Table 1 Observed mass concentrations (averages + standard deviations) of aerosol species and OA factors, gaseous pollutants, and meteorological parameters during three different periods.

From: Staggered-peak production is a mixed blessing in the control of particulate matter pollution

Species

NPhs

SPhs

NPnhs

Aerosol species (μgm−3)

PM1

70.0 ± 54.4

53.0 ± 56.4

50.7 ± 49.4

OA

34.8 ± 26.8

26.4 ± 27.1

20.8 ± 18.2

HOA

6.1 ± 5.6

2.4 ± 4.0

1.9 ± 2.6

COA

6.5 ± 5.6

2.7 ± 2.7

1.9 ± 1.9

CCOA

12.5 ± 11.3

8.0 ± 9.0

1.9 ± 2.8

BBOA

1.9 ± 1.8

2.0 ± 2.5

1.9 ± 1.9

OOA

7.8 ± 6.7

11.3 ± 12.5 (LSOA:10.0 ± 11.4; RSOA:1.3 ± 1.7)

13.2 ± 11.9 (LSOA:10.2 ± 10.3; RSOA: 3.0 ± 2.2)

SO42−

6.6 ± 7.3

4.5 ± 5.7

4.9 ± 6.5

NO3

8.9 ± 7.4

10.7 ± 13.9

13.7 ± 16.6

NH4+

6.9 ± 5.8

6.2 ± 7.0

7.7 ± 7.8

Cl

5.7 ± 5.1

2.9 ± 3.7

1.4 ± 1.7

BC

7.1 ± 5.6

2.3 ± 2.6

2.2 ± 2.3

Gaseous pollutants

SO2 (ppb)

21.6 ± 14.9

9.2 ± 8.2

5.2 ± 3.1

CO (ppm)

1.9 ± 1.5

1.1 ± 1.1

2.2 ± 0.8

NO (ppb)

37.4 ± 37.5

17.7 ± 28.2

10.0 ± 17.4

NO2 (ppb)

39.9 ± 21.3

26.3 ± 18.0

27.4 ± 14.4

O3 (ppb)

9.8 ± 9.0

14.1 ± 11.2

17.9 ± 13.7

Meteorological parameters

RH (%)

31.7 ± 14.9

35.2 ± 19.8

38.1 ± 21.6

T (°C)

1.8 ± 3.5

-0.2 ± 6.0

14.8 ± 5.6

WS (m s−1)

1.7 ± 1.8

1.9 ± 1.3

1.8 ± 1.1