NOX-VOC-O3 sensitivity in urban environments of Sri Lanka

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Physical phenomenon of the relation among the ground level O3, NOX and VOC governed by complex nonlinear photochemistry in urban environments is explained in detail using the ambient pollutant concentration data of eleven cities in Sri Lanka. The time-series analysis was conducted using the 24-hour average ambient concentrations of PM10, NO2, CO, O3 and SO2 air pollutants obtained from fixed air pollution monitoring station located in Colombo since 2008. Further analysis was carried out from the mobile air pollution monitoring station for eleven cities. The hourly averaged ambient real time air quality data i.e. VOC, NO2, NO, O3 pollutants and the corresponding meteorological parameters were analyzed and presented in weekly results for the base year 2013, 2014 and 2015. It was identified that there exist two regimes of NOX-VOC-O3 sensitivity among these cities. Colombo, Kurunegala, Jaffna, Matara, Badulla, Pollonnaruwa, and Gampaha are the NOX-sensitive regime. While Rathnapura, Anuradhapura, Kandy and Nuwaraelliya are the VOC-sensitive regime. In the NOX-sensitive regime (with relatively low NOX and high VOC), O3 increases with the increasing NOX and slightly changes in response to the increasing VOC levels. In the NOX-saturated or VOC-sensitive regime, O3 decreases with increasing NOX level and increases with increasing VOC levels. In the immediate vicinity of very large emissions of NO, O3 concentrations are depressed through the process of NOX titration. Mathematical relationships were developed to calculate the steady state ozone concentration (O3ss) that gives the values for both NOX-sensitive regime and the VOC-sensitive regime. Establishment of these relationships are essential for Sri Lanka to develop the appropriate interventions for controlling O3 pollution in each city.

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Perera, G. B. S., Manthilake, M. M. I. D., Sugathapala, A. G. T., Huy, L. N., & Lee, S. C. (2019). NOX-VOC-O3 sensitivity in urban environments of Sri Lanka. Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment, 13(1), 62–72. https://doi.org/10.5572/ajae.2019.13.1.062

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