GLASS CYUNOER-1+-bull11middot middot
SPRING SPRING
~ PLUG 1 middot -
middot PLUG 2 bull
PLUG 3 middot middot middot bullPLUG Amiddot
MOTOR
EXHAUST
Figure VI-1 Schematic of modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
Vl-3
volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
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bull bull bull
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4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 I 3 t 5
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Hexane 1001 ctt2c12
- bull t bull ----middot-1001
CH CN3 ---middot4bullbull -~ middot-middotmiddot - _____ ____
1001 ---middot--middot-- - 0 10 20 30 40
Minutebull
Figure VI-2 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation or an ambient s8JIIJ)le co11ycted on PUF plug Semi-preparative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 12 13-15 16-23
I
so 60
CJ c=JID c=J DD CJCJ I I I
SPIKED JlTH DEUTERATED STANDARDS LOJ FLOJ JlTH PUFs
SDXHLET SOXHLET BENZENEMeOH BENZENEHe H
l MUT AGENICITY TA98 ltplusmn $9)
TA98NR (-$9) TA9818-DNP 6 (-$9)
HYDROCARBONS HEXANE OPEN-COLUMN SlLlCA __Me_O_H_ POLAR COMPOUNDS
~ NORMAL-PHASE HPLC~
~-_______ HIGH HJI PAH
PAH I NITRO-AH 2o GCMS
Jeorl GCHS REVERSE PHASE HPLC
II NITROfLl~ANTHEN[SllirTROPYRENES
1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
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(
(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
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fncuou
Figure VI-3 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 12-5 16-7 18 19 110-13 114-18
9euna 1~
00 100
~ 10 20 JO 50 -~--
VI-8
National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
VI-10
- -
-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
VI-12
( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
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Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
~Only a single Hi-vol sample utilized second Hi-vol not operating correctlyBased on a single injection
eND = None detected
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mz 128mr 128 bull ~middot bull j ft I j bull j ii j i i I i I I I j Ii Ii I I I I ij I I I I I I t I s o 1-i i I o t I f j u I s I o 4 s - gt diams et t o to I P s
1 JO u 12 IS 9 11 11 ubull
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3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
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12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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t 2pound6 l 0pound6 B 0E5 60ES 0ES
2 0ESbullu e C C l 2pound6z I[ 1 0pound6
80E5
60E5
0E5
20E5
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Ion 18880 unu
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PHENANTHRENE
ANTHRACENE
AN-d 10
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I 2pound6 I 8pound6 88pound5 60ES bull 0pound5 28pound5
l 2 E6
l 8pound6 8BC5
6 8pound5
8pound5
20pound5
Tl 111e ( 1111 n )
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GLENDORA CA 81386 0800- 2000 HR
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30ES
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4 0pound5
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19 e 195 288 285 Tltlle t 111 In gt
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
[M-NO]+
mz 143
w u z ~ 0 z ) CD ~
0 w N-J ~ ~ cr 0 z
[M-N02f
mz 127
[M-HN02t
mz 126
fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
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bull~
2-NN
1-NN
[M]+
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 813-14860800-2000 HR Nl000m3
mz 173
w u z METHYLNITR0NAPHTHALENES ~ j (M)+ ~ mz 187 -----~ NORM FACTOR~ 2
0 w N-J
lt lt(
I ~ N w
H
~ 1mz 141 cC- d _ ~
mz 140
n H 115 17
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-11 GCHS-HID traces showing the presence of methylnitronaphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
I - 0 ~ 100 j (M-N02J+
u Imz 153 z ~ z ) 0 ~100 W I(M-HN02t
5-NITROACENAPHTHE~ bull
3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
f mz 152 l ~ ~ o L JL -~ fl ~A
100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-12 GCHS-MID traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitroshybiphenyls and nitroacenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
r 1r=t bull11
~
~
1 STANDARD MIXTURE
(MtI
0-100 ~ 0-w u z ~ 1[M]+z gt 0
3-NITROBIPHENYL 4-NITROBIPHENYL
5-NITROACENAPHTHENE 2-NITROBIPHENYL 3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
m 100 ltl
w gt-lt
H lt( I
N - i [M-N02t V w
0 108
[M-HN02J+ I
bull 1 r - v- ~ ---( ~~~- r 1 p 11 u IS 15 1T 18 19
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
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agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
NDa
ND
15
18
Traces
Traces
3
7
3
4
25
4
20
31
8
10
12
14
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50
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
VII-1
mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
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( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
VI-3
Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
VII-4
( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
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~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
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Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
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For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
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The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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Figure VIII-1 Plot of the average nighttimeaverage daytime concenshytration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
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DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
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s13-14861 ~ _0
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Figure VIII-2 Comparison of the daytime and nighttime ambient concenshytrations of 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene (2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl (3-NBPh) at El Camino CoIIIDUJlity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
(
A-1
( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
(continued)
A-2
Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
(
fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
lt
(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
(
1853-1909 1931-1942 2005-2011
ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
(continued)
A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
I (
Table A-1 (continued - 11 ~
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
(continued)
A-12
Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
(continued)
A-13
( Table A-1 (continued) - 13
Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
A-14
( APPENDIX 8
PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
f (
B-1
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Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
(continued)
~ -
Table B-1 (continued) - 2
a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
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Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
(continued)
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Table B-2 (continued) - 2
a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
tI I
IJ1
818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
bI I
0-
Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
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In addition allbient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr nightshytime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF) plugs and Teflon-impregshynated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples 1were analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associat~d polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitroarenes The mutagen densities obtained were consistent with those measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin The following PAH and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz ( a )anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3-and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene
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Figure Number Title Page
VI-5 Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
VI-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-aethyl-naphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
VI-17
Vl-7 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl and acenaphthene (mz 154) and the deuterated internal standard biphenyl-d 10 (mz 164) from the analyses of a daytime (top) and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on Tenax-GC solid adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-18
Vl-8 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of phenanthrene (PH) and anthracene (AN mz 178] and their corres-ponding deuterated species (mz 188) utilized as internal standards from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom) ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-19
VI-9 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of fluoranthene (FL) pyrene PY) and acephenanthrylene AC) [mz 202] and the deuterated internal standards FL-d 10 and PY-d 10(mz 212 from the analyses of a daytime (top and nighttime (bottom ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-20
Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173 and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene NN and an abundant fragment ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-22
VI-11 GCMS-MID traces showing the presence of methylnitro-naphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Vl-23
VI-12 GCMS-MlD traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitrobiphenyls and nitro-acenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
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LIST OF FIGURES (continued)
Figure Number Title
VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be VI-25 present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace or the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly bulltches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
VI-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion or the Vl-30 nitrofluoranthenes (NF) and nitropyrenes (NP) analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
VII-1 12-Hour particulate mutagen densities at Citrus Vll-10 College Glendora CA August 12-21 1986
VII-2 Mutagen density TA98 -S9) vs the +S9 to -S9 VII-11 ratio for August 12-21 1986 Glendora CA
VIII-1 Plot or the average nighttimeaverage daytime VIII-3 concentration ratio for the volatile PAH against the OH radical reaction rate constant
VIII-2 Comparison or the daytime and nighttime ambient VIII-4 concentrations or 1-nitronaphthalene 1-NN) 2-nitronaphthalene 2-NN) and 3-nitrobiphenyl 3-NBPh) at El Camino Conmunity College Torrance CA Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College Glendora
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Number Ill Page
1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
1-5
IV-1 calculated Detection Limits tor 25-m Basepatb Multiple-Reflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
lV-4
IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or NO Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During ugust 13-20 1986
IV-5
IV-3 Hourly Average HONO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-6
IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-7
IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
IV-8
V-1 Simultaneous HN03 NH3 and HCHO Concentrations (ppb) in Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 by Long Path-length FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-12
V-2 Hourly Average HNOi Concentrations ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-21
V-3 Hourly Average NH3 Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-22
V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-21 1986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
V-23
VI-1 Concentrations ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-11
1 VI-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
VI-12
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LIST OF TABLES (continued)
Table Number Title
Vl-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material 1649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98 for Standard Nitroarenes
VII-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-4 Mutagen Loadings or Particulate Matter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Vll-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Mutagenicity
VIlI-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) or Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
VIll-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrations of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table Vll-1 for the Mutagenic Activities or these Nitroarenes)
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Table Number Title Page
A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by OOAS During A-2 Citrus College Study
B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-2 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-4 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations B-6 Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
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DMSO
DOAS
EPA
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HCHO
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND snmoLS
California Air Resources Board
Atmosphere (pressure
Benzo(a)pyrene
Deuterated benzo(apyrene
Degrees Centigrade
Dichloromethane
Acetonitrile
Methanol
Centimeter
Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Differential optical absorption spectroscopy
US Environmental Protection Agency
Electron volt
Degrees Fahrenheit
Deuterated fluoranthene
Feet
Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy
Gram
Gas chromatograph gas chromatography or gas chromatographic
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Glass fiber filters
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
High volume sampler
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HPLC
hr
Hz
K
km
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MgC12
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS (continued)
Nitric acid
Water
Nitrous acid
High performance liquid chromatography
Hour
Hertz (cycle s-1)
Light intensity
Initial light intensity
Internal diameter
Thousand
Degrees Kelvin
Kilometer
Growth medium for overnight culture of Salmonella strains
Meter
Cubic meter
Molar
Methanol
Milligram
Magnesium chloride
Multiple ion detection technique used together with GC-MS
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Millimeter
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Mutagen loading
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NH11No3
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N02
N03
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Mass to charge ratio
Atmospheric mutagenicity concentration total activity divided by sampling volume (rev m-j)
Specific mutagenicity or the particulate matter total activity divided by particulate weight rev mg-)
Molecular weight
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1648 urban dust collected in St Louis MO
National Bureau of Standards Standard Reference Material 1649 urban dust collected in Washington DC
Nitrofluoranthene
Nanogram (10-9 gram
Ammonia
Ammonium nitrate
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Nanometer (10-9 meter)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen dioxide
Gaseous nitrate radical
Oxides of nitrogen NO+ N02)
Dinitrogen pentoxide
Nitropyrene
Optical density
Hydroxyl radical
Ozone
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SAPRC
SCE
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Specific activity
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Liquid chromatography technique used for compound separation or purification
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Pacific daylight time
Deuterated perylene
Picogram 10-12 gram
-log 10[H+] [Ir]= hydrogen ion concentration in mol 1-1
Perylene
Particulate organic matter
Part per billion
Part per trillion
Polyurethane foam
Deuterated pyrene
Revertants net response above background in the Salmonella mutagenicity test
Supernatant from a 9000 x g centrifugation of rat liver homogenate
Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
Southern California Edison
Standard cubic feet per minute
Semi-preparative scale column used for compound separation or purification by HPLC
Specific mutagenicity of the particulate extra~t slope of the Salmonella dose-response curve rev ~g-
Ames Salmonella typhimurium strain detects frameshift mutations Most sensitive strain for detecting ambient particulate mutagens
Nitroreductase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to many mononitroarenes
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Transacetylase-deficient isolate of strain TA98 less sensitive than TA98 to dinltropyrenes
Solid adsorbent used for the collection of volatile organics
Teflon impregnated glass fiber filters
The product of specific activity and total extract weight for a given collection period (rev)
University of California Riverside
Microgram (10-6 gram)
Microliter (10-6 liter)
Micrometer (10-6 meter)
Micromole (10-6 mole)
Ultravioletvisible
Watt
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I bull PROJECT SUMMARY
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides of nitrogen precursors are complex and
it is necessary to have measurements of the reactant and product species
in as detailed a manner as possible in order to provide a data base
suitable for input into airshed computer models These organic compounds
may be distributed between the gas and particle phases and hence measureshy
ments of their concentrations in both phases must be carried out In
order to allow for a methods development and methods intercomparison prior
to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California
Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two methods intercomparison studies one
in 1985 at Claremont concerning the measurement of nitrogenous species
and a second at Citrus College GleQdora during August of 1986 dealing
principally with the intercomparison of measurement methods for organic
and carbonaceous species
In the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study (CSMCS) at
Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Research Center
(SAPRC) carried out the measurement of several inorganic and organic
species Specifically the following measurements were made
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS) we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02) nitrous acid (HONO) and
formaldehyde (HCHO
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption specshy
troscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) ammonia (NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyurethane foam (PUF)
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons PAH) and nitroarenes
The DOAS and FT-IR systems utilized 25 m base-path multiple-reflecshy
tion optical systems aligned parallel to one another with the optical
beams being -24 m above the ground surface An extensive data set for
the gas-phase concentrations of N02 HONO HN03 HCHO (by both DOAS and
FT-IR spectroscopy NH3 and the N03 radical was obtained during this
study period The complete data set is tabulated in detail in Sections IV
1-1
and V of this report and Figures I-1 and I-2 show the HCHO HN03 and NH3 time-concentration profiles obtained by FT-IR spectroscopy (Figure I-1)
and the HONO time-concentration profile as monitored by DOAS (Figure I-2)
respectively These two figures and the data presented in Sections IV and
V show that significant concentrations of these pollutants were present
during this sampling period with ambient concentrations of up to
approximately 140 45 30 20 and 15 ppb for N02 BONO HN03 HCHO and
w3 respectively A definitiVe measurement of the presence of No3 radicals was made only on one night during this study (due to the
detection limit for this species) with a peak N03 radical concentration
of 70 ppt being measured on the night of August 13 The presence of N03 radicals at levels lt40 ppt was observed on the evenings of August 13 19
and 20
