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Highly Time-Resolved Atmospheric Observations Using a Continuous PM2.5 and Element Monitor Hitoshi Asano, Tomoki Aoyama, Yusuke Mizuno, and Yukihide Shiraishi, ACS Earth Space Chem., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/ acsearthspacechem.7b00090 • Publication Date (Web): 12 Oct 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on October 27, 2017

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Hitoshi Asano*,†, Tomoki Aoyama‡, Yusuke Mizuno‡, and Yukihide Shiraishi§

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†Center for Liberal Arts and Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi, 1-1-1 Daigaku-Dori,

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Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi, 756-0884, Japan

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‡Application R&D Center, Horiba, Ltd., 2 Miyanohigashi, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, 601-8510,

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Japan

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§Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Yamaguchi,

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1-1-1 Daigaku-Dori, Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi, 756-0884, Japan

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PM2.5 S Pb PM2.5 and Elements

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K Si Ca

Fe Mn

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Day of March, 2015

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Key words

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PM2.5, X-ray fluorescence, PM2.5 and element monitor, highly time-resolved analysis, anthropogenic

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elements, mineral elements, transboundary air pollution

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ABSTRACT: We measured the PM2.5 and element (S, Pb, K, Si, Ca, Fe, Mn, and Zn) concentrations in

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March 2015 by using a continuous PM2.5 mass and element concentration monitor at Sanyo Onoda city,

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which is located in the western part of Japan. In addition to the PM2.5 concentration measurements, this

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instrument can continuously and automatically analyze the elements in the PM2.5 without sample

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pretreatment by using X-ray fluorescence at a high time resolution. The PM2.5 concentrations measured

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with our apparatus and the Yamaguchi Prefectural Government’s system had a good correlation, with a

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correlation coefficient of 0.931. The increase in the PM2.5 concentration in the case of the westerly wind

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indicates that the air mass includes a high concentration of particulate matter that is transported from the

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Asian continent. The anthropogenic components (S, Pb, and K) showed a strong correlation with the

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PM2.5. However, there was a moderate correlation between the crustal components (Si, Ca, and Fe) and

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the PM2.5. During a high PM2.5 concentration event, the results of the time lag in the peak between the

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anthropogenic components and the crustal components indicate that the distinct air masses were

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transported from different origins. The Pb/Zn ratio increased with the PM2.5, which might be a useful

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indicator for evaluating the long-range transport.

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1. Introduction

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Particulate matter (PM) exposure has been recognized for causing respiratory hospitalizations1,2 and

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illness3 and lung function and respiratory symptoms4-6 since reports by Pope et al. Moreover,

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epidemiological studies7,8 have shown associations between fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which has

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an aerodynamic equivalent diameter of 2.5 µm or less, and morbidity and mortality. Based on this

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knowledge, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed a new national

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ambient air quality standard in 1997 for PM2.5 with concentrations of 15 µg m−3 (annual average) and

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65 µg m−3 (daily average). The daily regulation of 35 µg m−3 was revised in 2006 and the yearly

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regulation of 12 µg m−3 was revised in 2012.

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In Japan, the daily and annual standards for the PM2.5 mass concentration were established in 2009,

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and the regulated values of the environmental quality standards for 24-hour and 1-year average

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concentrations of PM2.5 were 35 µg m−3 (daily average) and 15 µg m−3 (annual average), respectively.

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The provisional PM2.5 mass concentration observed in each city and town in Japan has been updated on

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the Atmospheric Environmental Regional Observation System (AEROS) home page9. Although it is

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important to measure the mass concentration of PM2.5 continuously, it is also necessary to analyze the

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components in the PM2.5 to obtain a substantial amount of information and knowledge about the PM

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emission sources, transport processes, and transformation. Analytical methods for exploring the 4 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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components in PM include inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES)10,

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inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)10-13, atomic absorption spectrometry

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(AAS)13,14, ion chromatography (IC)15-17, electron probe micro analysis (EPMA)18,19, time of flight

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secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS)20, scanning electron microscope energy dispersive X-ray

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spectroscopy (SEM-EDX)21, synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF)22, instrumental

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neutron activation analysis (INAA)23-26, and X-ray fluorescence (XRF)27-31, which have been used to

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analyze the chemical composition and state of PM. Although ICP-AES and ICP-MS are highly sensitive

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analytical methods, pretreatments such as sample dissolution with acid prior to analysis are

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indispensable. To analyze the ion components in PM using IC, a complicated pretreatment such as an

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ultrasonic extraction is often required. EPMA and SEM-EDX can provide information for each type of

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particulate matter, but these analyses take a long time for the sample collection (for example 1 h–24 h).

