Table 2 Summary of measurement location, time period, technique and concentrations of particle-phase amines in diverse locations

From: Atmospheric amines are a crucial yet missing link in Earth’s climate via airborne aerosol production

Location

Type

Lat. (deg.)

Lon. (deg.)

Time Period

Technique (particle range)

Concentrations (ng m−3)

Reference

MMA

DMA

TMA

EA

DEA

TEA

ΣAmines

Hyytiälä, Finland

Forest

61.51

24.17

Mar–Dec 2015

MARGA-MS (PM10)

<2.4–61.2

<3.1–55.5

     

Hemmilä et al.70

Egbert, Canada

Agriculture

44.23

−79.78

Oct–Nov 2010

AIM-IC (PM2.5)

 

0.1 ± 0.2

1 ± 0.6&

    

VandenBoer et al.65

Antarctic Peninsula

Ship

-60.0

−45.0

Jan–Feb 2015

ATOFMS (PM2.5)

 

2 ± 0.4

0.8 ± 0.3

 

3.8 ± 1.0

  

Dall’Osto et al.116

North Atlantic Ocean

Ship

40.0

−40.0

Jun–Sep 1998

HPLC-MS (PM2.5)

      

7.6

Gorzelska & Galloway114

Yellow Sea & Bohai Sea, China

Ship

35.49

123.79

May 2012

IC (PM10)

 

198.4

425.9

    

Hu et al.212

Aug 2015

IC (PM10)

 

23.44 ± 12.62

17.73 ± 5.9

    

Xie et al.213

South Yellow Sea, China

Ship

34.79

123.72

Aug 2015

IC (PM10)

 

41.9 ± 7.2

44.9 ± 7.1

    

Yu et al.214

Arabian Sea

Ship

12.25

64.33

Aug–Oct 1994

FIGD-IC (PM1.0)

 

10.8

0.47

    

Gibb et al.50

Mace Head, Ireland

Coastal

53.32

−9.90

Apr–Sep 2006

IC (PM1.0)

 

9.91

     

Facchini et al.51

Finokalia, Greece

Coastal

35.4

26.0

2005–06

IC (PM1.0)

 

9.01

     

Violaki & Mihalopoulos215

Sao Vicente Island, North Atlantic

Coastal

16.86

−24.86

Dec 2007

IC (PM10)

0.02

0.22

  

0.06

  

Müller et al.142

Nov 2011, 2013

IC (PM1.0)

0.2

5.6

  

3.9

  

van Pinxteren et al.52

East China Sea, China

Ship

30.39

125.91

Jun 2016

IC (PM10)

 

30.20 ± 9.46

11.82 ± 6.5

    

Xie et al.213

Apr–May 2018

AIM-IC (PM2.5)

 

<4 to 100

<2 to 21

    

Chen et al.216

Huaniao Island, China

Coastal

30.85

122.69

Jan 2013

PHLC/FLD (PM2.5)

4.76

0.82

     

Huang et al.217

Marina, California, USA

Ship

37.5

−123.0

Jul–Aug 2012

IC (PM1.0)

 

2.3–70.3

     

Youn et al.28

Jeju Island, South Korea

Coastal

32.48

126.26

Mar–Apr 2001

HPLC-MS (PM2.5)

13.5

  

3.1

  

19.6

Yang et al.218

Chongming Island, China

Coastal

31.73

121.21

May–Aug 2018

IC (PM2.5)

15.0 ± 15.0

6.3 ± 6.9

20.4 ± 30.1

 

4.0 ± 5.9

  

Du et al.219

Qingdao, China

Coastal

36.34

120.67

Nov–Dec 2019

UHPLC-MS (PM2.5)

6.9 ± 2.0

86.3 ± 20.2

5.9 ± 4.8

2.4 ± 1.3

 

8.7 ± 3.9

132.9 ± 31.3

Liu et al.72

Jan–Feb 2019

UHPLC-MS (PM2.5)

8.5 ± 2.7

58.7 ± 25.8

10.9 ± 8.0

2.7 ± 1.1

8.4 ± 4.4

 

130.7 ± 51.9

Liu et al.72

Dec 2019

AIM-IC (PM2.5)

 