Ambient particulate organic matter (POM) was collected on a 12-hr
daytime and nighttime sampling period (0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT) and
was tested for mutagenicity towards Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98
with and without added S9) TA98NR (-S9) and TA9818-DNP6 (-S9) The
measured mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of air sampled are given
in Table I-1 These mutagen densities are consistent with those we have
measured previously in the South Coast Air Basin As also observed
previously the mutagen densities and mutagenic activity of the POM
measured in the presence and absence of S9 are essentially indistinguishshy
able with average mutagen densities (strain TA98) of 33 and 35 rev bull-3 with and without S9 respectively
Ambient air was also sampled on filters and solid adsorbents in order
to collect the gas- and particle associated PAH and PAH-derivatives for
combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Three collection
systems were used to sample ambient air low and high-flow ( 1 and 10 L
min- 1 respectively) cartridges packed with Tenax-GC solid adsorbent to
sample the volatile PAH such as naphthalene and the methylnaphthalenes
Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters backed up by polyurethane
foam (PUF plugs to sample the semi-volatile PAH and nitroarenes present
either in the gas phase or blown-off the filters during the collection
period and TIGF filters for the collection of POM containing the higher
molecular weight low-volatility PAH and nitroarenes The following PAH
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Table 1-1 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitJ ~rev m-31
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date (PDT +S9 -S9 -89 -S9
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81486 0800-2000 33 35 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 21 10
81686 0800-2000 28 29 12 49 816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 23 76 818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 21 10
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and nitroarenes were observed and quantified naphthalene 1- and 2-
methynaphthalene bipheny1 acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene benzo(a)pyrene 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitroshy
pyrene The ambient concentrations of these PAH and nitroarenes are
presented in Section VI and as an example Figures 1-3 and I-4 show the
time-concentration profiles of naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene
respectively during this study period
This study site was also chosen by the ARB staff to be one of the
seven locations in California at which sampling was to be conducted to
obtain data concerning the ambient levels of mutagenicity and of PAH
(including PAH derivatives such as the nitro-PAH) to which populations
were exposed The Glendora site was chosen as the site impacted by
vehicle emissions The mutagenicity data and the concentrations of the
PAH and PAH-derivatives observed at this site are hence an integral part
of our ongoing study A Survey of Ambient Concentrations of Selected
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) at Various Locations in California
(ARB Contract No AS-185-32) and a full discussion of the data and the
conclusions to be drawn from the entire data set collected at the seven
sites throughout California will be presented in the final report to that
program
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METHYLNAPHTHALENES
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
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August 1986
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Figure I-4 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-aethylnaphthalene (2-Me) at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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11 INTRODUCTION
The chemical processes leading to the production of ozone from the
reactive organic gases and oxides or nitrogen precursors are exceedingly
complex and in order to provide a data base suitable for input into
airshed computer models it is necessary to have measurenents of the reacshytant and product species in as detailed a manner as possible Since these
organic compounds may be distributed between the gas anltI particle phases
measurements of both the gas- and particle-phase concentrations of organic
chemicals must be carried out In order to allow for a methods developshy
ment and methods intercomparison prior to the 1987 Southern California Air Quality Study (SCAQS) the California Air Resources Board (ARB) funded two
methods intercomparison studies one in 1985 at Clarsont concerning the
measurement of nitrogenous species and a second at Citrus College
Glendora during August of 1986 dealing principally with the intercomparishy
son or measurement methods for organic and carbonaceous species
In this Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study at Citrus College Glendora the Statewide Air Pollution Researcplusmn Center (SAPRC) was
involved in the measurement of a number of inorganic and organic species
Specifically we measured the atmospheric concentrations of the following compounds
bull Using long pathlength differential optical absorption spectroscopy
(DOAS we measured nitrogen dioxide (N02 nitrous acid (HONO) and formaldehyde (HCHO)
bull Using long pathlength Fourier infrared (FT-IR) absorption spectroscopy we measured nitric acid HN03) anmonia NH3) and HCHO
bull Ambient air samples were collected during 12-hr daytime and 12-hr
nighttime periods onto Tenax solid adsorbent polyllethane foam PUF
plugs and Teflon-impregnated glass fiber TIGF filters and these samples
analyzed for mutagenicity and gas- and particle-associated polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbOns (PAH) and nitroarenes
Furthermore the measurements of the ambient atmspheric concentrashy
tions of PAH and PAH-derivatives at Citrus College formed one part of a
further ambient measurement study funded by the ARB Contract No AS-185-
32 dealing with the ambient concentrations of PAH ant PAR-derivatives at
11-1
seven sites throughout California impacted by differing combustion
emission sources The Citrus College site served as the vehicle emissionshyimpacted site for this study
The description or the site at Citrus College Glendora and the
experimental procedures and data obtained from these measurement methods are detailed in the following sections
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111 DESCRIPTION OF SITE
As noted earlier this monitoring program was conducted in conshy
junction with the ARB-funded carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison
Study As shown in Figure 111-1 the ARB selected a site adjacent to the
football stadium on the campus of Citrus College for this study The
orientation and relationship of the long pathlength n-IR and OOAS systems
to other investigators is shown in Figure 111-2 The SAPRC high-volume
(Hi-vol) samplers were located Just north of the mobile vans and trailers
of other investigators The optical spectrometers were elevated on
concrete blocks to achieve a 24 m (8 ft) height for the optical beams in
order to minimize the influences or dry deposition of nitric acid and
other nitrogenous species This requirement necessitated a major
restructuring or the FT~IR and DOAS instrument supports In order to
augment the 12 m 4 ft height initially designed into the optical axes
or both of the long pathlength mirror assemblies while at the same time
preventing extraneous vibrations the spectrometers mirror systems and
their housings wereset on massive concrete blocks
Six 4 ft x 4 ft x 10 ft concrete structures were rented from the
Pyramid Precast company which provided the necessary machinery to
position the blocks on premarked areas at the study site Three of these
blocks constituted the support platform for the FT-IR and DOAS assemblies
at each end of the optical path (see Figure 111-2) New 9 ft x 12 ft
sheds were procured and constructed on these platforms during the last
week of August and the first week of September Subsequent assembly and
testing of the spectrometers and optical systems was completed in time for
the scheduled start of the field study on September 11 1985
As shown in Figure 111-2 the two SAPRC 25 m basepath optical systems
were set up parallel to each other and to the scaffolding which supported
most of the samplers from other groups participating in the intercomparishy
son study The optical systems were aligned in a north-south orientation
to minimize scattered light problems at sunrise and sunset and positioned
due west of the scaffolding and various mobile vans and trailers f The study period began at 0800 PDT on Tuesday August 12 and conshy
tinued until 0800 PDT on August 21 The FT-IR and DOAS systems operated
essentially continuously during this period with FT-IR spectra being
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acquired every 12-15 minutes during the day and every 20 minutes at night
DOAS spectra were acquired approximately every 15 minutes day and night
The Hi-vol samplers and other associated experiments operated on the 12-hr time periods 0800-2000 PDT and 2000-0800 PDT
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IV MEASUREMENTS OF HONO H()2 NO~ RADICALS AND HCHO BY DIFFERENTIAL OPTICAL ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
A Introduction
The development of a long pathlength OOAS system by Perner and Platt
1979) and its application and extension by these workers and by SAPRC
researchers Platt et al 1980ab 1981 1982 1984 Harris et al 1982
Pitts et al 1984ab 1985a) has provided a technique capable of sensishy
tive specific and time-resolved measurements of the ambient concentrashy
tions of a number of important atmospheric species including nitrous
acid formaldehyde the nitrate radical and nitrogen dioxide
In this section we briefly describe the design and operation of the
25 m basepath DOAS system employed to measure ambient levels of N03 radicals HONO N02 and HCHO during the Carbonaceous Species Methods Comparison Study and the results obtained during this measurement
period A more detailed description of the experimental system is provided in an earlier report to the ARB (Winer et al 1987)
B Experimental Methods
The 25 m basepath optical system (Figure IV-1) was of the threeshy
mirror White design but with an added corner reflector at the in-focus
end which effectively doubled its maximum pathlength capability The
mirrors were fabricated from 30 cm dia x 5 cm thick Pyrex blanks and
coated with a custom dielectric coating for optimum reflectivity in the spectral regions of interest
The DOAS system measures the ambient concentrations of trace
components which have distinct vibronic structures by their light
absorption in the near-ultraviolet (uv) and visible spectral regions
White light from a 75 W high pressure Xenon lamp was imaged by a spherical
mirror into the plane of the nesting (in-focus) mirror of the White cell
and then propagated through the multiple reflection optics until it
emerged from the system and was imaged onto the entrance slit of the
monochromator SPEX 1870 05 m) The light intensity was monitored by a
photomultiplier EMI 9659Q) and the signal acquired and averaged by a DEC
MINC 1123 minicomputer
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With the DOAS a rotating slotted disk was used to allow rapid
scanning The slotted disk was formed by etching a set of exit slits (100
microm wide 10 m spacing) radially into a thin metal disk This disk was
rotated in the focal plane of the dispersed spectrua As each slit moved across the opening between the masks that block the two adjacent slits it
scanned a spectral range of -30-60 nm depending on the rotation frequency
of the slotted disk The orientation of the spectrometer grating
determined which specific spectral region was scanned As employed in its
final form in this program the slotted disk rotated at -4 Hz resulting in
a scan rate of -100 Hz well above the frequency distribution of
atmospheric turbulence (which otherwise would introduce unwanted structure
into the spectra)
As a slit became visible at the edge of the mask it was detected by
an infrared photodiode A trigger signal was sent to the computer which
continuously recorded digitized samples of the light intensity as the slit
scanned across the spectrum Since several tens of thousand such scans
were acquired and added in the computer memory within a few minutes this
improved the signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting spectrum The
rotational speed of the slotted disk was maintained constant to within
101j to preserve the spectral resolution while superimposing the scans
The computer was also used for spectral deconvolution and for the
calculation of optical densities
Since a single scan required only -10 msec atmospheric scintillation
effects had little effect on the signal Moreover since typically (2-8)
x 104 individual scans were recorded and signal-averaged over each several
minute measurement period even complete but momentary interruption of
the light beam had no appreciable effect on the final spectrum Except
under the haziest conditions stray light effects were negligible due to
the instruments narrow field of view -8 x 10-5 steradians] and in any
case stray light could be taken into account by means of appropriate
background spectra
The concentrations of atmospheric species were derived from Beers
Law However since the light intensity in the absence of any absorption
(1 0 ) cannot be obtained with this technique the differential optical
density was employed and thus only those compounds which have structured
absorption spectra could be measured Table IV-1 gives the characteristic
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absorption bands and detection limits for a number of atmospheric species
of interest based on a km pathlength It can be seen that the
detection limits range from 3 ppb for HCHO down to -10 ppt for the N03 radical For automatic scanning of spectra 32 or 40 reflections (corresshy
ponding to pathlengths of 800 and 1000 m respectively) were generally
employed and the corresponding detection limits for quantitative analyses
were then 06-07 ppb for HONO and 13-16 ppt for N03 radicals
Table IV-1 Calculated Detection Limits for 25-m Basepath MultipleshyReflection Cell DOAS System Operated at 1 km Pathlength
Detection Differential Limit (ppb)
Absorption Absorption for 1 km and4Coeffcien Wavelength 25 x 10- 0D
Compound (atn1 cm- ) (nm) (base 10)
N02 27 365 23 HONO 11 354 06 N03 Radical 480 662 001
so2 15 300 04
HCHO 2 1 339 30
C Results and Discussion
The SAPRC 25 m basepath DOAS system was set up at the Glendora site
in the specific orientation relative to other experiments conducted
during this field study as described in Section III
Essentially continuous DOAS measurements were conducted from August
13 until the morning of August 21 1986 Maximum ozone levels and peak
concentrations of N03 radicals during this study are sUD1Darized in Table
IV-2 Individual concentrations of HONO HCHO and N02 observed during
this period are given in tabular form in Appendix B and hourly average
data for these species are given in Tables IV-3 to IV-5 For the
majority of the time the pathlength was set to 800 m with a detection
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Table IV-2 Maximum o3 Levels and Observations or No3 Radicals at Citrus College Glendora CA During August 13-20 1986
Maximum 0~ N~Radical Date Concentrati n Peak centration
(ppm) (ppt)
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limit equivalent to an optical density of 3 x o-14 bull The data reduction
process was more automated than previously and thus the detection limit was raised from 2 x 10-4 to 3 x 10-4 OD to offset the tendency of the
software to interpret noise at the detection limit as a peak The
corresponding detection limits were N02 35 ppb HOHO 08 ppb and
HCHO 45 ppb
Because the HONO and HCHO bands are overlapped by N02 bands and N02 is more abundant in the Los Angeles basin the DOAS spectra must be first
analyzed for N02 to enable its features to be quantitatively removed prior
to determining HONO and HCHO concentrations Figure IV-2 shows the timeshy
concentration profile for N02 from 0000 PDT on August 13 to 0800 PDT on
August 21 The solid line shows the DOAS data while the dashed line
shows measurements made by our chemiluminescence oxides of nitrogen
analyzer The two curves track each other very well during the nighttime
and early morning hours In the afternoon the NOx analyzer consistently
read 10 to 30 ppb higher since the DOAS values at those times were as low
as 15-25 ppb this caused a discrepancy of a factor of two or more The
higher values measured by the chemiluminescence method are attributed to
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Table IV-3 Hourly Average HOIJO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 19 20 15 24 32 1 7 17 20 24
01-02 22 23 1 6 33 36 20 18 2 1 24
02-03 23 23 8 29 38 17 12 1 6 29
03-04 25 20 20 29 27 21 BDb 17 30
04-05 24 26 23 33 23 25 BD 1 8 35 05-06 35 26 2 1 35 17 19 09 20 39 06-07 33 26 2 1 33 16 13 15 2 1 46
07-08 22 20 14 24 09 13 13 24 31
08-09 12 1 1 13 12 BD 1 bull BD 25
09-10 BD BD BD BD BD 12 BD 18
10-11 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 1
11-12 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
12-13 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 13-14 BD BD BD BD BD BO BD BD 14-15 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 15-16 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 16-17 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD
17-18 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 18-19 BD BD BD BD BD BD BD BD 19-20 BD BD BD 09 BD BD BD 09 20-21 BD 09 10 15 09 BD 10 13
21-22 09 13 1 4 bull 7 1 10 BD 1 7
22-23 16 13 16 20 09 15 20 13 23-24 2 15 1 9 2 1 1 15 23 1 7
Estimated errors t08 ppb or t30J whichever is largerBD = Below detection limit (08 ppb)
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Table IV-4 Hourly Average N02 Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 641 669 545 563 644 72 1 562 543 694 01-02 615 616 518 509 633 744 459 434 555 02-03 573 609 489 520 563 75 1 277 228 606
03-04 542 640 427 503 362 695 218 204 639 04-05 52 1 617 392 467 273 659 182 214 62 1
05-06 469 616 414 461 234 4JI 1 189 338 610
06-07 475 633 429 431 22 1 513 402 452 609 07-08 644 638 554 494 211 58 1 616 636 724 08-09 777 744 619 700 264 530 47 6 140 1
09-10 936 768 650 683 483 828 495 1185 10-11 81 1 665 609 607 449 919 412 130 3 11-12 57 1 508 530 47 1 333 906 325 507 12-13 433 385 385 278 23 1 544 204 445 13-14 422 332 311 144 168 202 263 257 14-15 359 244 260 131 128 17 8 278 169 15-16 368 284 438 142 177 250 298 299 16-17 388 396 462 195 219 352 283 294 17-18 424 411 516 332 260 477 427 37 6 18-19 536 477 573 455 496 524 60 1 618 19-20 62 1 596 703 626 743 52 1 852 887 20-21 712 765 67 1 77 5 787 729 854 898 21-22 753 774 606 813 703 773 777 855 22-23 74 1 735 601 704 672 69 1 719 776
23-24 708 61 1 605 669 706 657 660 837
aEstimated errors plusmn35 ppb or plusmn15J whichever is larger
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Table IV-5 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb)a Measured by the Long Pathlength DOAS System During the 1986 Citrus College Study
Time Period Date (hr) PDT 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821
00-01 73 58 56 57 103 57 76 92 110 01-02 69 58 60 13 89 69 8 1 100 88
02-03 64 52 60 54 88 7 8 8 1 94 99 03-04 62 55 55 64 89 86 10 105 10 1
04-05 58 55 55 63 7 1 74 81 102 96 05-06 63 54 61 67 73 75 85 107 108 06-07 64 67 62 6 1 72 73 105 9 1 116 07-08 97 74 83 73 88 89 112 13 1 139 08-09 110 1 2 89 87 97 96 113 199 09-10 124 130 102 112 144 13 1 128 184 10-11 127 140 117 11 1 154 143 123 16 1 11-12 116 135 130 126 163 178 129 131 12-13 122 128 127 107 148 138 12 1 168 13-14 124 11 -3 129 100 131 102 148 151 14-15 138 100 16 1 112 122 79 146 14 4 15-16 153 147 12 1 114 139 137 101 117 16-17 149 135 109 120 120 132 70 92 17-18 143 127 95 108 79 114 66 11 18-19 102 11 1 83 79 71 78 59 9-3 19-20 95 100 74 79 84 53 56 84 20-21 9 1 85 57 83 75 58 64 76 21-22 74 73 5 1 83 63 77 55 74 22-23 8 1 63 5 1 65 72 72 92 70 23-24 70 5-9 54 6 1 7 1 84 9-7 95
aEstimated errors plusmn45 ppb or plusmn30j whichever is larger
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1-NO) at Citrus College (Glendora) in August 1986
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the known interferences of HN03 and PAN in this detection method
