Table 3 δ13C values of aerosols at selected sites globally, representing urban, rural, and marine locations.

From: Assessment of stable carbon isotope ratios and source characterization of aerosols in ambient PM2.5 from the Indian COALESCE network

δ13C (‰)

PM size

Location

Type of Site

Reference

‒27.4 ± 1.3 (Summer)

TSP

Arctic Ocean

Marine

111

‒26.6 ± 0.8 (Summer)

TSP

Bering Sea

Marine

111

‒25.6 ± 2.1 (Summer)

TSP

Northwest Pacific

Marine

111

‒25.4 ± 1.2

PM2.5

Mexico City, Mexico

Urban

118

‒22.5 ± 0.6 (Winter)

TSP

Okinawa, Japan

Marine

119

‒22.5 ± 0.7 (Spring)

TSP

Okinawa, Japan

 

119

‒22.9 ± 0.7 (Summer)

TSP

Okinawa, Japan

 

119

‒22.3 ± 0.9 (Autumn)

TSP

Okinawa, Japan

 

119

‒27.6 ± 0.8 (Summer)

PM1

Vilnius, Lithuania

Urban

105

‒27.2 ± 0.2 (Summer)

PM1

Preila, Lithuania

Marine

105

‒27.9 ± 0.5 (Summer)

PM1

Rugsteliski, Lithuania

Forest

105

‒26.6 ± 0.4 (Spring)

PM2.5

Prague, Czech Republic

Urban

83

‒27.2 ± 0.5 (Summer)

PM2.5

Prague, Czech Republic

 

83

‒26.1 ± 0.7 (Autumn)

PM2.5

Prague, Czech Republic

 

83

‒25.5 ± 0.8 (Winter)

PM2.5

Prague, Czech Republic

 

83

‒24.9 ± 0.2 (Summer)

PM2.5

Beijing, China

Urban

76

‒23.8 ± 0.2 (Winter)

PM2.5

Beijing, China

 

76

‒23.6 ± 1.2 (Summer)

PM2.5

Morogoro, Tanzania

Rural

67

‒25.3 ± 0.9 (Annual average)

TSP

Montreal, Canada

Various

60

‒24.4 to ‒22.7 (Annual)

TSP

Gosan, South Korea

Marine

53

‒26.2 (Winter)

PM2.5

Hong Kong

Urban

51

‒26.4 (Winter)

PM2.5

Hong Kong

Urban

51

‒27.0 ± 1.0 (Annual average)

PM10

Zgorzelec, Poland

Urban

44

‒25.3 ± 0.9 (Annual average)

PM10

Nowa Ruda, Poland

Urban

44

‒26.9 ± 0.7 (Annual average)

PM10

Polkowice, Poland

Urban

44

‒26.7 ± 0.9 (Annual average)

PM10

Legnica, Poland

Urban

44

‒26.5 ± 1.1 (Annual average)

PM10

Świdnica, Poland

Urban

44