65 ± 68

280 ± 180

    

Chen et al.73

Wangdu, China

Rural

38.71

115.16

Dec 2018–Jan 2019

IC (PM2.5)

 

<4 to 100

<2 to 21

 

206 ± 292**

  

Feng et al.220

Kobe, Japan

Roadside

34.69

135.19

Oct 1998

GC-MS (PM10)

1.34

3.82

0.11

    

Suzuki et al.221

Qingdao, China

Urban

36.18

120.58

May–Jun 2013

IC (PM10)

 

4.95

5.20

    

Hu et al.212

Nanjing, China

Urban

32.06

118.77

Feb 2001

HPLC-MS (PM2.5)

19.0

  

8.7

  

33.5

Yang et al.222

Guangzhou, China

Urban

23.12

113.25

Sep–Oct 2014

GC-MS (PM10)

51.8 ± 13.9

19.0 ± 3.80

 

4.19 ± 0.56

5.41 ± 1.59

 

108.7 ± 21.6

Liu et al.223

Xi’an, China

Urban

34.25

108.97

2008–2009

HPLC (PM2.5)

20.28

  

2.23

   

Ho et al.224

    

Jan–Feb 2013

HPLC (PM2.5)

24.7 ± 9.7

3.8 ± 1.6

 

12.6 ± 5.6

2.0 ± 0.8

 

105.3 ± 41

Ho et al.225

Tampa, FL, USA

Urban

27.78

-82.54

Jul–Sep 2005

IC (PM2.5)

 

31.11 ± 27.9

     

Calderón et al.226

Beijing, China

Urban

39.90

116.41

Jan–Feb 2013

HPLC-MS (PM2.5)

31.0 ± 10.8

4.3 ± 1.7

 

14.8 ± 6.5

2.1 ± 0.9

 

133.2 ± 52.8

Ho et al.225

Xiamen, China

Urban

24.47

118.08

Jan–Feb 2013

HPLC-MS (PM2.5)

10.2 ± 2.0

1.7 ± 0.4

 

5.3 ± 1.4

0.9 ± 0.2

 

53.7 ± 13.2

Ho et al.225

Hong Kong, China

Urban

22.31

114.16

Jan–Feb 2013

HPLC-MS (PM2.5)

12.1 ± 2.4

1.5 ± 0.5

 

4.5 ± 1.1

0.9 ± 0.2

 

45.7 ± 9.8

Ho et al.225

Shanghai, China

Urban

31.30

121.5

Jul–Aug 2013

IC (PM1.0)

7.7 ± 5.0

13.4 ± 6.5

 

9.7 ± 12.7

   

Tao et al.53

2013–2014

IC (PM2.5)

15.56

    

16.0

 

Zhou et al.227*

Zonguldak, Turkey

Urban

41.31

31.85

Oct 2006–Apr 2007

GC-MS (PM2.5)

4.48 ± 1.75

4.58 ± 2.28

 

4.37 ± 2.27

4.11 ± 1.75

  

Akyüz205

Mar–Sep 2007

GC-MS (PM2.5)

2.33 ± 1.30

2.79 ± 1.55

 

0.19 ± 1.13

2.82 ± 1.76

  

Akyüz205

Yangzhou, China

Urban

32.38

119.4

Apr–Nov 2016

HPLC-MS (PM2.5)

1.42 ± 1.34

3.62 ± 3.94

 

12.6 ± 10.5

   

Cheng et al.228

Toronto, ON, Canada

Urban

43.66

−79.39

Jun–Jul 2009

AIM-IC (PM1.8)

  

<LOD-16&

    

VandenBoer et al.54

Tucson, AZ, USA

Urban

32.22

−110.9

Jul 2012–Jun 2013

IC (PM1.0)

 

9.3–20.5

     

Youn et al.28

Newfoundland, Canada

Wildfire

53.13

−57.66

Jul 2013

IC (PM2.5)

  

9 ± 7

 

1.6 ± 0.8

0.2 ± 0.1

 

Place et al.229

  1. *annual average; **DEA + TEA; &TMA + DEA; ΣAmines: total mass of aliphatic amines.
  2. ATOFMS aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer, UHPLC Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography, FLD fluorescence detection.