consistent with the levels or HN03 and PAN in the afternoon periods being
approximately equivalent to this difference in the DOAS N02 and chemilshy
uminescence N0x-H0 readings
After the quantitative removal of the N02 features from the OOAS
spectra the data reduction procedure utilized a simultaneous leastshy
squares fit or HON0 and HCHO reference spectra to the residual ambient air
spectra Figure IV-3 shows the time concentration profile for HCHO as
determined by DOAS (solid line) For comparison the FT-IR data from
Section V are shown as the dashed line The agreement between the two
methods is very good with the discrepancies being within the error
limits However it appears that the OOAS results for the first four
nights are consistently higher than the FT-IR data by about 1-3 ppb This
could be due to an overestimation of HCH0 absorption features in the OOAS
spectra since the reported FT-IR HCH0 levels were at or below the DOAS
detection limit of 45 ppb (where the signal-to-noise ratio was near
unity)
Finally the H0N0 time-concentration profile for August 13-21 is
presented in Figure IV-4 No comparison data are available for HON0 for
this study However as discussed above the only source of a large
systematic error would be the literature value for the HON0 absorption
cross-sections used in the calculations During the Citrus College field
study nighttime HON0 levels were higher than observed in the 1985
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study at Claremont where the maximum
HON0 concentrations were in the range 15 to 25 ppb For five of the
nights at Citrus College the HON0 concentrations were also in the same
range However for three nights H0N0 levels attained -35 ppb and
during the last night of the study H0N0 reached a maximum of Jamp5 ppb
There was however no correlation of the HON0 concentrations to the
nighttime N02 levels which were relatively constant at 60-75 ppb Since
the heterogeneous formation of H0N0 from N02 involves moisture correlashy
tions to other parameters such as relative humidity and particulate
loading may prove interesting
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V LONG PATHLENGTH FT-IR MEASUREMENTS OF HN03 NH3 AND HCHO
A Introduction
As discussed elsewhere in more detail (Winer et al 1987) the long
pathlength FT-IR system was employed to provide benchmark data for the
Nitrogen Species Methods Comparison Study held at Pomona College
(Claremont) in September 1985 Following this the FT-IR spectrometer
participated in our winter field study at El Camino CoDJDUnity College
(Torrance) Due to a need for a more detailed comparison of HN03 measurements by the FT-IR and tunable diode laser spectroscopic (TDLS)
methods than had been possible during the 1985 Claremont study the
longpath FT-IR system was subsequently set up in Glendora on the Citrus
College campus for more intensive measurements of HN03 and NH3 between
August 12-21 1986 In this study species coverage by the FT-IR method
was extended to include the measurement of formaldehyde (HCH0) Attempts
were also made to detect N2o5 in ambient air by thorough examination of
the spectra recorded in the late afternoon and evening hours Alllllonia
(NH3) was included among middot the species measured since in certain
localities it can profoundly affect the concentration of gaseous HN03 by
its reaction to form aerosol anmonium nitrate (Doyle et al 1979 Tuazon
et al 1980)
B Experimental
1 Kilometer Pathlength FT-IR System
Measurements of ambient air pollutants by infrared spectroscopy
were carried out using a recently constructed 25-m basepath open
multiple-reflection optical system interfaced to a Mattson Instruments
Inc Sirius 100 FT-IR spectrometer This spectr0111eter has a maximum
resolution capability of 0125 cm-1 and is equipped with a Motorola 68000-
based data system The long pathlength optics are of the three-mirror
White design (White 1942) with provisions for adding a corner reflector
at the in-focus end (Horn and Pimentel 1971) when desired to effectively
double the systems pathlength The mirrors in this new optical system
were fabricated from 30 cm diameter 6 cm thick Pyrex blanks and goldshy
coated for the best reflectivity (~99J) in the infrared The optimum
pathlength for monitoring was determined to be in the 1-1 5 km range
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during routine operation although short-term use or optical patha greater
than 2 km were possible
As discussed in Section Ill the long pathlengtb FT-IR spectrometer
was operated alongside the long pathlength DOAS systell as shown in Figure
V-1 The optical layout of the FT-IR system is preaented in more detail
in Figure V-2 The sets or mirrors of the two spectrometers were arrayed
in opposite directions but aligned side by side in a compact arrangement
which made possible simultaneous analyses of virtually the same air
mass The FT-IR spectrometer was housed in an air conditioned shed while
the multiple reflection mirror assembly outside was shaded from direct
sunlight by protective shields While the spectrometer system had an
initial height of 1 2 m (above ground level) designed into the optical
axis this was raised to a total of 24 m (8 ft) the C0111110n sampling
height required for all analytical techniques being compared during this
field study Massive concrete blocks were employed as support structures
to attain this sampling height
2 Acquisition of Spectra
Spectra were recorded at a pathlength of 1150 meters and 0125 1cm- resolution unapodized) Sixty-four scans interferograms) were
added during a 45-min period and then transformed (calculation time of
-25 min) to a single beam spectrum Each spectrUII of 128 K points was 1truncated and the spectral region from 400 to 3000 cm- which contained
the absorption bands of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 used for analysis was retained
and archived
Four to five spectra per hour were collected This rate or data
collection permitted a real-time examination of the quality of spectra
being recorded and such checks were consistently made during daytime and
early evening hours 0800-2200 PDT) During the noncritical period of
2200-0600 hours when nitric acid was expected to be below the detection
limit the FT-IR spectrometer was programed to conduct automatic
monitoring
3 Calibration
Figure V-3 illustrates the absorption features or HNO3 and NH3 in
the region accessible to long pathlength FT-JR measurements Asterisks
mark the peaks which were employed to determine concentrations A more
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25-METER BASEMTH MllTIPIE MICROfJETER REFLECTION OPTICS
REFERENCE AOJUSALIGNtETMENT INFRARED DETECTOR LASER NTS SOURCE ~ middotmiddot- - -- --middot-=-=-a middot-middotrBi---81-- middot Gr~--- - diams-----middot--middot
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Figure V-3 Reference spectra of gaeous HN01 (061 torr) and NH3 (023 torr) at spectralresolution or 0125 cm- pathleftgth or 25 om total pressure with N2 or 740 torr The HN03 plot is offset by 030 absorbance (base 10) unit for clarity Asterisks mark the absorption peaks used for analysis
expanded plot or the HN03 spectrum in the range 870-910 cm- 1 is presented
in Figure V-11 to which is added a middotqualitative single beam spectrum or 1clean ambient air at a pathlength of 1150 m The Q-branch at 896 1 cm-
was the most appropriate one for quantitative measureaent because or its
favorable half-width and minimal interference by ataaspheric water vapor
We restricted our measurements to the heights of the sharp absorption (Qshy
branch) features only since measurements which include the broad undershy
lying envelope were more susceptible to unknown interferences The 8854 1cm- Q-branch was totally free of interferences but its relatively
narrower line shape was more susceptible to distortion by noise while the 1strongest Q-branch at 8789 cm- was severely overlapped by a strong water
line
Of the numerous sharp features of the NH3 spectna depicted in Figure
V-3 the lines at 11034 and 8679 cm-1 though not the strongest suffer
the least interference by H2o and CO2 absorption lines and were therefore
the ones chosen for analysis The line positions of NH3 relative to those
of atmospheric H20 (and CO2) in the 1080-1120 cm-1 region are shown in
Figure V-5 The calibration procedure for trn3 was straightforward
Spectra were recorded at O 125 cm- 1 resolution for several NH3 pressures
in the range 02-1 torr which were measured to within 10005 torr
accuracy with an MKS Baratron capacitance manometer The NH3 samples were
transferred to a 25-cm cell with KBr windows and pressurized with N2 gas
to atmospheric pressure No measurable decay of IH3 concentration was
observed within the 15-minute period during which repeat spectra were
recorded for each sample These data yielded absorptivities (base 10) at
23degC and 740 torr total pressure of 182 cm-1 atm-1 for the 11034 cm-1
peak and 97 cm-1 atm- 1 for the 8679 cm- 1 peak with uncertainties of t5J
(two standard deviations for both values
A similar calibration procedure was not possible for HN03 because of
its significant decay to the walls of the 25-cm cell We determined our
high resolution absorptivity values relative to the data of Graham and
Johnston (1978) who made an accurate determination of the absorptivity of
the HN03 4 ( 1325 cm- 1 fundamental band at -2 cm-1 resolution using two
independent methods for generating HN03 ( for more details see also Graham
1975) We assigned Graham and Johnstons ( 1978 absorptivity value
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1(peak-to-baseline) for the broad Jl P-branch at 1315 cm- to the same
feature in our 0125 cm- 1 resolution spectrum after S1100thing the latter
to -2 cm-1 resolution The absorptivity tor a Q-branch (eg 8961 cm- 1)
at O 125 cm-1 resolution was then determined from the intensity ratio of
the unsmoothed Q-branch to the smoothed P-branch
Smoothing removes the fine structure superimposed on the bandv4 envelope and in order to test the adequacy of tbe smoothing function
1employed measurements were carried out in which 2 cm-1 and 0125 cm-
resolution spectra were recorded alternately for an 11103 sample To take
into account the HN03 decay in the cell the 1315 cm-1 peak heights at 2
cm- 1 resolution were plotted against time as were those or the 0125 cm- 1
resolution spectra after having been smoothed to -2 m-1 resolution The
two curves were found to be indistinguishable indicating the accuracy or
the smoothing function applied The above procedure yielded a value of
52 plusmn 04 cm- 1 atm-1 for the absorptivity (base 10) of the HN03 peak at
896 1 cm- 1 (Q-branch height only) with the two standard deviation error
including that reported by Graham (1975) This value is in fact the same
as that we previously determined for this peak at 05 cm-1 resolution
(Tuazon et al 1980) Following the same method the absorptivity of the
8854 cm-1 Q-branch was found to be 61 plusmn 05 cm-1 ata- 1bull
The calibration procedure for HCHO was the sue as that for NH bull3Formaldehyde samples were pre-distilled from paraformaldehyde and
immediately used after collection in a liquid nitrogen cooled trap The
absorptivity value of the 2781 0 cm- 1 Q-branch an absorption peak well
isolated from H2o absorptions was determined to be 89 plusmn 05 cm- 1 atm-1
4 Treatment of Data
The quantitative analysis of species such as NH3 which possess
relatively narrow Q-branch features which are sufficiently resolved from
atmospheric H2o absorptions was normally straightforward The absorbance
(log 10 1 was derived directly from the single beaa spectrum and thus a
ratio plot against an actual background spectrum was not necessary Proshy
vided that the detector had a linear response 10
and I as determined from
a single beam spectrum had values on an arbitrary scale in which zero
corresponded to zero signal on the detector The appropriate differential
absorption coefficient such as those determined above and the absorption
pathlength had to be applied to the absorption intensity measured between
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and I in order to convert to concentration units This procedure was10
followed for the 11034 and 8679 cm-1 lines of NH3 Estimates of the HN03 concentration could also be obtained from
single-beam spectra by employing the 8854 cmmiddot1 Q-branch However the
HN03 analysis was more reliably carried out using the 8961 cm-1 Q-branch
by ratioing the sample spectrum with a clean background spectrum a
procedure which improved the baseline and resulted in essentially complete
cancellation of a very weak H20 interference Background spectra were
chosen from those recorded at around midnight during low pollution days
since previous measurements (Spicer et al 1982) showed HN03 levels that
were much lower (lt1 ppb) than the FT-IR detection limit under these
conditions
The peak-to-peak noise level in the ratio spectrum was typically
00025 absorbance unit base 10) corresponding to a 250 1 signal to
peak-to-peak noise ratio for single spectral records The absorption
peaks used for the analyses were much wider than the frequency of random
noise such that peak heights as small as the noise level could be
detected above the noise itself Thus the detection sensitivities were
3-5 ppb for HN03 1-2 ppb for NH3 and 2-3 ppb for HCHO The lower
detection limit for each compound was realized when turbulence due to
temperature gradients andor wind were minimal for example during
nighttime hours)
The possible detection of N2o5 depended on how well its broad band
centered at 1246 cm- 1 ( 12) could be discerned from interfering H20
absorptions The H2o interferences were reduced by ratioing the sample
spectra against selected background spectra taken during those periods
(mid-morning to noon) when N2o5 was believed not to be present due to the
rapid photolysis of No3 radicals Although exact cancellation of the H2o absorptions was not possible the windows between these absorptions were
sufficient to define a baseline from which the presence of a broad absorpshy
tion contour could be distinguished From the literature value of 188
cm- 1 atmmiddot 1 for the absorptivity of the 1246 cm-1 peak (Graham 1975 Graham
and Johnston 1978) it was calculated that 5 ppb N2o5 at a pathlength of
1150 m would give a signal of -001 absorbance unit (base 10) approxishy
mately 4 times the peak-to-peak baseline noise of the ratio spectrum
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The largest source of uncertainty in the analyses was the noise level
in the spectrum with other errors being generally negligible We
assigned to each peak height measurement the maxillum error which was
equal to the peak-to-peak noise level For HN03 this error was 4 ppb
The uncertainty arising from the error in the absorptivity (of the 8961
cm- 1 Q-branch in this case) increased with the concentration However
this contribution to the overall error limit was relatively small for the
range of HN03 concentrations encountered For example it increased the
t4 ppb error by only 10j when included in the error calculation for an
HN03 concentration of 25 ppb For NH concentrations i20 ppb the sum of uncertainties due to noise3
and error in the absorptivity of the 11034 cm-1 line was plusmn15 ppb At
higher concentrations the contribution from the absorptivity error became
relatively more important A detailed plot of this error contribution as
a function of concentration revealed that it is nearly linear in the
concentration range 20 to 100 ppb permitting the additional error to be
calculated from the empirical formula (0044( [NH3]-20) ppb Thus for the measurement of 60 ppb NH3 the total error can be calculated as [ 15 +
0 044 )( 60-20)] = plusmn33 ppb
For the range of HCH0 concentrations encountered in the 1986 Glendora
study the measurement errors were less than plusmn3 ppb
C Results and Discussion
As discussed in Section II our measurements were conducted in
conjunction with the CARB-sponsored Carbonaceous Species Methods
Comparison Study which occurred from 0800 PDT August 12 to 0800 PDT
August 21 1986 ln contrast with the low level of air pollution during
the 1985 Claremont summer field study this August 1986 measurement period
at Citrus College was characterized by moderately high levels of photoshy
chemical activity Except for the second day of measurements the maximum
hourly average o3 concentrations exceeded 200 ppb each day
The FT-IR spectra obtained were analyzed for the simultaneous concenshy
trations of HN03 NH3 and HCH0 The detailed instantaneous data are
presented in Table V-1 and are plotted in Figure V-6 The hourly average concentrations are presented in Tables V-2 to V-4 Except for periods of
power disruption on August 14 and the loss of most of the daytime data on
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Table V-1 Simultaneous HNOi NHr and HCHO Concentrations (ppb in Glendora CA Au ust 2-21 1986 by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy (No entries tor HNO~ mean below detection limit Asterisks mark the times were gaps in the data occur
PDT HN03 NH3 PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
81286 1816 1amp6 II 1 1828 1amp 0 5-9
0758 0811 0825
1318 74
181amp8 19()1 1920
54 1amp 8 35
56 63 62
0837 103 1934 28 50 0851 2 1 81 1947 26 6 1 0905 21 69 2000 26 60 0917 26 67 2014 o 0930 39 6 1 2106 Jl5 0944 39 53 2118 116 0957 45 6 1 2132 51 1010 44 49 2144 5 1 1021amp 53 33 2201 117 1037 89 39 2215 116 1052 97 29 1119 1136
118 144
26 39
81386
1149 145 42 0027 57 48 1202 152 35 0043 5 1 5 1 1221 153 34 0059 53 43 1234 163 37 0114 50 54 1250 163 46 0130 52 5 1 1305 177 47 0146 50 5 1 1320 158 47 0201 55 54 1339 195 50 0217 55 46 1353 200 29 0233 55 59 1406 206 35 0249 5 1 53 1419 216 43 0304 116 40 1433 237 42 0320 113 36 1447 222 39 0336 II 2 43 1503 215 35 0351 52 40 1517 216 28 0407 Jl7 39 1532 189 47 0423 117 45 1546 187 38 0439 ll6 40 1608 139 34 0454 67 46 1622 124 30 0510 5 1 45 1635 105 34 0526 119 55 1651 116 3 0541 114 55 1705 58 32 0557 53 42 1718 57 32 0612 116 44 1732 67 29 0628 50 39 1745 59 3 1 0644 115 43 1802 59 34 0659 54 52
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Table V-1 (continued) - 2
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0715 66 62 1926 54 s 790731 59 70 1939 52 1 810746 74 97 1952 45 36 910802 6 1 90 442005 34 750818 58 90 2018 34 37 790833 49 79 2034 5 1 37 7 10849 48 103 2113 24 37 620904 17 22 107 2133 59 670920 17 18 125 21146 64 630936 38 18 126 2206 68 590951 43 19 134 2226 43 761007 11 5 17 135 2245 39 691035 76 1 J4 125 2305 46 741048 80 18 137 2324 42 501101 87 17 126 2344 38 65111JJ 87 22 122 1128 118 18 127 814861145 107 19 11 3 1158 125 18 106 0004 37 481211 126 19 11 4 0023 26 551229 129 30 120 0043 27 621248 140 30 middot10 9 0102 29 591309 155 30 97 0122 36 501331 139 28 106 0142 37 431344 159 36 119 0201 47 471357 148 32 10 1 0221 35 371410 155 36 123 0211 34 421423 134 35 116 0300 30 451440 166 38 11 2 0320 26 421453 169 3 1 11 1 0339 19 361506 179 31 113 0359 24 401522 197 39 12 1 0419 27 451535 18 1 40 103 0438 30 501548 173 39 124 0458 25 491601 165 41 153 0518 29 451614 185 45 139 0537 40 341630 130 48 130 0557 4 1 331643 139 39 127 0616 34 341655 129 39 121 0636 28 381706 134 37 131 0656 25 601718 135 13139 0716 24 621734 130 35 109 0735 2 1 571747 104 42 126 0755 15 741800 106 40 98 0815 26 82(
1813 97 4 1 116 0834 18 1091827 83 4 1 90 0854 26 1 5 1221850 6o 4 10 1 0914 26 14 1251913 43 38 83 1033 5 7 128
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Table V-1 (continued) - 3
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
bull1059 82 15 146 00Jl7 25 38bull1153 104 24 118 0107 28 361208 128 27 121 0126 25 341221 145 26 91 0116 3- 3 11240 16 1 211 137 0206 3 1 271253 16 1 33 133 0225 28 221309 157 29 130 0245 36 30bull1322 175 32 125 0305 32 39bull1507 201 27 94 0324 38 261520 223 30 153 03Jf11 32 281531 246 23 174 0404 33 391543 222 29 187 0Jf21 4Jl 351555 23 1 23 199 0443 39 361606 222 20 168 0503 112 311620 196 3 1 153 0523 52 291643 175 13219 0543 119 381655 182 22 127 0602 35 LO1711 188 17 133 0622 311 491723 18 1 12 126 0641 40 441735 17 1 16 124 0701 47 421746 163 2 1 135 0721 29 421801 159 20 109 0741 20 431818 138 1 6 108 0800 4 2 461830 128 22 109 0820 13 6 11842 130 22 128 OSJIO 13 741853 115 15 116 0859 1 7 16 731925 102 20 103 0919 3 1 1 1 881938 8 1 14 95 1016 62 07 1051951 84 22 84 1029 84 13 1072004 87 14 95 1043 99 12 1032017 56 18 85 1100 11 3 14 10 1 2030 53 20 83 1112 97 12 1082044 34 7623 1126 135 13 11 3 2057 38 1 7 72 1138 128 13 12 ll2110 2 1 20 77 1151 13 1 18 1282123 2 1 60 1203 145 14 1222136 21 60 1219 17 1 4 1282210 15 47 1231 160 1 9 1172229 17 55 1244 17 1 1 2 1102249 15 53 1256 21JJ 2 t 12309 15 49 1309 212 17 11 1 2328 26 42 1325 209 21 1222348 23 36 1341 196 30 104
1353 202 2Ji 13181586 1410 250 27 13 1 1425 226 35 17 80008 25 4 1 1440 222 29 1760027 28 34 i453 216 3-3 164
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Table V-1 (continued) - 4
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO POT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1505 214 31 162 0418 36 421518 196 27 151 0438 33 491530 214 25 143 0458 36 471542 205 25 158 0517 38 32160JI 171 23 129 0537 3ll 431616 162 23 138 0557 27 4ll1629 162 28 122 0616 26 401641 115 21 135 0636 38 3 11653 109 19 138 0656 3-3 441707 108 20 125 0715 28 501720 105 14 9 1 0735 18 571732 94 6 1 2 1 0755 09 3 791744 90 23 79 0815 30 16 981757 9 ll 27 9 1 0834 2 1 15 1001830 82 16 77 0854 4 1 06 971842 67 22 90 0914 38 1 1 1121854 68 8 106 0933 38 1 1 1121907 68 19 88 1015 81 15 1221919 43 2 1 81 1028 87 09 1261938 29 28 8 1 1048 103 09 1441950 26 23 68 1100 116 18 1492003 22 27 12 1118 138 l8 14 92015 27 74 1131 137 23 16 12027 36 55 1143 155 15 1262106 36 5 11 1155 158 20 1382125 29 60 1207 156 22 1242145 29 34 1219 160 22 1232205 27 34 1231 144 29 1132224 3 1 27 1243 155 22 1182244 30 44 1255 177 24 1032323 32 57 1308 175 23 10 1 2313 4 8 44 1320 17 1 28 96 1332 192 23 9681686 1344 166 3 1 11 4 1356 197 28 990003 31 55 1409 194 28 1090022 3 1 40 1421 208 32 1050042 36 43 1433 203 28 1090101 32 49 1445 203 3 1 1170121 40 49 1457 211 35 1420111 35 49 1509 208 3 1 14 10200 36 45 1522 205 33 1380220 32 5 1 1534 205 26 1670240 32 48 1546 205 26 143 0259 42 40 1558 228 26 1550319 3 1 47 1610 198 35 1380339 5 1 37 1623 205 3 1 1520359 38 49 1635 19 1 31 139
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Table V-1 (continued) - 5
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
1647 1659 1711 1724 1736 1748 1800 1812 1902 1917 1924 1942
209 216 199 209 196 169 187 13 1 103 79 67 82
22 29 23 2 1 27 24 26 23 23 28 27 3 1
144 127 116 135 147 134 126 12 1 92 93 91 89
0644 0704 0723 0743 0803 0823 0843 0902 0922 09112
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20 22 34 17 22 38 112 53 54 55 56
62 10 63 7JI 85 83
104 11 7 131 185 189
1954 2006 2024 2036 2049 2144 2152 2212 2232
68 53 54 5 1 26
32 47 48 38 50 45 39 36 38
89 91 82 81 95 76 90 80 77
bull2235 2253 2306 2317 2337 2356
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59 II 2 35 JI 6 33 40
60 62 53 60 63 64
2251 2311 2331 2350
36 37 43 38
68 53 47 59
0016 0036 0056 0115
50 59 83 38
69 55 72 8 1
81786 0135 0155
39 52
69 87
0010 0030 0049 0109 0129 0148 0208 0228 0248 0307 0327 0347 0406 0426 0446 0506 0525 0545 0605 0621
37 40 4 1 32 5 1 34 34 37 40 29 2 27 26 18 25 2 1 18 26 2 1 28
56 69 62 74 79 62 66 69 63 89 75 58 82 78 63 79 83 7 1 52 69
0214 0234 0254 0313 0333 0353 0412 0432 0452 0511 0531 0550 0610 0630 0649 0709 0729 0748 0808 0828 0847
28 27 3 37
59 53 75 65 62 60 56 58 67 46 48 43 44 42 47 62 4 1 46 43 46 75
72 79 74 11 79 73 75 8 1 77 79 80 65 56 60 64 93 79 84 89 99 92
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Table V-1 (continued) - 6
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 IH3 HCHO
0907 56 82 150 2009 22 1 480926 55 7 1 158 2021 68 670946 56 57 105 2035 79 861004 99 84 153 2047 87 8 11017 112 94 170 2059 82 7 11029 103 97 153 2111 94 541057 123 115 215 2124 90 581111 128 143 220 2206 69 721123 131 145 205 2226 76 781140 150 128 224 2246 95 851156 155 11 5 188 2305 85 801207 207 98 222 2325 77 851220 192 90 193 2345 71 781233 207 62 152 1245 154 ss 124 819861256 239 104 136 1308 207 10 1 146 00011 5970 103 0024 59
9 69
11320 177 1333 154 50 93 0044 105 761345 159 47 91 0103 69 771357 137 38 82 0123 53 621409 16 7 43 106 0143 69 561421 167 4 1 89 0202 751433 185 46 132 0222 96
67 601445 185 42 116 0242 80 751451 157 46 117 0301 67 791509 224 62 14l~ 0321 53 6 11521 195 47 145 0341 851534 277 62 15 1 0400 102 79 841546 262 6 1 19 1 Oll20 7 1 8 11558 262 58 163 0439 6 1 771610 212 53 151 0459 89 831622 213 48 14 1 0519 78 6 111635 16 1 56 146 0538 42 651647 172 6 1 179 0558 73 791700 164 54 124 0618 64 901712 163 57 118 0637 64 1001724 150 44 123 0657 85 11 1 1737 152 6 1 104 0717 58 121750 130 5JI 119 0737 26 59 1431802 128 55 108 0757 26 6o 1461814 13 1 50 96 0816 49 63 1421826 99 69 97 0836 60 6 1 1491839 57 66 100 0855 67 79 142~ 1852 54 8 1 69 0915 84 68 1271932 28 53 7 1 0935 115 65 1551944 28 43 47 1006 162 66 1381956 25 11 8 58 1018 16 1 57 134
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Table V-1 (continued) - 7
PDT HN~ 183 HCHO PDT HN03 HCHOIH3
1030 173 60 143 2017 8127 811043 173 64 152 2029 110 771057 18 1 70 153 2042 95 701109 219 69 186 2054 12 771121 175 69 159 2106 71 631133 195 69 115 2118 77 721148 206 87 134 2130 10 7 1 1200 229 64 115 2142 65 781213 182 54 137 2155 60 591225 216 55 142 2207 67 681237 223 49 138 2219 72 931249 125 39 92 2231 75 991305 134 32 87 2243 10 871317 166 58 108 2314 69 8 11329 224 66 122 2334 58 861346 292 190 607 1 2353 9 11355 33 1 8 1 238 1405 272 78 213 820861415 273 65 165 1426 234 64 133 0013 50 841436 223 6 1 130 0032 58 961448 212 58 127 0052 57 851501 200 5 1 119 0112 56 841512 185 57 106 0131 69 821522 172 5 1 133 0151 58 881532 166 45 109 0210 64 881542 125 64 94 0230 57 901554 116 47 0250 8290 541604 107 42 68 0309 58 7 11614 83 47 76 0329 60 961624 75 43 82 0348 6 1 921634 71 49 67 0408 60 891645 76 44 8 1 0428 69 801655 62 52 70 0447 78 841705 48 5 1 76 0507 59 881720 65 53 8 0527 56 861733 68 5 1 83 0546 58 1011747 74 5 1 88 0606 6 1 1001759 72 7 1 74 0625 63 1101811 47 5 1 76 0645 65 1031823 37 60 62 0705 64 1041835 50 68 67 0724 71 1071847 50 58 72 0744 72 1301902 46 81 76 0803 23 95 1391914 40 70 66 0823 37 115 1801927 33 69 72 0843 38 93 2391939 34 7 1 71 0902 50 83 2222007 33 85 56 18991 0923 98
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Table V-1 (continued) - 8
PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO PDT HN03 NH3 HCHO
0942 64 112 252 1849 42 8 1 12 1 1001 65 100 251 1900 58 9-3 98 1013 92 94 235 1910 57 1011 124 1025 104 99 233 1920 41 98 117 1038 100 75 169 1930 34 103 11 bull1 1050 121 88 18S 1940 46 98 9 1 1104 141 89 169 2023 58 66 9 1 1117 145 88 176 2035 43 61 104 1129 175 96 147 2050 33 89 84 1141 183 89 164 2110 37 63 87 1153 175 8 134 2129 1 2 5-9 76 1208 187 95 174 2149 83 97 1220 234 87 189 2209 99 84 1232 220 71 205 2228 82 78 1244 249 75 214 2248 56 83 1300 245 63 177 2307 108 85 1311 217 65 193 2327 9 1 86 1321 20 1 63 179 2347 67 97 1331 196 66 154 1341 220 62 147 82186 1352 210 59 175 1402 200 55 184 0006 middot 5 1 105 1414 200 50 168 0026 62 98 1424 218 49 167 0046 65 106 1434 190 63 167 0106 60 118 1444 180 64 161 0125 55 92 1454 158 79 11 1 0145 75 10 1 1507 154 10 13 0204 83 94 1517 14 8 63 123 0224 75 93 1530 143 63 119 0244 72 86 1540 143 5 1 119 0303 67 93 1550 150 6 1 128 0323 6 1 79 1600 157 59 104 0343 8 1 108 1610 128 5 1 99 0402 79 85 1621 85 54 88 0422 68 84 1631 79 50 80 0442 70 84 1643 73 46 7 1 0501 68 85 1656 50 43 52 0521 7 1 105 1706 57 50 64 0541 58 96 1716 63 57 76 0601 66 101 1727 65 52 68 0620 6 1 105 1737 60 54 84 0640 65 90 1747 63 57 80 0700 63 16 1757 67 60 90 0717 6 1 130 1807 9 1 59 102 0730 70 11L3 1817 90 76 113 1828 75 64 113 1839 7 1 87 14
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Table V-2 Hourly Average HNO~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-20 986 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
0700-0800 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 0800-0900 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 28 lt3 33 55 36 0900-1000 34 30 xa 37 44 lt3 59 108 59 1000-1100 7 1 67 X 83 90 X 110 170 102 1100-1200 13 1 105 X 123 142 X 140 20 1 165 1200-1300 159 133 148 171 158 X 196 187 225 1300-1400 182 150 X 201 180 X 17 1 226 212
1400-1500 220 156 X 227 203 X 172 239 190 1500-1600 196 181 223 203 209 X 239 156 149 1600-1700 119 149 193 143 204 X 192 78 89 1700-1800 6 1 124 174 99 195 X 149 65 62
1800-1900 49 80 133 7-9 126 X 89 48 12
1900-2000 33 49 95 40 78 X 3JI 37 47 2000-2100 lt3 42 53 lt3 45 X lt3 lt3 46 2100-2200 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 lt3 X lt3 lt3 lt3
ax - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault in archiving on August 17
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Table V-3 Hourly Average N~ Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 12-2i 19 Measured by Long Pathlength FT-IR Spectroscop
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug lug Aug Aug PDT 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 54 29 26 33 39 59 75 55 60
0100-0200 5 1 36 29 36 39 46 65 61 65 0200-0300 53 36 32 34 37 6 1 82 58 75 0300-0400 46 24 34 4 1 26 63 74 60 7 1 0400-0500 5 1 27 40 35 23 60 76 68 7 1 0500-0600 50 35 47 34 22 47 67 58 65 0600-0700 49 3 1 38 32 23 45 70 63 64 0700-0800 64 21 31 2 1 24 49 62 72 0800-0900 88 51 19 18 13 38 57 66 99 0900-1000 62 19 xb 1 1 11 54 7 1 67 100 1000-1100 39 16 X 12 X 99 63 90 1100-1200 34 19 X 14 19 X 132 73 89 1200-1300 39 26 27 6 24 X 82 50 79 1300-1400 44 3 1 X 23 26 X 64 62 63 1400-1500 39 35 X 3 1 30 I 44 611 60 1500-1600 37 38 26 26 29 X 58 52 62 1600-1700 32 43 23 23 29 x 55 46 50 1700-1800 3 1 38 17 2 1 24 X 54 54 55 1800-1900 5 4 1 19 20 23 I 65 62 75 1900-2000 59 40 18 23 29 X 56 74 97 2000-2100 44 36 1 9 33 115 X 7 1 90 74 2100-2200 48 53 20 3 1 4 X 85 69 7
2200-2300 48 49 16 30 37 X 8 70 80 2300-2400 52 4 1 22 37 39 39 75 63 84
8 Blank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14 and fault
in archiving on August 17
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Table V-4 Hourly Average HCHO Concentrations (ppb) at Glendora CA August 13-211 1986 Measured by Long Patblength FT-IR Spectroscopy
Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug Aug PDT 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
0000-0100 48 56 37 45 63 65 77 89 104
0100-0200 s 1 49 33 48 7 77 611 85 102
0200-0300 52 42 28 47 67 76 69 86 9 1 0300-0400 40 40 3 1 43 74 76 7Iamp 87 92 0400-0500 42 47 36 46 74 78 8 85 84 0500-0600 so 39 34 40 75 74 70 92 98 0600-0700 43 4 1 45 38 63 62 96 105 10 1 0700-0800 75 63 43 59 7 1 85 130 117 0800-0900 92 101 65 97 94 97 145 195 0900-1000 124 xb 90 112 154 138 142 225 1000-1100 131 X 104 13 1 X 174 144 208 1100-1200 119 X 117 145 X 21 1 144 159 1200-1300 113 120 118 1 7 X 168 123 192 1300-1400 106 X 117 10 1 X 105 145 17 1 1400-1500 114 X 16 1 114 X 11 bull 1 149 159 1500-1600 119 159 15 1 148 X 157 106 122 1600-1700 133 146 132 142 X 152 75 80 1700-1800 12 1 127 90 132 X 116 8 1 76 1800-1900 100 114 88 11 o X 92 70 11 1 1900-2000 84 99 80 9 1 X 64 73 105 2000-2100 73 82 6 1 84 X 70 77 92 2100-2200 64 63 48 85 X 62 69 86 2200-2300 69 52 37 75 X 79 86 82 2300-2400 60 42 5 54 6 1 82 86 90
aBlank means outside the schedule bx - Designates no data due to power interruptions on August 14
( and fault in archiving on August 17
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August 17 due to a fault in archiving the data onto agnetic tapes the
FT-IR system provided continuous coverage of HCHO and 1H3 concentrations
since they were always above the respective detection 11llits of -2-3 ppb
and -1-15 ppb HN~ was generally above the -3-Ji ppb detection
sensitivity between 0800 hr and 2000 hr each day throughout the study
period As for the 1985 Claremont and the 1986 Torrance studies N2o5 was
not observed above the estimated detection limit of 4 ppb
The FT-IR analysis of formaldehyde was easily carried out with the
use of single-beam spectra since the HCHO infrared spectrum has a Qshy
branch at 27810 cm-1 well isolated from other atmospheric absorptions
HCHO was included as one of the species to be measured by FT-IR (except
during the first day) because of the need for a standard against which
other HCHO methods employed at this study could be compared Our
contribution to this aspect of the carbonaceous species study was to
provide HCHO measurements by both DOAS and FT-IR spectroscopy either
method of which can serve as a benchmark standard l comparison or the
two sets of spectroscopic data for HCHO has been discussed in Section IV
and comparison with the results of the other HCHO methods is currently
being carried out by Dr Douglas Lawson of the CARB
The NH3 concentrations observed in Glendora (Table V-2) during the
first six days or the field study (September 12-17 were generally in the
range of 2-4 ppb These levels are similar to those aeasured during the
1985 Claremont study for the periods when there was no localized transport
of NH3 to the latter site from nearby agricultural sources NH3 levels
during the remaining days (August 18-21 were more variable and generally
about twice the above range of values (Figure V-6 he erratic pattern
found in the NH3 concentrations during these three days which is also
noticeable in the more well-defined HCHO and HN03 concentration profiles
(Figure V-6 could well be due to the prevailing wind conditions
The maximum instantaneous concentrations of HN~ attained 20 ppb or
higher during the eight days that the FT-IR measurements provided detailed
HN03 profiles (Figure V-6) with the highest concentration of 33 ppb being
observed on August 19 Comparison of our Dasibi ozone data with the FT-IR
measurements of HN03 showed a strong correspondence between the HN03 and
maxima This is illustrated in Figure V-7 for the pollution episodeso3 of August 15-16 where the hourly average HN03 concentrations (by FT-IR)
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are compared with the half-hourly average o3 concentrations The corresshy
pondence of the HN03 concentration profile with that of the o3 curve 1s
even more pronounced in the similar plot in Figure 1-8 for the August 18-19 episodes Figures V-7 and V-8 also include the hourly average H02 concentrations (DOAS data Section IV) which clearly show the expected
minimum at the times of the maximum o3 and HN03 concentrations However
the maximum levels of HN03 observed in the afternoon could not be correshy
lated with the maximum levels of NO2 that prevailed during the morning
hours
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VI AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PAH AND NITRO-PAH
A Introduction
The PAH emitted from combustion sources exhibit a wide range of
volatility and are hence distributed in the atmosphere between the gas
and particle phases As we have shown previously (Arey et al 1987)
complementary sampling techniques are required to obtain a comprehensive
data set concerning the concentrations of volatile and non-volatile PAH
and their derivatives in the atmosphere Thus the volatile 2-ring PAH such as naphthalene which are present almost entirely in the gas-phase
can be quantitatively collected on Tenax GC solid adsorbent The nonshy
volatile 5-ring and larger PAH and 3- to 4-ring nitro-PAH are particle
associated and are collected totally on the Hi-vol filters The 3- and 4-
ring PAH of intermediate volatility and the 2-ring nitro-PAH can be
collected on PUF plugs as well as on the filters indicating that they are
either present mainly in the gas-phase or are blown-off the filter
during the collection period Thus three different collection media were
employed for the ambient air sampling at Citrus College Tenax-GC solid
adsorbent PUF plugs and Hi-vol filters The ambient air samples were
collected from August 12 to August 21 with 12-hr day (0800-2000 PDT) and
night (2000-0800 PDT) sampling intervals
B Experimental
1 Sampling Media Cleaning Procedure
Tenax-GC solid adsorbent was Soxhlet extracted in a cellulose
thimble for -5 hr in a 64 (vv) acetonehexane mixture After packing in
Pyrex tubes (using precleaned glass wool) the Tenax cartridges were
conditioned for -4 hr by heating at 275degC with nitrogen flowing through
them at -20 mL min- 1 The Teflon-impregnated glass fiber (TIGF) filters
and PUF plugs were cleaned by Soxhlet extraction for -16 hr in methylene
chloride followed by another 16 hr extraction with methanol
2 Tenax-GC Cartridges Sampling and Analysis
Two sizes of Tenax-GC cartridge were used for the collection of
gas-phase PAH at different flow rates Low-flow cartridges consisted of
10 cm x 4 nnn id Pyrex tubes packed with 0 1 g of Tenax GC solid
adsorbent with sampling flow rates of -1 L min-1 yielding an -06 m3
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volume of air for each 12-hr sampling period High-flow cartridges
consisted of 10 cm x 1 cm id Pyrex tubes packed with 06 g of Tenax-GC
and operated at flow rates of -10 L min-1 resulting in -6 m3 of air
sampled during a 12-hr period Each low-flow cartridge was equipped with
back-up Tenax cartridge placed in series downstream from the first
cartridge to check for breakthrough
After sampling the Tenax cartridges were stored in dry-ice transshy
ported to SAPRC and stored in a freezer prior to analysis
For analysis deuterated internal standards were added to the lowshy
and high-flow Tenax cartridges respectively as follows in microg)
naphthalene-d5 (18 16) biphenyl-d10 (07 10) phenanthrene-d 10 (06
06) The low- and high-flow cartridges were eluted with 2 mL and 10 mL respectively of diethyl ether which was then solvent exchanged to -02
mL of acetonitrile (using a micro-Snyder apparatus for the high-flow
cartridges)
PAH identifications and quantifications were made by combined gas
chromatographymass spectrometry (GCMS) with multiple ion detection
(MID) as described in detail below
3 High-Volume Filters Followed by PUF Plugs Sampling and Analysis
Two high-volume sampler systems consisting of a TIGF filter
follow by four PUF plugs (-9 cm diameter x 5 cm thickness) [see Figure VI-
1] were run at -23 SCFM for 12 hr intervals yielding ambient samples
collected from -1000 m3 of air
Prior to analysis the PUF plugs were combined into six samples
consisting of a single day sample and a single nighttime sample from the
early portion of the study single day and single night samples from the
latter part of the study and composite samples from four day and four
nights Specifically the samples were (11) August 13 0800-2000 hr
(2) August 13-14 2000-0800 hr (3) August 15 16 17 and 18 0800-2000
hr (4) August 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 2000-0800 hr (5 August 20
0800-2000 hr (6 August 20-21 2000-0800 hr
The samples from a single 12-hr day or night collection period (ie
samples 1 2 5 and 6) each consisted of eight PUF plugs (four from each
of the two Hi-vols used and these were combined and extracted together
The composite samples 3 and 4 were each analyzed in two parts ~UF
plugs 1-3 (see Figure VI-1) and to check for breakthrough of the more
VI-2
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GLASS CYUNOER-1+-bull11middot middot
SPRING SPRING
~ PLUG 1 middot -
middot PLUG 2 bull
PLUG 3 middot middot middot bullPLUG Amiddot
MOTOR
EXHAUST
Figure VI-1 Schematic of modified Hi-vol sampler with PUF plugs underneath the filter to collect gas phase species and compounds blown-off the filter
Vl-3
volatile PAH PUF plugs 4 Prior to extraction the PUF plugs were
spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows single 12-hr
samples composite samples and fourth plugs respectively in microg)
naphthalene-da (327 992 248) biphenyl-d 10 (327 991 248)
phenanthrene-d 10 (330 1001 250) anthracene-d10 (369 1119 248
benz(aanthracene-d 12 (134 406 102) chrysene-d12 (278 843 211)
fluoranthene-d 10 (351 1064 266) pyrene-d10 345 1046 262
dibenzothiophene-da 102 308 077) 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 035 107
027) and 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (035 107 027) All samples were
Soxhlet extracted overnight (-16 hr) with methylene chloride concentrated
by rotary evaporation under vacuum to -4 mL filtered through 045 microm
Acrodiscs (Gelman Sci) and concentrated further under a stream of
nitrogen to -500 microL
The extracts were fractionated by HPLC using an Altex semi-prepashy
rative scale Ultrasphere Silica column (1 cm x 25 cm) Figure VI-2 shows
a typical HPLC profile of a PUF plug extract together with the mobile
phase program employed A fraction containing the PAH was collected from
4 min to 22 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 22 min to 34
min The fractions were concentrated by rotary evaporation then taken
just to dryness under a stream of nitrogen After dissolving in acetoshy
nitrile or CH2c12 the PAH and nitroarene fractions were analyzed by
GCMS-MID as described below
4 Hi-Vols with TIGF Filters Sampling and Analysis
Seven Hi-vol samplers each equipped with a 10 microm cut-off inlet
were employed for POM collection The samplers were run at -40 SCFM
yielding an ambient sample collected from -800 m3 of air for each Hi-vol
over a 12-hr sampling period Two Hi-vols were employed solely for the
collection of POM used for mutagenicity testing The TIGF filters from
the remaining five Hi-vols were combined into six samples corresponding to
the PUF plug samples described above ie samples 1 and 2 and samples
5 and 6 comprised the single day and night samples from August 13-14 and
August 20-21 respectively and samples 3 and 4 were the composite day
and night samples from August 15-16 16-17 17-18 and 18-19 The filter
extraction and work-up procedure was as shown in Scheme VI-1 Each sample
was spiked with deuterated internal standards as follows (single 12-hr
samples and composite samples respectively in pg) fluoranthene-d 10
VI-4
bull bull bull
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4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 I 3 t 5
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Hexane 1001 ctt2c12
- bull t bull ----middot-1001
CH CN3 ---middot4bullbull -~ middot-middotmiddot - _____ ____
1001 ---middot--middot-- - 0 10 20 30 40
Minutebull
Figure VI-2 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation or an ambient s8JIIJ)le co11ycted on PUF plug Semi-preparative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC factions were combined as follows 3-7 8-11 12 13-15 16-23
I
so 60
CJ c=JID c=J DD CJCJ I I I
SPIKED JlTH DEUTERATED STANDARDS LOJ FLOJ JlTH PUFs
SDXHLET SOXHLET BENZENEMeOH BENZENEHe H
l MUT AGENICITY TA98 ltplusmn $9)
TA98NR (-$9) TA9818-DNP 6 (-$9)
HYDROCARBONS HEXANE OPEN-COLUMN SlLlCA __Me_O_H_ POLAR COMPOUNDS
~ NORMAL-PHASE HPLC~
~-_______ HIGH HJI PAH
PAH I NITRO-AH 2o GCMS
Jeorl GCHS REVERSE PHASE HPLC
II NITROfLl~ANTHEN[SllirTROPYRENES
1 GCMS
Scheme VI-1 Outline of the chemical analysis procedure for a POM sample
Vl-6
(
(106 319) pyrene-d 10 (104 314) chrysene-d12 (527 158) benz(a)shy
anthracene-d12 (213 638) benzo(a)pyrene-d12 (281 844) perylene-d 12 (105 314) dibenz(ah)anthracene-d 14 (198 593) 1-nitronaphthaleneshy
d7 (054 161) 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 (054 161) 1-nitropyrene-d9 O 50 1 bull 51) dini tropyrene-d8 mixture ( 1 98 5 94) The filters were
Soxhlet extracted overnight ( 16 hr) with benzenemethanol (41 vv) and
the extracts were concentrated by rotary evaporation and precleaned by
open-column silica chromatography using sequential elution with hexane
CH2c12 and methanol (MeOH) to segregate the aliphatic hydrocarbons (eluted
with hexane) and polar material (eluted with MeOH) The fraction of
interest (eluted with CH2c12) was further fractionated by HPLC on a semishy
preparative Altex Ultrasphere Silica column Figure VI-3 shows a typical
HPLC profile of the extract of an ambient POM sample together with the
mobile phase program employed The PAH-containing fraction was collected
from 4 min to 13 min and a nitroarene-containing fraction from 13 to 25
min The latter fraction contained the lower molecular weight nitroarenes
as well as nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mw 247) and some higher
molecular weight PAH This fraction was divided into two parts 20 was
analyzed by GCMS-MID for PAH and lower molecular weight nitroarenes and
80 was fractionated further by reverse phase HPLC using an Altex semishy
preparative Ultrasphere ODS column and isocratic elution with methanol
water (82 vv) The fraction containing isomeric nitroarenes of mw 247
was then analyzed by GCMS-MID see below)
5 GCMS Analyses
Compound identifications and quantifications were made using
either a Finnigan 3200 quadrupole GCMS interfaced to a Teknivent data
system or a Hewlett Packard 5890 GC interfaced to a Hewlett Packard 5970
mass selective detector MSD) both operated in the electron impact mode
(70 eV) The GC separations were done either on a 60 m DB-5 fused silica
capillary column with a cool on-column injection system (J ampWScientific
Inc) or on a 30 m DB-5 fused silica capillary column with splitless
injection Both columns eluted directly into the MS ion source
Calibration curves for the GCMS-MID quantification of the PAH were
made for the molecular ion peaks of the PAH using the corresponding
deuterated species (or the deuterated species most closely matched in
volatility and retention characteristics) as an internal standard The
VI-7
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fncuou
Figure VI-3 HPLC trace (254 nm) and gradient solvent program for separation of an ambient POM sample Semi-pre~rative Ultrasphere Si column (1 cm x 25 cm) 3 mL min- HPLC fractions were combined as follows 12-5 16-7 18 19 110-13 114-18
9euna 1~
00 100
~ 10 20 JO 50 -~--
VI-8
National Bureau of Standards SRM 1647 certified PAH) with the addition of
biphenyl methylnaphthalenes dibenzothiophene and the deuterated internal
standards was utilized to make the calibration solutions
Identifications of the nitroarenes apart from the methylnitronaphshy
thalenes for which 14 isomers are possible) by GCMS-MID were made on the
basis of the presence in correct abundance of all of the major fragment
ions as well as retention time matching Authentic samples of all eight
of the ni trofluoranthene and nitropyrene isomers and all three of the
nitrobiphenyl isomers were available for retention time and fragment ion
abundance comparisons Quantifications for 1-nitronaphthalene 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene and 1-nitropyrene were made by comparison with deuterated
internal standards 2-Nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroshy
anthracene were quantified by external calibration of the molecular ion
peak to that of the 1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard 2-Nitroshy
pyrene and 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene were quantified by external calibrashy
tion using 1-nitropyrene-dg as the internal standard
6 Chemicals
The following chemicals were obtained from commercial sources
phenanthrene-d 10 biphenyl-ct10 anthracene-ct 10 pyrene-d 10 benzoa)shy
pyrene-d12 and perylene-d 12 (Cambridge Isotope Laboratories) fluorshy
anthene-d10 and dibenzothiophene-d8 (MSD Isotopes Inc) naphthalene-da
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 biphenyl 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 2- 3- and 4-nitrobiphenyl and 9-nitroanthracene Aldrich Chemical Co 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene (Chem Services) Standard Reference Material 1647
certified PAH (National Bureau of Standards) Commercially available 1-
nitropyrene Pfaltz and Bauer Inc was purified according to the method
described by Paputa-Peck et al 1983)
2-Nitrofluoranthene-dg and 1-nitropyrene-dg were synthesized as desshy
cribed by Zielinska et al (1986) and Pitts et al (1985a) 2-Nitropyrene
was provided by Dr D Schuetzle (Ford Motor Co Dearborn MI) and 4-
nitropyrene by Dr A Berg (University of Aarhus Denmark The 1- 2-
3- 7- and 8-nitrofluoranthenes were synthesized as described previously
(Ramdahl et al 1985 Zielinska et al 1986)
VI-9
C Results
1 Volatile PAH Sampled on Tenax-GC Cartridges
The most abundant PAH collected on the Tenaz-GC cartridges were
naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene GC~ analysis of Tenax
samples in the full scanning mode (rather than the MID mode used for
quantification) showed that not unexpectedly several alkylbenzenes were
also very abundant Table VI-1 sUJ11Darizes the ambient concentrations (ng
m-3) of the volatile PAH measured For reasons which will be detailed
below the naphthalene data from the low-flow cartridges have been
utilized while the data for the remaining PAH have been taken from the
values obtained from the high-flow cartridges
In Appendix B Table B-1 the microg quantities of each PAH measured on
the low-flow Tenax cartridges (for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications)
and the calculated total volumes for each sample are listed Replicate
injections gave reproducible values for naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylshy
naphthalene while the levels of biphenyl fluorene and phenanthrene were
too low for accurate quantification Also listed in Table B-1 are the
quantities of PAH observed on the back-up Tenax cartridges which were
also generally too low for accurate quantification Table B-2 lists the
microg quantities measured and volumes sampled for the high-flow cartridges
Since the volumes of air sampled on the high-flow cartridges was a factor
of 10 greater than the low-flow cartridges biphenyl fluorene and phenshy
anthrene could be accurately determined and in addition acenaphthylene
and acenaphthene were measured
Only traces of naphthalene were observed on the Tenax cartridges
which were back-up cartridges for the low-flow Tenax ie less than a
few percent of that measured on the primary cartridge Therefore
naphthalene was collected quantitatively on the low-flow Tenax Table VI-
2 compares the ambient naphthalene and 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene concenshy
trations calculated from the low-flow and high-flow Tenax cartridges The
high-flow values for naphthalene were consistently lower than those
obtained from the low-flow Tenax samples indicating that naphthalene was
not collected quantitatively at a collection rate of 10 L min- 1 at the
ambient temperatures encountered at Citrus College Hence the low-flow
Tenax values for naphthalene are given in Table VI-1
VI-10
- -
-Table VI-1 Concentrations (ng m-3) of Volatile PAH Sampled onto Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College
-Glendora CA in August 1986 (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
ng m-3 a
1-Methyl- 2-Methyl-Naphtga- naphtha- naphtha- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date lene lene0 lene0 Biphenyl0 thylene0 thene0 Fluorene0 anthrene0
e e e e -e81286 Day 2200 150d 250d - - - -812-1386 Night 5000 500 900 220 39 32 49 64
81386 Day 2400 160 320 95 -3 4 30 26 8 13-1486 Night 4800 390 730 170 12 22 37 51
81486 Day 2500 130 260 70 -3 4 30 20 814-1586 Night 3000 330 640 100 23 17 34 40
e e e e -e81586 Day 2800 18od 190d - - - -815-1686 Night 4100 380 730 66 10 21 35 42
~ 81686 Day 3200 98 200 52 -3 -4 23 16 H
I 816-1786 Night 3400 350 700 98 -3 24 40 37 81786 Day 2000 76 170 36 -3 -5 27 20 817-1886 Night 4300 330 680 54 4 30 47 51
81886 Day 4100 120 260 43 -3 5 31 26 818-1986 Night 4200 280 570 67 -3 28 43 46 81986 Day 4300 90 200 36 -3 4 23 21
819-2086 Night 3800 290 600 60 -3 28 44 50 82086 Day 4100 150 320 53 -3 6 33 29
-e e -e -e820-2186 Night 6100 490d 860d e
AVERAGE DAYS 3100 130 240 2855 3 5 23 AVERAGE NIGHTS 4300 370 710 100 12 25 44 48
aAverage of replicate injections dvalue from low-flow Tenax bsampled at -1 L min- 1
1 8 High-flow Tenax sample lost
0sampled at -10 L min-
Table Vl-2 A Comparison of PAH Concentrations ng m-3) Measured on Low Flow and High Flow Tenax-GC Solid Adsorbent at Citrus College Glendora CA Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT)
Naphthalene 1-Methylshy
naphthalene 2-Methylshy
naphthalene
Date Low
Flowb HighFlowe
Low Flowd
High Flow
Low Flow
High Flow
_e _e _e81286 Day 2200 150 250 812-1386 Night 5000 2200 460 500 860 900 81386 Day 2400 1100 140 160 100 320 813-1486 Night 4800 1900 430 390 720 730 81486 Day 2500 820 100 130 150 260 814-1586 Night 3000 1600 340 330 680 640
_e _e _e81586 Day 2800 180 190 815-1686 Night 4100 2000 380 380 720 730 81686 Day 3200 690 130 98 60 200 816-1786 Night 3400 1800 350 350 660 700 81786 Day 2000 470 60 76 50 170 817-1886 Night 4300 1800 310 330 650 680 81886 Day 4100 670 110 120 120 260 818-1986 Night 4200 1600 270 280 540 570 81986 Day 4300 500 100 90 110 200 819-2086 Night 3800 1600 350 290 620 600 82086 Day 4100 810 180 150 180 320
_e _e _e820-2186 Night 6100 490 860
aAverage of replicate injections bSampled at -1 L min-1 cSampled at -10 L min- dcorrected by subtraction of average interference value as observed on
back-up Tenax eHigh flow Tenax sample lost
VI-12
( There is good agreement between the nighttime concentrations of the
1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes calculated from the low- and high-flow Tenax
samples For the daytime samples when the observed concentrations were
generally low the high-flow values tended to be somewhat higher than the
low-flow values and were judged to be more accurate It should be noted
that the low-flow values for 1-methylnaphthalene have been corrected for a
significant interference which was observed on the back-up Tenax
2 PAH Sampled on PUF Plugs
GCMS analysis of the HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts in
which the PAH elute (see Figure VI-2) showed this fraction to contain many
less abundant alkyl-PAH and dibenzothiophene as well as fluorene phenshy
anthrene anthracene fluoranthene and pyrene It must be remembered that
these PAH will be distributed between the gaseous and particle phases in
ambient air and that the quantities measured on the PUF plugs are the sum
of the PAH in the gas phase and the PAH initially present on the POM but
blown-off during the collection period
The ambient concentrations of five PAH and the sulfur heterocycle
dibenzothiophene measured on the PUF plugs are given in Table vI3 The
most abundant PAH collected on the PUF plugs was fluorene From the
composite samples in which the fourth PUF plugs were analyzed separately
it was obvious that fluorene (mw 166) and PAH of higher volatility were
not collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs since substantial amounts
were present on the fourth PUF (see Table VI-3) Consistent with fluorene
not being collected quantitatively on the PUF plugs the ambient concenshy
trations of fluorene listed in Table VI-1 from the Tenax cartridge quanshy
tifications are -2-5 fold higher than those listed in Table VI-3 The
ambient concentrations of phenanthrene measured on the PUF plugs and Tenax
cartridges agree to within better than a factor of two
Figure VI-4 shows the GCMS-MID traces of naphthalene and alkylshy
naphthalenes for the Tenax and PUF samples from the evening of 813-1486
From the Tenax sample trace it is clear that naphthalene was the most
abundant species (at a measured concentration of -5000 ng m-3)
Comparing the Tenax and PUF sample traces it is apparent that naphthalene
was retained on the PUF plugs only to a minor extent (with a measured
concentration of -2 ng m-3 Interestingly although not quantitatively
collected on the PUF plugs the presence of dimethylnaphthalenes in
ambient air is apparent from the PUF samples
Vl-13
Table VI-3 PAH Concentrations (ng m-3) Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Total Volwne Dibenzo- Phen- Anthra- Fluor-
m Fluorenea thiophene anthrene cene antheneb Pyreneb
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 469c 11 26 161 05 40 25 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 938 175 33 232 19 62 55 813-11486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 3751 54 23 03 4211 middot Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 2 middot 81516171886
4th PUF Day Composite 3751 44 03d 15 004 003 002
lt Citrus College PUF Sample 14 3751 14 1 30 222 12 52 40 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986~
4th PUF Night Composite 3751 11 6 005d 02 NDe 002 003
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 938 62 27 190 05 59 36 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 938 208 45 318 18 68 49820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
Not quantitative a lower limit due to breakthroughSome present on the particles as well
~Only a single Hi-vol sample utilized second Hi-vol not operating correctlyBased on a single injection
eND = None detected
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NAPHTHALENE (5000ng m-3)HtzTS nms NAPHTHALENE
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mz 128mr 128 bull ~middot bull j ft I j bull j ii j i i I i I I I j Ii Ii I I I I ij I I I I I I t I s o 1-i i I o t I f j u I s I o 4 s - gt diams et t o to I P s
1 JO u 12 IS 9 11 11 ubull
Figure VI-~ GCMS-MID traces showing the molecular ions of naphthalene (mz 128) 1- and 2-methylshynaphthalene (mz 112) and the dimethylnaphthalenes (mz 156) for analyses ot a Tenax-GC (left) and PUF plug (right) sample collected simultaneously in Glendora CA on 813-1486 from 2000-0800 PDT The abundances or naphthbulllene and the alkylnaphthaleneacollected on the PUF plug sample are similar and do not reflect the true ambient concentrations Note the quantitative n~phthalene concentration ot -5000 ng mmiddot3 measured by the Tenax sample vs 2 ng mmiddot as measured by the PUF sample
3 Diurnal Variations in the Volatile PAH
The ambient concentrations of naphthalene measured for 12-hr day
and night sampling intervals throughout the Citrus College study are shown
in Figure VI-5 It can be seen from these data that the naphthalene conshy
centrations were generally higher during the evening sampling intervals
and that there was a trend toward higher concentrations in the latter part
of the study
The daytime and nighttime concentrations of _ and 2-methylnaphthashy
lene are shown in Figure VI-6 As observed for naphthalene the nighttime
concentrations were generally higher The concentration of 2-methylshy
naphthalene was consistently higher than that of 1-methylnaphthalene The
concentration profiles of the methylnaphthalenes were remarkably similar
perhaps indicating a common source and similar atmospheric loss processes
Reaction with the hydroxyl radical is expected to be the major loss
process for both species with essentially identical atmospheric lifetimes
for 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987a)
All of the volatile PAH were generally more abundant during the
nighttime than daytime sampling intervals (see Table VI-1 and VI-3
Meteorological factors such as inversion heights may certainly have played
a role in this observed trend at Citrus College bu it can be seen that
these diurnal variations are not solely due to meteorology by comparing
the diurnal profiles of species of differing reactiviy For example the
GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion of biphenyl a11d acenaphthene (mz
154 for a typical daytime and nighttime Tenax sample are shown in Figure
VI-7 As seen from this figure acenaphthene [the ioore reactive of these
PAH (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b] was generally significantly more
abundant in the nighttime samples presumably beig removed by rapid
reaction with the OH radical during daylight hours
GCMS-MID traces of daytime and nighttime PUF samples showing the
analyses of isomeric PAH of differing reactivity are shown in Figures VI-8
and VI-9 While phenanthrene was abundant on both ~~e day and nighttime
PUF plug samples the relative abundance of anthracen~ to phenanthrene was
consistently higher at night Figure VI-8) Similarly acephenanthrylene
an isomer of fluoranthene and pyrene expected to be more reactive than
these PAH towards ozone (Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) was generally not
observed in the daytime PUF samples from Citrus College (Figure VI-9)
VI-16
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 August 1986(
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12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21
August 1986
Diurnal variations in naphthalene concentration at Citrus College in Glendora CA
METHYLNAPHTHALENES
0 Day (0800-2000 hr)
Figure Vl-6 Diurnal variation in the concentrations of 1-methylshynaphthalene (1-Me) and 2-methylnaphthalene (2-Me at Citrus College in Glendora CA
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GLENDORA CA 81786 0800-2000HR Ion ee38pound5 ~3SC5
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GLENDORA CA 81386 0800- 2000 HR
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4 Nitroarenes Sampled on PUF Plugs
The HPLC fraction of the PUF plug extracts eluting from 22 to 34
min (Figure VI-2) contained the volatile nitroarene species The most
abundant nitroarenes were 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene GCMS analysis in
the full scanning mode showed that this nitroarene-containing HPLC
fraction also contained alkylnitrophenols
Figure Vl-10 shows GCMS-MID traces from a typical analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug extract for 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene (NN) As
seen from this figure identification was based on the presence of several
characteristic fragment ions as well as retention time matching with the
1-nitronaphthalene-d7 internal standard Figure VI-11 shows the presence
of several peaks at mz 187 which elute after 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
These peaks were identified as methylnitronaphthalenes ( 14 isomers are
possible on the basis of the presence of characteristic [M-N02]+ and [Mshy
HN02J+ fragment ions as well as the mz 187 molecular ion
GCMS-MID traces of a standard mixture of the three nitrobiphenyl
isomers and two isomers of nitroacenaphthene are shown in Figure VI-12
5-Nitroacenaphthene has previously been reported in ambient air (Tokiwa et
al 1981) At Torrance CA during a wintertime high-NOx episode we did
not observe nitroacenaphthene but measured high concentrations of the
isomeric species 3-nitrobiphenyl (Arey et al 1987) In Figure Vl-13 the
[Mr ions of the standard mixture are shown together with the [M)+ ions
and characteristic fragment ion traces obtained from the analysis of a
Citrus College PUF plug sample As at Torrance CA the nitroarene isomer
of mw 199 observed at Citrus College was clearly 3-nitrobiphenyl
Table Vl-4 gives the microg quantities of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and
3-nitrobiphenyl collected on the PUF plugs at Citrus College From the
fourth PUF plugs of the composite samples it can be seen that 3-
nitrobiphenyl was quantitatively collected on the first three PUF plugs
Particularly during the daytime samples some breakthrough of 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene occurred In addition to these nitroarene species
traces of 9-nitroanthracene were observed in most of the Citrus College
PUF plug samples but the levels present were too low to quantify
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2-NN AtJBENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 1-NN 813-14860800-2000 HR bullIOOOmJ
mz 173
[M-NO]+
mz 143
w u z ~ 0 z ) CD ~
0 w N-J ~ ~ cr 0 z
[M-N02f
mz 127
[M-HN02t
mz 126
fflZ 11 5
1-NN-d7 INTERNAL STANDARD
[11d-No-cof7
mz 122
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-10 GCMS-MID traces for the molecular ion (mz 173) and several characteristic fragment ions of 1- and 2-nitroshynaphthalene NN) and an abundant fragaent ion from the deuterated internal standard 1-NN-d7 showing the presence of 1-NN and 2-NN in an ambient air saaple collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora Cl
Vl-22
~~
bull~
2-NN
1-NN
[M]+
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 813-14860800-2000 HR Nl000m3
mz 173
w u z METHYLNITR0NAPHTHALENES ~ j (M)+ ~ mz 187 -----~ NORM FACTOR~ 2
0 w N-J
lt lt(
I ~ N w
H
~ 1mz 141 cC- d _ ~
mz 140
n H 115 17
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-11 GCHS-HID traces showing the presence of methylnitronaphthalenes in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
NITRO-PAH STANDARD MIXTURE 3-NI TROBIPHENYL
100 (Mt I
4-NITROBIPHENYL
mz 199
2-NITROBIPHENYL 11 11
I - 0 ~ 100 j (M-N02J+
u Imz 153 z ~ z ) 0 ~100 W I(M-HN02t
5-NITROACENAPHTHE~ bull
3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
f mz 152 l ~ ~ o L JL -~ fl ~A
100 [M-NO-CO]+
mz 141
0 t bullbullbull I It IS IS n II l9
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-12 GCHS-MID traces from the analysis of a standard mixture of the isomeric nitroshybiphenyls and nitroacenaphthenes showing their excellent resolution on the 30-m DB-5 capillary column utilized
r 1r=t bull11
~
~
1 STANDARD MIXTURE
(MtI
0-100 ~ 0-w u z ~ 1[M]+z gt 0
3-NITROBIPHENYL 4-NITROBIPHENYL
5-NITROACENAPHTHENE 2-NITROBIPHENYL 3-NITROACENAPHTHENE
AMBIENT SAMPLE PUF PLUG 81386 0800- 2000 HR 500m3
m 100 ltl
w gt-lt
H lt( I
N - i [M-N02t V w
0 108
[M-HN02J+ I
bull 1 r - v- ~ ---( ~~~- r 1 p 11 u IS 15 1T 18 19
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure VI-13 GCMS-MID traces showing 3-nitrobiphenyl to be present in an ambient air sample collected on PUF plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA The top trace repeats the molecular ion trace of the standard mixture (Figure VI-12) and it can be seen that the peak in the ambient sample (the molecular ion and two characteristic fragment ions shown) exactly matches 3-nitrobiphenyl in retention time
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Table VI-4 Nitro-PAH Measured on PUF Plugs at Citrus College Glendora CA
Replicate GCMS-MID Quantifications microg 1-Nitronaph- 2-Nitronaph- 3-Nitro-
thalene thalene biphenyl
Citrus College PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 3 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 815 16 17 1886
Sample 3 4th PUF Day Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 4 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Sample 4 4th PUF Night Composite
Citrus College PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Citrus College PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
46gb
938
3751
3751
938
938
106 112
230 259
748 804
1 47 127
11 65 1186
052 057
244 259
5 16 556
085 056 083 060
149 039 157 045
809 292 843 335
073 008 1 04 NDc
751 119 731 1 28
009 001 022 ND
241 079 245 087
264 041 326 045
aRun at 23 SCFM b0n1y a single Hi-vol sample utilized cND = None detected
Table VI-5 swmnarizes the ambient concentrations of 1- and 2-nitroshy
naphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl As observed at Torrance CA the daytime
concentrations of 3-nitrobiphenyl were consistently higher than the nightshy
time concentrations reflecting the daytime atmospheric formation of this
species (Arey et al 1987) At Torrance both 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene
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(
were observed to be lower in the nighttime sample than the daytime sample
(Arey et al 1987) again reflecting their daytime formation by hydroxyl
radical-initiated reaction (Atkinson et al 1987) In contrast at Citrus
College 1-nitronaphthalene was consistently higher in the nighttime than
in the daytime samples The likely operation of a second atmospheric
formation mechanism for the nitronaphthalenes by reaction of naphthalene
with N2o5 during early evening hours will be discussed in Section VIII
Table VI-5 Nitroarene Concentrations Measured on POF Plugsa at Citrus College Glendora CA
pg -3
1-Nitroshy 2-Nitroshy 3-NitroshySample Site and Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl
PUF Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 3 81516171886 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 4 815-16 16-1717-1818-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
PUF Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
PUF Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
2320
2610
2430
3280
2680
5710
1790
1630
2440
2020
2590
3140
1240
450
840
330
880
460
(at 4 PUF plugs
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5 PAH Sampled on TIGF Filters
As described in Section B above the extracts of the TIGF filters
were fractionated by HPLC HPLC fractions 2-5 (see Figure VI-3) were
collected as the PAH fraction with fractions 6-7 being chosen to include
the n i troarenes Through the use of deuterated internal standards it
became apparent that the higher molecular weight PAH such as dibenz(ah)shy
anthracene were eluting in HPLC fractions 6-7 The data reported here
for the PAH on filters will be for the lower molecular weight species
ie fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and
benzo(a)pyrene Fractions 6-7 will be analyzed for the higher molecular
weight PAH and the full range of data for PAH on particles will be given
in our final report for our on-going CARB project (Contract No A5-185-
32) A survey of ambient concentrations of selected polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) at various locations in California
Table VI-6 lists values for fluoranthane pyrene benz(a)anthracene
chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene in the NBS SRM 1649 an air
particulate sample collected in Washington DC The values recently
reported by the NBS (Wise et al 1986) for analyses by GC and HPLC with
fluorescence detection along with our values determined by GCMS-MID are
given The extraction and clean-up procedures we used for the SRM
particles were as described in Section B for the Citrus College POM sample
analyses As can be seen from Table VI-6 the agreement between our
values and those reported by NBS is generally excellent
The microg quantities of the five PAH measured in the Citrus College POM
samples for replicate GCMS-MID quantifications are given in Appendix B
Table B-3 The concentrations of these five PAH in ng m-3 (averaging the
replicate values) are given in Table VI-7 Two additional samples 7 and
8 repeat day and night composites are also listed in Tables B-3 and
VI-7 It was found that in taking the benzenemethanol extracts to a
constant weight a significant fraction of the deuterated internal stanshy
dards fluoranthene-d 10 pyrene-d 10 and even 2-nitrofluoranthene-d9 were
lost The use of internal standards should of course allow for correcshy
tion of such losses Since all of the filters from each day or night
comprising these composites had not been extracted we made replicate
composite samples and extracted these replicates with dichloromethane As
can be seen from Table VI-7 the composites and the repeat composites
VI-28
agree to within better than a factor of two In our current procedure for
POM analyses the benzenemethanol extract is not taken to dryness
6 Nitroarenes Sampled on TlGF Filters
The ambient concentrations of the nitrofluoranthenes and nitroshy
pyrenes measured for the six Citrus College POM samples are given in Table
VI-7 As we have observed previously (Pitts et al 1985c Ramdahl et al
1986 Arey et al 1987) 2-nitrofluoranthene was the most abundant
particle-associated nitroarene The GCMS-MID trace of the molecular ion
for the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (mz 247) from the August 20-
21 1986 2000-0800 PDT sample is shown in Figure VI-14 This sample
represents the highest ambient concentration of 2-nitrofluoranthene that
we have observed to date being 2 ng m-3 of 2-nitrofluoranthene
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2-NF180
90 mz 247
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
2-NP10 8-NF
0 -
GLENDORA CA 820-2186 NIGHT
23 24 25 26 27
RETENTION TIME (min)
Figure Vl-14 GCMS-MID trace showing the molecular ion of the nitrofluoranthenes (NF and nitropyrenes (NP analyzed in an ambient POM sample collected at Citrus College Glendora August 20-21 1986 from 2000-0800 PDT
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Table VI-6 PAH in NBS Standard Reference Material i649 Washington DC Air Particulate Sample
NBS Valuesa SAPRC Values for Replicate
PAH GC LC GCMS Analysis
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benz(a)anthracene
Chrysene triphenylene
Benzo(a)pyrene
73 plusmn 02
12 plusmn 02
24 plusmn 01
46 plusmn 02
30 plusmn 03
71 plusmn 05
60 plusmn 02
24plusmn01
35 t o 1 17 t 01
24 plusmn 02
71 70
62 61
23 2 1
4 o 39
23 22
awise et al (1986)
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Table VI-7 PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters at Citrus College Glendora CA
mi m-3
Fluorshy Benz(a- Chrysene Benzo(ashySample Site and Date anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 023 046 o 15 050 021 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 12 024 032 020 073 0)18 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 3 022 021 010 030 012 Day Composite 0800-2000 PDT 81516171886
lt Filter Sample 4 0 16a 026a 006 027 o 15 H I Night Composite 2000-0800 PDT
I) N 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 029 032 0 11 043 017 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 020 022 o 12 037 o 18 820-1286 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 7b 030 032 o 13 055 o 17 Repeat Day Composite 81516171886
Filter Sample 8b 024 028 o 17 062 027 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-1986
asingle injection bExtracted in CH2c12
middot-
Table VI-8 Concentration (pg m-3) of Nitrofluoranthenes and Nitropyrenes in Ambient POM at Citrus College Glendora CA
2-Nitroshy 3-Nitroshy 8-Nitroshy 1-Nitroshy 2-NitroshySample fluoranthene fluoranthene fluoranthene pyrene pyrene
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 PDT
Filter Sample 13 Day Compositeb 81516171886
lt H I Filter Sample I~ w
VJ Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
Filter Sample 5 82086 0800-2000 PDT
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT
8 N0 = None detected bExtracted with CH2c12bull
200
480
220
950
410
2000
NDa
ND
15
18
Traces
Traces
3
7
3
4
25
4
20
31
8
10
12
14
17
50
7
21
13
42
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VII AMBIENT MUTAGENICITY
A Introduction
For the past several years the mutagenicity of ambient P0M has been
recognized as a characteristic of polluted urban atmospheres Further-
more although airborne particulate matter contains many carcinogenic PAH
its mutagenic activity does not resemble that of the PAH which require
mammalian metabolic activation (S9) as a requisite for expression of their
mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella test Instead ambient P0M is
directly active ie expressing mutagenicity without the addition of
S9 and thus showing that other classes of organic chemicals which are
direct-acting mutagens are also present in ambient air
As an integral part of the CSMCS carried out at Citrus College
Glendora we measured the mutagenicity of collected 12-hour particulate
samples both with and without mammalian metabolic activation on
Salmonella strain TA98 Additionally we obtained mutagenicity data on
strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6
B Experimental
Sample Preparation for Mutagenicity Testing As noted in Section
II I POM samples were collected on a 12-hr basis throughout the study
period from 0800-2000 and 2000-0800 PDT The collected particulate
matter from two Hi-vols fitted with 10 microm cut-off inlets was weighed and
the filters Soxhlet extracted for 16-hr using a benzenemethanol (8020
azeotrope The solvent was removed under vacuum and the extracts were
taken to dryness under a stream of dry nitrogen Prior to mutagenicity
testing the sample extracts were stored in the dark at -75degC On the day
of the test each extract was taken up in DMS0 using a 20-minute
sonication and serial dilutions in DMS0 were made from this stock
solution
Tester Strains Ames Salmonella strain TA98 was used because of its
sensitivity to atmospheric particulate mutagens such as the nitroarenes
(Rosenkranz and Mermelstein 1983 and each particulate extract was tested
on this strain both in the presence and the absence of manmalian metabolic ( activation (S9 Each sample was also tested on strains TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6 in the absence of S9 as a possible indication of nitroarene
VII-1
mutagenicity TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 are isolates of TA98 which are
deficient in a nitroreductase Rosenkranz and Speck 1975 McCoy et al
1981 and a transacetylase enzyme (McCoy et al 1983 Orr et al 1985
Saito et al 1985 respectively The deficiency or these enzymes which
are required in the activation of many nitroarenes to penultimate
mutagens renders these strains less sensitive than TA98 to many mutagenic
nitroarenes Thus when a complex mixture exhibits less activity on
TA98NR or TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 it may be an indication of the
contribution of ni troarenes to the mutagenic activity of that sample
Table VII-1 shows the response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to
TA98 for several mutagenic atmospheric nitroarenes
The strains were cultured in 40 mL of L-broth for 12 hours at 37degC
with shaking The culture density was estimated by its absorbance at 550
nm and each strain was diluted with fresh medium to an absorbance
previously calculated to yield the standard culture density of 109 colony
forming units per mL (approximately 028 absorbance units) After
dilution the cultures were maintained in an ice bath for the duration of
the test The titer of each culture was determined by dilution and
plating on histidine-supplemented medium E The standard genotypic
markers which were routinely checked were crystal violet sensitivity UV
sensitivity and ampicillin resistance Three standard positive-control
mutagens were tested on each strain 1) 2-nitrofluorene a positive
control mutagen which we have used for the past ten years to check the
response of TA98 was also used to check the reduced response of TA98NR
relative to TA98 2 18-dinitropyrene was used to check the reduced
response of TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98 and TA98NR for nitroarenes
which require the Salmonella transacetylase for activation and 3)
quercetin was used to check the equivalent response of these strains to
non-nitroarene mutagens Additionally benzo(apyrene was tested on
TA98(+S9) to check the response of this strain to indirect mutagens
Our testing protocol consistently results in somewhat higher
mutagenicities than other laboratories which we attribute primarily to
the use of L-broth instead of Oxoid broth to culture the tester strains
L-broth has about twice the amount of histidine as does Oxoid and its use
results in larger amounts of histidine on the test plate Because it is
the limiting growth factor a higher amount of histidine results in a
VII-2
( ( Table VII-1 Response of TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 Relative to TA98
for Standard Nitroarenes
Ratios of Response (-S9)
TA98NR TA9818-DNP6 to to
Compound TA98 TA98
2-Nitrofluoranthene
3-Nitrofluoranthene
8-Nitrofluoranthene
1-Nitropyrene
2-Nitropyrene
18-Dinitropyrene
024
049
033
0 13
010
10
017
013
030
057
o 14
0021
higher number of cells on the test plate and hence a higher number of
revertants (Maron and Ames 1983) The use of L-broth also results in a
somewhat denser background lawn of unreverted Salmonella but colony
morphology and visibility are unaffected
S9 Mix Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S9 was prepared by Litton
Bionetics Inc according to the method of Ames et al (1975) and containshy
ed 26 mg mL- 1 protein (manufacturers analysis) NADP was purchased from
Boehringer Mannheim and glucose-6-phosphate was purchased from Sigma
Chemical Company
The S9 mix was prepared by the standard protocol (Ames et al 1975
Maron and Ames 1983) with 001 ml S9 per plate c2i vv mix) This S9
concentration was chosen since we have previously found a 2i vv mix to be
optimal in activating ambient particulate extracts collected in southern
California Frequently the use of S9 in testing ambient POM results in a
net decrease in activity as deactivation of direct mutagens overrides the
presumed activation of indirect mutagens such as the PAH Many
nitroarenes are also subject to this S9 suppression of activity
VI-3
Testing Protocol The standard Ames Salmonella plate incorporation
mutagenicity test was performed according to the method of Ames and coshy
workers (Ames et al 1975 Maron and Ames 1983) with some modifications to
improve its accuracy and precision (Belser et al 1981) Because of the
large number of plates required for the complete set of samples the
extracts were assayed in two tests 1) TA98 with and without S9 and 2)
TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 without S9 By dividing the tests by strain the
variation in response within one sample set was minimized Each extract
was tested in triplicate at eight doses chosen to logarithmically span the
region of linear response observed in the past for ambient P0M In
anticipation of lower activities on TA98NR and TA981 8-DNP6 the doses
chosen for these strains were twice as great as those for TA98 Hence
each sample was tested at 3 6 11 21 38 70 135 and 250 microg plate- 1 on
TA98 and at 6 12 22 42 76 140 270 and 500 microg plate-1 on TA98NR and
TA9818-DNP6
Each test was performed in a single afternoon by means of a procedure
designed to improve intraday precision Belser et al 1981) Darkroom
conditions were employed throughout to prevent any photodecomposi tion of
the samples which might occur under laboratory fluorescent 1 ights The
plates were incubated at 37degC for 63 hours and counted with a Biotran
automatic colony counter (New Brunswick Scientific) directly interfaced to
a microcomputer ( Apple II) The extract potencies or specific activishy
ties were obtained by 1 inear regression analysis of the dose-response
data in the region of linear response The slope of the dose-response 1curve is the specific activity in revertants microg- The ratios of the
specific activities on strains TA98NR and TA9818-DNP6 relative to TA98
were then calculated
From the specific activities the extract weights and the weights of
the particulate matter collected the potencies of the particulate matter
or mutagen loadings in revertants per mg of particulate matter collected
were calculated Finally from the specific activities the extract
weights and the volumes of sampled air the airborne mutagenicity conshy
centrations or mutagen densities in revertants per m3 of sampled air
were calculated
VII-4
( C Results
The complete data set including the sample collection data is given
in Tables VII-2 to VII-5 The concurrent General Motors Laboratories
mutagen density data (J Siak T L Chan and G T Wolff private
connnunication) are included in Table VII-5 for comparison As we have
observed before in southern California the sampled POM was principally
directly active the average direct activity (TA98 -S9 was 345 rev m-3
as compared to 332 rev m-3 with metabolic activation TA98 +S9 Figure
VII-1 shows the mutagen density with and without S9 observed during this
study The values are intermediate in the range of mutagen densities we
have observed before in southern California and followed a general trend
towards higher values at the end of the study Figure VII-2 shows the
TA98 +S9 to TA98 -S9) ratio together with the TA98 (-S9) mutagen
density which are anticorrelated Thus sampling periods with higher
direct mutagenicity tended to be those which exhibited less promutagenshy
icity and greater direct activity This observation is consistent in a
qualitative manner with the presence in ambient POM of nitroarenes
The final nighttime sampling period during this study 820-2186
2000-0800 PDT) was unusual because of the high levels of volatile and nonshy
volatile nitroarenes present in the atmosphere For example the 2-nitroshy
fluoranthene concentration was a factor of ~5 greater than on the previous
day and the 1-nitronaphthalene concentration increased by over a factor of
two Concurrent observations of the presence of the nitrate radical
indicated that chemistry could have been occurring on this nightN2o5 Our measured mutagen density however declined by a factor of two
inconsistent with these other observations Moreover in contrast to our
results researchers at General Motors Laboratories using CH2c12 as an
extraction solvent observed a significant increase in mutagenicity (TA98
-S9) from the daytime 82086 0800-2000 PDT) sample to the nighttime
(820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) sample in their tests Since we had used a
benzene-methanol azeotrope as the extraction solvent system we decided to
retest the POM collected during these final two sampling periods using
dichloromethane as the extraction solvent
VII-5
Table Vll-2 Particulate Data for 12-Hour Collections at Citrus College August 1986
Particulate Time of Weight Extract J
Date Day (PDT)
2 Filters (mg)
TSP (lg m-3)a
Weight (mg)
Extrait-able
81286 0800-2000 2004 130c 4839 24
812-1386 2000-0800 1156 71 5028 43
81386 0800-2000 2088 130 5761 28
813-1486 2000-0800 1344 82 5954 44
81486 0800-2000 2333 140 6484 28
814-1586 2000-0800 1068 65 3142 29
81586 0800-2000 1855 110 5581 30
815-1686 2000-0800 1073 66 3361 31 81686 0800-2000 1526 94 5366 35 816-1786 2000-0800 960 59 4665 49
81786 0800-2000 1347 83 5203 39 817-1886 2000-0800 924 57 28 10 30
81886 0800-2000 2107 130 4287 20
818-1986 2000-0800 937 57 1881 20
81986 0800-2000 1695 100 4108 24
819-2086 2000-0800 972 60 3661 38 82086 0800-2000 1884 120 4969 26
820-2186 2000-0800 117 1 72 2846 24
aFlow rates for the two samples 1Hi-vols 18 and 11) were 40 scfm for a total sampling volume of 1631 m
b16-hr Soxhlet extraction with benzenemethanol (8020) csampling volume -5J low due to power failure
VII-6
~- -Table VII-3 Specific Activities of Particulate Extracts Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Ratios 18S~ecific Activity rev ~g- of Res~onse -S2)
TA98 Time of TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date Day
(PDT) TA98 +S9
TA98 -S9
TA98NR -S9
18-DNP6 -S9
to TA98
to TA98
81286 0800-2000 14 ( 18) 13 (35) 058 (2 10 031 58) 045 024
812-1386 2000-0800 10 (20) 097 (22) 050 (30) 021 ( 7 1) 052 022
81386 0800-2000 077 (11) 063 (32) 022 (55) 0093 (85) 035 o 15
813-1486 2000-0800 12 26) 12 ( 13) o68 lt14) 027 (59) 057 023
81486 0800-2000 082 ( 1 1) 087 (40) 038 (32) o 17 (88) 044 020
814-1586 2000-0800 078 40) 057 (21) 034 25) o 18 ( 6 1) 060 032 ltH H 81586 0800-2000 o 82 (2 1) 080 (23) 031 39) o 15 (93) 039 o 19 I 815-1686 2000-0800 15 (07) 20 (31) 10 (22) 047 (49) 050 024
81686 0800-2000 084 (24) 087 (34) 035 (60) o 15 (13) 040 017 816-1786 2000-0800 14 (20) 14 (29) 066 (27) 029 (28) 047 021 81786 0800-2000 086 20) 084 (31) 035 (40) o 14 14) 042 o 17 817-1886 2000-0800 23 ( 18) 25 (LO) 13 (30) 055 (31) 052 022 81886 0800-2000 16 ( 18) 20 (33) 087 (40) 029 (52) 044 o 15 818-1986 2000-0800 1 3 (30) 1 1 (27) 064 (28) 025 (60) 058 023 81986 0800-2000 13 ( 1 7) 14 (54) 048 ( 3 1) 021 (7 1) 034 o 15
819-2086 2000-0800 17 (32) 19 ( 1 8) 081 (21) 038 (63) 043 020
82086 0800-2000 18 (26) 20 (70) 069 (33) 034 (26) 035 017
820-2186 2000-0800 16 (24) 16 (33) 073 (92) 031 (42) 046 019
aslope of the dose-response curve in the region of linear response The number in parentheses is the standard error expressed as a percentage of the specific activity
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Table VII-4 Mutagen Loadings of Particulate Hatter Collected at Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen Loading (rev mg-12 Time of TA98
Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6 Date (PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 340 300 140 75
812-1386 2000-0800 430 420 220 91
81386 0800-2000 210 170 61 26
813-1486 2000-0800 530 530 300 120
81486 0800-2000 230 240 110 47
814-1586 2000-0800 230 170 100 53 81586 0800-2000 250 240 93 45
815-1686 2000-0800 470 630 310 150
81686 0800-2000 300 310 120 53 816-1786 2000-0800 680 680 320 140
81786 0800-2000 330 320 140 54
817-1886 2000-0800 700 760 400 170
81886 0800-2000 330 410 180 59 818-1986 2000-0800 260 220 130 50
81986 0800-2000 320 340 120 51
819-2086 2000-0800 640 720 310 140
82086 0800-2000 470 530 180 90 820-2186 2000-0800 390 390 180 75
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Table VII-5 Particulate Mutagen Densities Citrus College August 1986
Mutagen DensitX rev m-32a
Time of TA98 Day TA98 TA98 TA98NR 18-DNP6
Date PDT) +S9 -S9 -S9 -S9
81286 0800-2000 42b 39b 22) 0 17b 92b
812-1386 2000-0800 31 30 23) 15 65 81386 0800-2000 27 22 19) 78 33 813-1486 2000-0800 44 44 11) 25 10
81486 0800-2000 33 35 21) 15 68
814-1586 2000-0800 15 11 9) 65 35 81586 0800-2000 28 27 15) 11 5 1
815-1686 2000-0800 31 41 13) 21 10
8ti6J86 0800-2000 28 29 14) 12 49
816-1786 2000-0800 40 40 27) 19 83 81786 0800-2000 27 27 13) 11 45 817-1886 2000-0800 40 43 22) 22 95 81886 0800-2000 42 53 17) 23 76
818-1986 2000-0800 15 13 18) 74 29 81986 0800-2000 33 35 (12) 12 53 819-2086 2000-0800 38 43 16) 18 85 82086 0800-2000 55 61 24) 21 10
820-2186 2000-0800 28 28 38) 13 54
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For this second mutagenicity test using CH2c12-extraction POM
collected on TGF filters in Hi-vol samplers modified to allow PUF plugs
to be placed downstream from the filters was employed These modified Hishy
vol samplers were operated at a flow rate or 23 SCFM instead of the
conventional 40 SCFM) to ensure that the flow controller remained
operative One filter from the daytime (82086 0800-2000 PDT) and one
filter from the nighttime 820-2186 2000-0800 PDT) collection period
were Soxhlet extracted for 16 hours with CH2c12 and tested on TA98 -S9)
The results or this collection and mutagenicity test are given in
Table VII-6 together with the data for our previous test of the benzene-methanol extracts As can be seen from the TSP data the modified
samplers collected more particulate matter than the standard Hi-vol as
expected since these Hi-vols were not equipped with a size-selective
inlet This was not expected to have greatly affected the mutagenicity
results however because very little mutagenicity is present on particles
larger than -10 micro
Table VII-6 The Effect of Extraction Solvent on Kutagenicity
Benzene-Methanol Extracts
CH2Cl Extraceuros
Date 82086 820-2186 82086 820-2186
Time Period (PDT)
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Day Night 0800-2000 2000-0800
Flow Rate SCFM) 400 400 230 230
TSP microg m-3) 120 72 160 110
J Extractable 26 24 12 14
Specific Activity rev microg- 1 20 16 25 55
Mutagen Loading (rev mg- 1) 530 390 300 760
Mutagen Density (rev m-3) 61 28 47 83
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The more polar benzene-methanol solvent system extracted much more
material than did CH2c12 bull Despite the larger amount of polar material
present in the benzene-methanol samples the mutagen density for the
nighttime sample is three-fold lower than for the corresponding CH2c12-
extracted sample In contrast the mutagen density for the benzeneshy
methanol daytime sample is somewhat higher than for the corresponding
CH2c12-extracted sample Apparently the polar material in the benzeneshy
methanol extract of the nighttime sample inhibited the mutagenicity of
this extract probably through toxic or bacteriostatic action In
contrast the mutagenici ty of the polar compounds in the daytime sample
overcame any inhibitory effect
These observations illustrate the inherent compromises in choosing a
solvent system for extracting ambient POM The benzene-methanol solvent
system was chosen precisely because it extracts more polar material than
does CH2c12 and does not generate the artifactual mutagenicity associated
with the use of acetonitrile Indeed because inhibitory compounds may be
of the same polarity as mutagens every solvent system must result in an
underestimation of the mutagenicity of ambient POM This underscores the
need for identification and quantification of ambient mutagens Once
identified and tested for mutagenicity in their pure form the known
mutagens in a sample can be quantified and an accurate sum of their
mutagenicities can be obtained
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t
VIII CONCLUSIONS
The objectives of SAPRCs involvement in the ARB-funded CSMCS study
held at Citrus College Glendora CA during the period August 12-21
1986 were met Using long pathlength differential optical absorption and
Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopic techniques the
ambient concentrations of N02 HONO HCHO HN03 NH3 and the N03 radical
were monitored in an essentially continuous mode throughout this study
period Since these data were obtained using absolute in-situ spectroshy
scopic methods they have served as benchmark data for the evaluation of
other more portable measurement methods for the determination of HCHO
and HN03 concentrations during the SCAQS carried out in 1987
Based upon the experimental methods used and ambient air concentshy
ration data obtained in our recent study at El Camino Conmtunity College
Torrance we were able to employ a complementary set of sampling techshy
niques to provide a comprehensive data set concerning the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of both volatile and non-volatile PAH and nitroshy
arenes during this study at Citrus College Ambient atmospheric concenshy
tration data were obtained for the following PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-
methylnaphthalene biphenyl acenaphthene acenaphthylene fluorene
phenanthrene anthracene dibenzothiophene fluoranthene pyrene benz(a)shy
anthracene chrysenetriphenylene and benzo(a)pyrene and the following
nitroarenes 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene 3-nitrobiphenyl 2- 3- and 8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene The ambient concentrations of
the PAH cover a very large range (gt1000) with the most volatile PAH naphshy
thalene being the most abundant Indeed the naphthalene concentration
exceeded 1 ppb during the 12-hr nighttime period 2000-0800 PDT on August
20-21 and averaged 0 7 ppb (3700 ng m-3) over the entire study period
The next most abundant PAH were the 1- and 2-methylnaphthalenes with 2-
methylnaphthalene being about twice as abundant as 1-methylnaphthalene
The ambient concentrations of the PAH exhibited diurnal variations
with the concentrations generally being higher during the nighttime
sampling periods than during the daytime periods This diurnal variation
can most readily be seen for the volatile PAH which were sampled onto the
high and low flow Tenax cartridges and for which individual 12-hr analyses
were carried out This diurnal variation could in general be due to
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differing daynight emission rates meteorology (with lower inversion
heights and hence higher concentrations during the nighttime periods
andor differing atmospheric removal rates due to chemical reactions The
observation (Table VI-1 that the magnitude of the diurnal variation
depended on the specific PAH with the largest variations being for the
most chemically reactive PAH indicates that part of this variation was
due to chemical removal of the PAH during daytime hours
The 2-3 ring PAH monitored using the Tenax cartridge system all react
with the OH radical during daylight hours (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and
Aschmann 1987b) with expected lifetimes due to this OH radical reaction
of approximately 3 days for biphenyl and fluorene and 2-12 hrs for the
other PAH The PAH naphthalene 1- and 2-methylnaphthalene acenaphthene
acenaphthylene and phenanthrene also react to a lesser extent with N2o5bull
In addition acenaphthene and acenaphthylene also react with N03 radicals
(Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) bull These andor radical removalN2o5 N03 processes were likely to be of minor significance during this study since
the N03 radical (and hence N2o5) concentrations were low In addition
acenaphthylene reacts with Atkinson and Aschmann 1987b) with thiso3 removal process again being most important during daytime Interestingly
the ratio (average nighttime concentrationaverage daytime concentration)
correlates well with the OH radical reaction rate constant (which varies
from 7 x 10-12 cm3 molecule- 1 s-1 for biphenyl to 1 1 x 10-10 cm3 moleshy1cule-1 s- for acenaphthylene (Atkinson 1986 Atkinson and Aschmann
1987b) as shown by the plot in Figure VIII-1 This good correlation
confirms our expectation that daytime reaction with the OH radical is an
important atmospheric removal process for the PAH present in the gas
phase
The nitroarenes also exhibit a diurnal concentration profile as
shown in Figure VIII-2 which gives our earlier data from Torrance CA
(Winer et al 1987) as well as from Citrus College Again this observed
diurnal variation in the nitroarene concentrations can be due to differing
emission rates differing formation rates from their parent PAH during
transport through the atmosphere meteorology or differing removal rates
during daytime and nighttime periods Our data for the PAH (Figure VIII-1)
show that meteorology at Citrus College had a relatively minor effect of
the order of 20J (estimated from the intercept representing no OH radical
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10 11 x OH RADICAL RATE CONSTANT (cM 3 Molecule-ls -l)
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DAY NIGHT
TORRANCE CA 6
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( reaction) on the daynight concentration ratio Further it is expected
(Atkinson et al 1987) that the atmospheric OH radical reactions of the
nitroarenes will be relatively slow Hence since 3-nitrobiphenyl is not
expected to be emitted and the daytimenighttime emission rates of the
nitronaphthalenes are not likely to vary significantly the observed difshy
ferences in the daynight concentration profiles for 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl strongly suggest differing formation rates
In particular our observation that the daytime concentrations of 3-nitroshy
biphenyl are always higher than the nighttime concentration ( in total
contrast to the situation for the PAH) shows that 3-nitrobiphenyl must be
made in the atmosphere during daytime hours Indeed we have shown from
laboratory studies (Atkinson et al 1987) that the daytime OH radical
reaction with biphenyl (the only significant atmospheric chemical removal
process for biphenyl) forms 3-nitrobiphenyl in approximately 5j yield
1- and 2-Nitronaphthalene are also formed from the reaction of OH radicals
with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) but these nitroarenes can also be
formed from the nighttime reaction of naphthalene with N2o5 (Atkinson et
al 1987)
In our previous study in Torrance CA (Winer et al 1987) N03 radicals were not present during nighttime hours and hence the N2o5 forshy
mation route to the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes was not operative and the
daytime concentrations of the 1- and 2-nitronaphthalenes and 3-nitroshy
biphenyl were higher than during the nighttime as expected from a daytime
formation pathway via OH radical reaction from their parent PAH In
contrast at Citrus College N03 radicals were observed on several
evenings and both daytime and nighttime formation of 1- and 2-nitronaphshy
thalene was hence possible (note that 3-nitrobiphenyl could only be formed
during the daytime) Indeed while the daytime 3-nitrobiphenyl concenshy
trations were higher than the nighttime concentrations the 1- and 2-
nitronaphthalene concentrations were as high or higher during the
nights Even more interesting is the observation that during daytime the
1- and 2-nitronaphthalene concentrations were comparable consistent with
the similar formation yields from the daytime OH radical-initiated reacshy
tions with naphthalene (Atkinson et al 1987) During nighttime however
the 1-nitronaphthalene concentrations were significantly higher than the
2-nitronaphthalene concentrations consistent with nighttime formation
VII I-5
from N2o5 reaction with naphthalene for which the 1- and 2-nitronaphthashy
lene yields are 15J and 7J respectively (Atkinson et al 1987
The ambient nitroarene concentrations also vary widely from compound
to compound and as with the PAH the most volatile nitroarenes are again
the most abundant Indeed as shown in Table VIII-1 the ambient atmosshy
pheric concentrations of 1- and 2-nitronaphthalene and 3-nitrobiphenyl
(measured at both Torrance (Winer et al 1987) and Citrus College are
comparable to the ambient concentrations of fluoranthene and (not shown)
pyrene and are generally an order of magnitude higher than the concenshy
trations of 2-nitrofluoranthene the most abundant particle-associated
nitroarene
As noted in previous sections of this report the PAH themselves are
not directly mutagenic in the Ames assay without microsomal activation
The ambient atmospheric concentrations of the particle-associated nitroshy
arenes (which are direct-acting mutagens when combined with their
mutagenic activities (Table VII-1) allow the ambient mutagenic densities
resulting from the nitrofluoranthenes and nitropyrenes (by far the most
abundant particle-associated nitroarenes to be calculated Table Vlll-2
gives the overall direct-acting mutagenic densities towards strain TA98
(-S9 calculated from our measured ambient concentrations of 2- 3- and
8-nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-nitropyrene for the six time-periods for
which data were obtained The mutagenic densities (rev m-3) calculated
from the measured ambient concentrations of these nitrofluoranthenes and
nitropyrenes ranged from approximately 1-9 rev m-3_ 2-Nitrofluoranthene
itself accounted for from 50-90J of this overall mutagenic density contrishy
buted by the nitroarenes of molecular weight 247
These calculated nitrofluoranthene and nitropyrene mutagen densities
account for typically 10J of the measured ambient mutagenicity It is
difficult to cite a definite numerical contribution of the nitrofluorshy
anthenes and nitropyrenes to ambient mutagenicity due to potential
problems in the Ames assay as discussed in Section VII above This 10J
figure for the contribution of the particle-associated nitroarenes to
ambient mutagenicity is consistent with the values given by Arey et al
(1988) and shows that the majority ie typically 90j of the mutagenishy
city of ambient POM is presently unaccounted for Ihis as yet unaccountshy
ed for direct-acting mutagenicity could be associated with other PAH-
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( derivatives formed in the atmosphere during transport from source to
receptor or from other classes of organics Further work to attempt to
determine the identity of these other mutagens and their sources (direct
emissions versus atmospheric formation) is clearly necessary
Table VIII-1 Ambient Atmospheric Concentrations (ng m-3) of Selected PAH and Nitroarenes at Torrance and Glendora CA
Concentration (ng m-3)
Location 1-Nitroshy 2-Nitro- 3-Nitro- Fluor- 2-Nitroshyand Date naphthalene naphthalene biphenyl anthene fluoranthene
Torrance CA 22586 0600-1800 hra
Torrance CA 224-2586 1800-0600 hra
Glendora CA 82186 0800-2000 hrb
Glendora CA 820-2186 2000-0800 hrb
30 29 60 80 03
23 1 bull 1 06 97 03
27 26 09 59 04
57 3 1 05 68 20
aTimes in PST bTimes in PDT
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Table VIII-2 Mutagenic Densities (rev m-3) Towards TA98(-S9) at Citrus College Glendora Due to the Measured Ambient Concentrashytions of 2- 3- and 8-Nitrofluoranthene and 1- and 2-Nitropyrene (Using the Mutagenicity Data given in Table VII-1 for the Mutagenic Activities of these Nitroarenes)
Date and Time Sample (PDT
1 81386 0800-2000 hr
2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
3 81516171886 Day composite 0800-2000 hr
4 815-16 16-17 17-18 18-1986 Night Composite 2000-0800 hr
5 82086 0800-2000 hr
6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
14
27
11
52
2 1
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( APPENDIX A
DOAS Measurements of Gaseous Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Formaldehyde (HCHO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (N02)
at Citrus College Glendora
from August 12-21 1986
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( ( Table A-1 Ambient Concentrations Determined by
DOAS During Citrus College Study
Concentration (~~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 0014-0033 2 1 79 650 0033-0047 18 67 63701 08-01 22 19 78 623 01 22-01 36 20 10 642 01 56-02 10 23 68 596 02 10-02 24 22 64 609 0245-0259 24 64 558 0259-0313 24 78 568 0334-0348 28 53 524 0348-0402 19 65 557 0422-0437 bull 9 55 547 0437-0451 32 56 476 0511-0525 3 1 73 49 1 0525-0539 37 53 460 06 00-06 14 4 1 66 44 1 06 14-06 28 30 74 499 0649-0703 35 59 463 0703-0717 3 1 78 523 0737-0751 20 100 657 0751-0806 15 108 742 0811-0831 1 bull 1 110 730 0831-0846 13 97 7630846-0901 2 125 873 0901-0916 09 107 9170916-0931 08 126 917 0931-0946 NDa 122 9750946-1001 ND 140 9381001-10 16 ND 130 89310 16-1031 ND 142 832 1031-1046 ND 119 78o 1046-1101 ND 11 6 725 1101-1116 ND 114 662 11 16-1 1 31 ND 122 5771131-1146 ND 113 5351146-1201 ND 115 4931201-1216 ND 110 438 12 16-12 31 ND 13 1 437 1231-1246 ND 133 412 1246-1301 ND 113 440 1301-1316 ND 11 8 487 1316-1331 ND 100 438 1331-1346 ND 149 402 1346-1401 ND 13 1 355 (
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Table A-1 continued) - 2
Concentration ~eeb2 Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
13-AUG-86 1546-1601 ND 158 37 1 1601-1616 ND 140 38 1 1616-1631 ND 144 384 1631-1646 ND 157 3581646-1701 ND 154 432 1701-1716 ND 160 369 1716-1731 ND 148 ll 1 bull 1 1731-1746 ND 137 431 1746-1753 ND 132 474 1800-18 17 ND 107 528 1817-1832 ND 11 o 5391832-1847 ND 95 527 1910-1921 ND 94 614 1942-1953 ND 96 622 20 15-2026 ND 9 1 679 2050-2101 08 9 1 730 21 22-21 33 ND 68 761 2237-2249 18 85 7372321-2335 22 68 714 2335-2349 bull 9 66 682
14-AUG-86 0010-0024 1 6 74 673 0024-0038 1 9 54 6580058-01 12 20 6 678 01 12-01 26 2 1 59 642 0147-0201 24 58 605 0201-02 15 23 59 617 0236-0250 25 52 596 0250-0304 20 ND 631 0325-0339 20 64 636 0339-0353 20 49 652 04 13-04 27 3 1 6 1 605 0427-0441 23 55 625 0502-0516 25 ND 609 05 16-05 30 25 70 628 0551-0605 27 ND 60906 05-06 19 29 48 609 0640-0654 25 79 651 0654-0708 25 54 600 0728-0742 2 1 80 615 0742-0756 15 76 688 08 18-0833 13 110 707 0833-0848 09 134 774 0848-0903 ND 112 818 09 03-09 18 ND 121 792
(continued)
A-3
( Table A-1 continued) - 3 Concentration (ppb)
Scan Period Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
14-AUG-86 0918-0933 ND 142 686 0948-1003 1003-1018 1033-1048 1048-1103 1103-1118 1118-1133 1133-1148 12 18-1233 1233-1248 1248-1303 1303-1318 13 18-13 33 1333-1348 1348~1403 1403-1414 1506-1521 1521-1536 1536-1551 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1709-1724 1724-1743 1743-1800 18 00-18 15 18 15-1835 19 18-19 38 1959-20 10 2031-2042 21 02-21 14 21 28-21 43 2222-2236 2236-2250 2310-2324 2324-2338
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 12 13 12 13 14 1 6
125 136 140 144 133 136 134 133 116 127 144 88
10 1 116 78
138 164 147 134 150 125 138 129 11 1 10 1 117 104 96 83 8 1 72 63 6o 60 57
799 732 657 637 478 559 502 278 447 502 375 332 290 288 230 262 262 307 404 397 396 396 400 446 458 468 567 622 805 797 772 744 726 622 574
15-AUG-86 0000-0014 00 14-0028 0048-01 02 01 02-01 16 01 36-01 50 01 50-0204 0225-0239 0239-0253
16 15 15 1 7 18 1 2 19 19
56 53 57 54 63 59 59 62
546 557 539 530 512 519 489 478 (
continued)
A-4
Table A-1 continued) - 4
Concentration t22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 0314-0328 19 53 427 0328-0342 20 54 420 04 02-04 16 20 57 42 1 04 16-04 30 2 1 59 398 0451-0505 24 53 38905 05-05 19 26 56 396 0539-0553 19 62 416 0553-0607 19 65 435 0628-0642 23 47 3980642-0656 19 8 1 467 0717-0731 17 72 512 0731-0745 18 78 518 0755-0809 12 86 5720810-0825 12 86 611 0825-0840 13 80 600 0840-0855 4 96 636 0855-09 10 1 104 6530925-0940 ND 98 665 0940-0955 ND 102 629 09 55-10 10 ND 116 63710 10-10 25 09 108 5831025-1040 ND 120 608 1040-1058 ND 122 619 1058-11 13 ND 135 5751113-1129 ND 132 574 11 29-11 4 3 ND 120 5191143-1158 ND 134 474 11 58-12 13 ND 128 39 712 13-12 28 ND 122 3931228-1243 ND 129 3991243-1258 ND 129 36 1 1258-13 18 ND 129 31313 18-13 34 ND 135 283 1334-1349 ND 113 316 1349-1404 ND 141 3431404-1419 ND 189 302 1419-1434 ND 158 248 1434-1449 ND 144 216 1449-1504 ND 159 24 7 1504-15 19 ND 168 299 15 19-15 34 ND 150 3591534-1554 ND 137 458 1555-1613 ND 120 436 1613-1628 ND 114 454 1628-1643 ND 104 472
(continued)
A-5
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fTable A-1 (continued) - 5
Concentration ieeb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
15-AUG-86 1858-19 14 1930-1946 2059-21 14 21 30-21 53 22 15-22 33 2303-2322 2322-2336 2352-2400
ND ND 1 2 14 1 5 20 15 2 1
11 75 45 53 47 62 66 48
599 728 633 600 598 611 603 606
(
16-AUG-86 0000-0002 00 16-00 22 0034-0049 0049-0104 01 04-01 19 01 19-01 34 01 34-01 49 01 49-0204 0204-0219 02 19-0234 0234-0249 0249-0304 0304-0319 03 19-03 34 0334-0349 0349-0404 04 04-04 19 04 19-04 34 0434-0448 0448-0503 05 03-05 18 05 18-05 33 0533-0548 0548-0603 06 03-06 18 06 18-06 37 0637-0654 0654-0711 0711-0728 0728-0747 0747-0802 0802-0817 08 17-0832 0832-0847 0847-0902 09 02-09 17
2 1 20 23 27 29 36 33 34 27 30 28 3 1 28 32 29 26 30 36 35 35 35 35 35 35 29 33 36 32 29 22 13 16 09 12 09 ND
48 7 1 54 54 69 84 78 66 59 47 45 63 77 62 60 56 7 1 47 72 66 7 1 56 72 69 ND 72 62 57 69 83 77 7 1 8 1 95
104 92
606 567 567 552 54 1 485 504 490 537 526 516 504 526 475 495 519 465 460 472 454 469 450 460 468 469 449 385 394 45 1 519 596 705 736 71 654 68 1 f
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(continued)
A-6
Table A-1 continued) - 6
Concentration ~QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
16-AUG-86 0917-0932 08 107 707 0932-0947 ND 126 710 0947-1002 09 126 629 1002-10 17 ND 87 619 1017-1032 ND 99 615 1032-1047 ND 13 1 598 1047-1101 ND 125 590 1101-1116 ND 126 543 1116-1131 ND 135 526 1131-1146 ND 13 1 416 1146-1201 ND 113 384 1201-1218 ND 96 337 12 18-1233 ND 117 308 1233-1248 ND 129 242 1248-1303 ND 8 1 193 1303-1318 ND 101 143 13 18-1333 ND 119 160 1333-1348 ND 96 13 1 1348-1403 ND 84 128 1403-1418 ND 140 14 1 14 18-14 34 ND 104 118 1434-1449 ND 102 132 1449-1504 ND 104 137 1504-1519 ND 11 6 118 15 19-1534 ND 11 7 154 1534-1549 ND 11 3 154 1549-1604 ND 114 144 1604-1619 ND 102 163 16 19-16 34 ND 11 7 194 1634-1652 ND 137 214 1652-1707 ND 126 236 1709-1727 ND 113 282 1727-1742 ND 11 3 355 1742-1757 ND 96 37 1 1757-18 12 ND 108 367 18 12-1827 ND 10 1 389 1827-1843 ND 92 38 1 1859-19 15 ND 68 520 1935-1946 ND 83 642 2008-2019 14 8 1 754 2040-2051 15 84 779 21 12-21 23 17 78 833 21 43-21 54 17 86 81 1 22 14-2226 20 68 650 2248-2302 20 63 730
(continued)
A-7
( Table A-1 continued) - 7 -
Concentration ~22bScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO I02
16-AUG-86 2302-2316 20 50 68 1 2337-2351 2 1 66 6672351-2400 24 62 662
17-AUG-86 0000-0005 24 62 662 0025-0039 27 8 1 582 0040-0054 32 104 middot601 14-01 28 37 89 628 01 28-01 42 36 87 -30203-0217 38 83 6o8 02 17-02 31 40 8o 604 0252-0305 37 93 5390305-0320 26 84 478 0340-0354 30 90 ~-50354-0408 19 92 2370429-0443 25 65 26 7 0443-0457 24 66 30405 18-05 32 15 66 219 0532-0546 17 84 2370606-0620 1 6 69 18 7 0620-0634 17 60 190 0655-0709 1 5 8o 2~2 0709-0723 12 92 28 1 0745-0800 ND 86 a208 10-0825 ND 83 2i50825-0840 ND 10 1 25 10840-0855 ND 102 3360855-0909 ND 13 1 3680909-0924 ND 14 1 1159 0924-0939 ND 161 504 0939-0954 ND 138 5230954-1009 ND 147 5661009-1024 ND 125 ta 0 1024-1039 ND 162 122 1039-1054 ND 17 3 39 71245-1300 ND 143 a 1 1300-1315 ND 134 160 13 15-1330 ND 134 s31330-1345 ND 126 152 1345-1400 ND 129 1761400-1415 ND 125 160 14 15-14 30 ND 122 132 1430-1445 ND 120 1i 3 1445-1500 ND 119 i06 1500-1515 ND 114 1_ 7 (
(contin~d)
A-8
Table A-1 (continued) - 8
Concentration QQb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
17-AUG-86 1515-1530 ND 153 153 1530-1545 ND 144 223 1545-1600 ND 146 215 1600-1617 ND 146 223 1617-1632 ND 137 225 1632-1647 ND 110 224 16 47-17 02 ND 77 202 1702-17 17 ND 80 210 17 17- 17 32 ND 8 1 244 1732-1747 ND 72 268 1747-1802 ND 86 337 1802-18 17 ND 60 405 18 17-1832 ND 75 514 1832-1847 ND 53 51 1 1847-1902 ND 98 589 1902-1917 ND 11 635 1943-1954 ND 87 789 20 15-2026 12 83 818 2047-2058 ND 72 774 21 19-21 30 12 54 698 2151-2202 10 68 706 2223-2234 10 72 695 2255-2306 ND 12 657 2330-2341 1 11 697 2341-2355 13 62 762
18-AUG-86 0018-0030 14 57 75 1 0030-0044 19 57 696 01 05-01 19 18 60 760 01 19-01 33 1 7 68 760 0153-0207 2 1 69 735 0207-0221 2 1 72 757 0242-0256 15 80 752 02 56-03 10 17 78 727 0331-0345 23 89 695 0345-0359 19 86 674 0420-0434 25 89 659 0434-0448 28 5 1 674 0508-0522 20 87 534 0522-0537 23 95 51 1 0558-0611 15 59 383 0611-0625 1 5 69 460 0646-0700 12 75 535 07 00-07 14 17 7 1 553 0736-0750 13 86 55 1
(continued)
A-9
( tTable A-1 (continued) - 9
Concentration (ppb)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 0751-0806 0806-0821 0821-0836
13 12 12
89 8 1 95
583 524 438
0836-0851 0851-0906 0906-0921
ND 14 19
102 120 155
49 1 72 1
1064 0921-0936 1005-1020 1020-1035 1035-1050 1050-1105 11 05-11 20 11 20-11 35 1135-1150 1150-1205 1205-1220 1220-1235 1235-1250 1250-1305 1305-1320
10 ND ND ND 09 09 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
125 120 150 152 164 171 198 179 165 149 144 114 134 11 1
728 831 877
102 1 1010 1004 960 820 756 710 607 368 359 26 1
1320-1335 1335-1350 1350-1406 1406-1421 1421-1436 1436-1451 1451-1506 1506-1521 1521-1538
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
107 98 7 1 69 75 89 92
110 143
166 162 148 160 147 206 232 245 212
1538-1553 1553-1608 1608-1623 1623-1638 1638-1653 1653-1708 1708-1723
ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
168 150 134 123 132 123 104
279 306 245 324 477 428 428
1723-1738 1738-1753 1753-1808 1808-1823 1823-1838 1838-1853
ND ND ND ND ND ND
11 9 114 113 104 69 57
492 506 54 1 508 529 520
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ND ND ND
50 54 53
539 504 573
(continued)
A-10
Table A-1 (continued) - 10
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
18-AUG-86 2032-2043 ND 57 802 21 04-21 15 10 69 633 2136-2147 09 80 825 22 10-22 24 18 78 741 2224-2238 16 7 1 700 2259-2313 15 72 683 23 13-23 27 15 83 684 2348-2400 15 84 644
19-AUG-86 0000-0002 15 84 644 0002-0016 15 72 619 0037-0051 17 77 564 0051-01 05 18 77 492 01 25-01 39 20 84 466 01 39-01 54 15 78 444 02 14-02 28 12 86 271 0228-0242 12 77 251 0303-0317 12 78 267 0317-0331 09 83 185 0352-0406 ND 63 237 0406-0420 ND 89 194 0441-0455 ND 80 183 0455-0509 ND 7 1 152 0530-0544 ND 84 148 0544-0558 10 96 276 06 18-0632 1 5 11 9 403 0632-0647 1 5 92 416 0707-0721 18 123 561 0721-0735 1 6 114 656 0757-0811 10 11 o 585 0811-0826 ND 113 499 0826-0841 ND 11 1 438 0841-0856 ND 11 4 428 0856-0911 ND 125 41 5 0911-0927 ND 126 469 0927-0942 ND 131 574 0942-0957 ND 13 1 527 0957-1013 ND 116 380 10 13-10 28 ND 128 343 1028-1043 ND 120 500 1043-1058 ND 123 416 1058-1113 ND 147 462 1113-1128 ND 137 373 1128-1143 ND 114 254 1143-1158 ND 120 239
(continued)
A-11
I (
Table A-1 (continued - 11 ~
Concentration QQbScan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
19-AUG-86 1158-1213 ND 134 2501213-1228 ND 13 1 3381229-1244 ND 125 2361244-1259 ND 119 170 1259-1314 ND 98 13713 14-13 29 ND 144 2551329-1344 ND 150 244 1344-1359 ND 195 405 13 59-14 14 ND 189 3151414-1429 ND 156 2551429-1444 ND 119 2791444-1459 ND 123 263 14 59-15 14 ND 116 304 1514-1529 ND 117 314 1529-1544 ND 93 3051544-1559 ND 8 1 274 15 59-16 14 ND 75 2551614-1629 ND 69 2591629-1644 ND 56 267 1644-1659 ND 8o 3451704-1719 ND 63 3851719-1734 ND 74 434 1734-1749 ND 74 434 1749-1804 ND 48 485 1804-1820 ND 69 561 1820-1835 ND 56 6151835-1850 ND 59 628 1850-1905 ND 50 652 1905-1920 ND 60 746 1942-1953 ND 54 89520 14-2025 09 54 8262046-2057 10 68 86621 18-21 29 09 59 808 21 50-2201 ND 53 76 1 2222-2233 19 8 1 767 2254-2305 2 1 99 688 2326-2340 25 99 680 2340-2354 20 92 605
20-AUG-86 0015-0029 18 95 5850029-0043 2 1 89 53801 04-01 18 2 1 98 472 01 18-01 32 27 108 546 01 53-0207 17 95 367
(0207-0221 22 96 335
(continued)
A-12
Table A-1 (continued) - 12
Concentration Q~b)Scan Period
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 0241-0255 13 93 193 0255-0309 1 7 96 182 0330-0344 18 104 205 0344-0358 17 1 4 216 0414-0433 2 1 10 1 209 0432-0447 16 99 208 0503-0521 18 105 259 05 56-06 10 22 108 403 06 10-06 24 2 1 92 1140 0645-0659 20 89 454 0659-0713 3 1 128 527 0734-0749 23 132 645 0749-0804 19 131 719 0804-0820 23 149 994 0820-0835 25 167 1162 0836-0851 28 209 1420 0851-0906 20 183 138 1 0906-0921 2 1 183 1365 0921-0936 18 17 1 129 0936-0951 1 7 197 165 1 0951-1006 1 4 188 1737 1006-1021 12 17 4 1663 1021-1036 1 3 162 1415 1036-1051 08 138 97 1 1051-1106 ND 159 777 1106-1121 ND 134 749 1136-1151 ND 132 462 1151-1206 ND 127 41 7 1206-1221 ND 162 531 1221-1236 ND 159 449 1236-1251 ND 207 436 1251-1306 ND 152 329 1306-1321 ND 168 304 1321-1336 ND 154 262 1336-1351 ND 140 217 1351-1406 ND 137 186 1406-1421 ND 156 176 1421-1436 ND 149 168 1436-1451 ND 140 159 1451-1506 ND 125 162 1506-1521 ND 11 6 22 1 1521-1536 ND 105 345 1536-1551 ND 122 370 1551-1606 ND 122 327 1606-1621 ND 98 288
(continued)
A-13
( Table A-1 (continued) - 13
Scan Period Concentration ~QQb)
Date PDT HONO HCHO N02
20-AUG-86 1621-1636 ND 95 309 1636-1651 ND 87 293 1651-1706 ND 68 258 1706-1721 ND 68 325 1721-1736 ND 75 404 1736-1751 ND 87 409 1751-1806 ND 87 436 1806-1821 ND 92 570 1821-1836 ND 84 598 1836-1851 ND 96 675 1851-1856 ND 110 754 1916-1927 ND 77 836 1948-1959 09 87 911 2020-2031 10 74 890 2052-2103 15 77 903 2123-2135 12 74 857 2155-2206 2 1 74 854 2228-2242 1 74 736 2242-2256 10 62 78 1 2316-2330 1 8 102 846 2330-2344 20 98 848
21-AUG-86 0005-0019 22 89 787 0019-0033 24 11 0 788 0054-01 08 24 110 634 01 08-01 22 24 105 562 0143-0157 24 8 1 549 0157-0211 26 87 574 0232-0246 3 1 105 643 0246-0300 27 99 566 0320-0334 29 96 554 0334-0348 34 108 756 0409-0423 26 87 683 0423-0437 33 75 622 04 58-05 12 36 113 620 05 12-05 26 36 11 1 598 0547-0601 4 1 107 616 06 01-06 15 42 105 61 1 0636-0650 50 116 606 0650-0704 40 128 616 0724-0738 3 1 14 7 71 1 0738-0753 26 134 818
aND = below detection limit 08 ppb for HONO 45 ppb for HCHO 35 ppb for N02
A-14
( APPENDIX 8
PAH Concentrations Measured on the Low- and High-Flow
Tenax Sampling Cartridges
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Table B-1 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on Low-Flow Tenax
a
Total 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl Volre Na~hthaleneb na~hthalene na12hthalene Acenaph- Phen-
Date m Back-up Back-up Back-up Biphenyl thene Fluorene anthrene
81286 Day 0662 1 51 trace 0 18 C- 022 (0 11) 004 -C 004 trace 141 II 0 15 020 (009) 003 006 001
812-1386 Night 0559 286 270
trace 004
050 046
trace (002)
037 033
(014) (013)
001 006
- 004 006
001 002
81386 Day 0524 131 121
trace 001
007 004
--
017 o 16
(O 10) (0 10)
001 002
- 003 005
trace
813-1486 Night 0545 265 253
--
040 039
--
033 032
(011) (010)
006 005
- 003 006
001 002
81486 Day 0662 167 161
trace -
011 009
--018 018
(009) (008)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
814-1586 Night 0662 200 195
trace tt
045 045
- 034 033
011) (010)
004 003
- 003 006
001 002
81586 Day 0607 171 169
trace II
012 o 11
--
021 021
011) (0 10)
002 002
- 003 006
trace 001
815-1686 Night 0517 2 16 206
--
037 037
- 029 028
(009) (009)
trace 002
- 003 006
trace 001
81686 Day 0469 153 144
trace II
003 003
- I
015 014
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 005
trace
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Table B-1 (continued) - 2
a fa
Date
Total Volre
m Na12hthaleneb
Back-up
2-Methyl-na(2hthalene
Back-up
1-Methyl na~hthalene
Back-up Biphenyl Acenaph-thene Fluorene
Phen-anthrene
816-1786 Night 0572 201 190
trace 039 036
- 031 029
(011) (009)
002 002
- 004 006
trace 001
81786 Day 0662 137 126
trace 004 003
- o 16 o 14
(009) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace
817-1886 Night 0628 276 260
trace 042 040
- 031 029
(010) (008)
trace 002
- 004 006
002 002
ol I
uJ
81886
818-1986
Day
Night
0517
0586
220 199
249 238
trace
trace
007 005
032 031
-
(trace)
o 15 o 14
026 025
(0 10) (009)
(010) (010)
trace 001
001 002
-
-
003 005
004 006
trace
001 002
81986 Day 0593 255 258
trace 002
007 006
(trace) 016 016
(011) (010)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
819-2086 Night 0524 205 193
- 033 032
- 028 027
(011) (011)
trace 002
004 006
001 002
82086 Day 0490 204 195
trace 002
010 008
- 017 o 17
(008) (008)
trace 001
- 003 006
trace 001
820-2186 Night o455 275 278
- 039 039
- 030 030
(007) (007)
001 002
- 004 006
001 002
avalues given are for replicate injections bNot corrected for small amount on back-up Tenax cNone detected
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Table B-2 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations (Day 0800-2000 PDT Night 2000-0800 PDT) Measured on High-Flow Tenax
a
Total Volfle Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
812-1386 Night 676 1499 1lL57
583 635
324 346
151 151
026 027
022 021
033 033
043 043
81386 Day 676 797 209 107 064 -b 002 020 017 756 2 18 1 bull 11 064 002 004 021 018
813-1486 Night 683 1283 475 253 116 008 o 15 025 034 1266 521 274 119 009 o 15 026 035
81486 Day 683 570 173 090 048 - 002 020 014 545 179 092 048 002 004 021 014
814-1586 Night 683 11 22 423 2 19 071 o 15 011 023 021 1079 lf56 232 072 o 16 012 0211 028
815-1686 Night 683 13 76 1340
lf75 520
250 266
Olf5 045
006 007
o 14 o 15
023 025
028 030
81686 Day 669 466 463
132 140
064 067
034 035
-002
-003
015 016
010 011
816-1786 Night 683 1260 457 229 066 - o 16 027 025 1239 501 251 068 002 o 17 028 026
817186 Day 634 299 102 047 023 - - 017 012 296 108 o49 023 002 003 017 013
(continued)
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Table B-2 (continued) - 2
a
Total VolW1e Naphtha- 2-Methyl- 1-Methyl- Acenaph- Acenaph- Phen-
Date m lene naphthalene naphthalene Biphenyl thylene thene Fluorene anthrene
817-1886 Night 676 12 16 1228
440 483
2 17 236
036 037
002 004
020 020
030 033
034 035
81886 Day 642 430 431
1 61 1 74
o 78 081
027 028
-002
002 004
o 19 021
o 16 o 17
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818-1986
81986
Night
Day
676
676
1071 1034
343 338
367 408
127 137
183 202
060 062
044 046
024 025
-002
-002
0 18 020
002 004
028 030
015 o 16
030 032
O 14 o 15
819-2086 Night 676 1084 1036
389 4 19
189 198
040 o41
-002
018 020
028 031
033 034
82086 Day 676 552 541
2 11 227
100 106
036 036
-002
003 005
022 023
o 19 020
~Values given are for replicate injections Peak area too small for quantification
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Table B-3 Citrus College Glendora CA PAH Concentrations Measured on Particles Collected on TIGF Filters
a Total
Fluor- Benza)- Chrysene Benzoa)- Volre anthene Pyrene anthracene Triphenylene pyrene m
Filter Sample 1 81386 0800-2000 hrb
090 095
186 188
058 068
186 222
080 092 4078
Filter Sample 2 813-1486 2000-0800 hr
093 104
127 135
079 o85
283 3 12
189 206 4078
Filter Sample 3 Day composite 81516171886
276 291
276 280
125 135
367 4 14
164 138 13050
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Filter Sample 4 Night Composite 815-1616-1717-1818-1986
NQC 2 11
NQ 334
073 o83
334 362
188 2 13 13050
Filter Sample 115 82086 0800-2000 hr
124 110
122 138
040 047
172 177
071 080 4078
Filter Sample 6 820-2186 2000-0800 hr
087 095
099 100
058 055
162 168
077 o84 4078
Filter Sample 7 Repeat Dry Composite 81516171886
150 162
155 176
064 066
276 288
o83 095 5158
Filter Sample 118 Repeat Night Composite 315-1616-1717-1818-19
134 142
152 165
093 096
348 348
161 143 5627
~Values given are for replicate GCMS analyses Times in PDT
0 NQ = Too low to quantify
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