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Comparing with their method, it takes 77 min from the sample collection till the analysis by our method.

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For The SR-XRF and INAA are special types of equipment and are unsuitable for routine analysis.

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It is difficult to obtain information about PM2.5 components that change moment by moment using

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the analytical methods that require pretreatment. However, although the XRF is not sensitive, it can be

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used to perform a highly time-resolved analysis of PM2.5 components, such as an hourly measurement

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of the PM2.5 mass concentration, without sample pretreatment. The continuous PM2.5 mass and 5 ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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element concentration monitor developed by Aoyama et al.32 does not only analyze the PM2.5 mass

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concentration each hour, but it can also be used to identify the elements in PM2.5 at a high temporal

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resolution. Therefore, the detailed changes in the air mass can be revealed by performing analyses of the

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PM2.5 mass and components with the our apparatus. PM2.5 measurements have been performed with an

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automatic monitoring system at 20 sites in the Yamaguchi Prefecture, and the hourly PM2.5 mass

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concentration has been updated33. Unfortunately, the daily average value of PM2.5 in Sanyo Onoda

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exceeded the daily standard value (35 µg m−3), and the annual standard average (15 µg m−3) has not been

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attained since the PM2.5 measurements began in 2012. The Yamaguchi Prefecture is one of the closest

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prefectures to the Asian continent in Japan, and the observation of a high PM2.5 mass concentration

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implies the influence of transboundary air pollution from the Asian continent34-36. We have continuously

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observed the PM and PM2.5 at Sanyo Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, which is located in the western part

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of the primary island of Japan, and we revealed the effects of several factors such as the wind direction,

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wind speed, and weather on the variation in PM components since 201317. Here, we demonstrate the

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analytical results for the PM2.5 mass concentration and components using a continuous PM2.5 mass and

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element concentration monitor with high temporal resolution.

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2.1. Continuous PM2.5 Mass and Element Concentration Monitor

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A continuous PM2.5 mass and element concentration monitor (Horiba Ltd., Kyoto, Japan) was used to

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measure the mass and element concentrations of PM2.5. The dimensions of the instrument are 430

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(W)×560 (D)×285 (H) mm and small-sized (Figure S1). The air mass was aspirated with a pump at a

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flow rate of 16.7 L min−1, and a Very Sharp Cut Cyclone (Model VSCC; BGI, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA)

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was employed to collect the PM2.5. The PM2.5 was collected on a TFH filter37 (TFH-01L, Horiba Ltd.,

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Kyoto, Japan, 40 mm×21 m, tape type) with non-woven fabric backing to reinforce the

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polytetrafluoroethylene filter. The filter has a thickness of approx. 60 m, and the efficiency of

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collection for 0.3 µm dioctyl phthalate particles was more than 99%. The measurement of the PM2.5

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mass concentration was performed using the beta-ray absorbing method, and the measurable ranges are

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0–200 µg m−3, 0–500 µg m−3, and 0–1000 µg m−3. In the present study, the range was selected to be

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0–200 µg m−3. The concentrations of the PM2.5 components were determined using energy dispersive

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X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF). To determine the analytical condition of the light elements,

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the voltage and the current of the X-ray tube were 15 kV and 0.2 mA, respectively, and the primary filter

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was not used. To determine the analytical condition of the heavy elements, the voltage and the current of

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the X-ray tube were 50 kV and 0.2 mA, respectively, and the molybdenum thin film was used as a

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a semiconductor detector, and the analysis can be performed under atmospheric pressure. The measured

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elements were S, Pb, K, Si, Ca, Fe, Mn, and Zn. Although it is possible to measure heavier elements than

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Al, Cl was not measured due to the analysis of metal elements mainly. The analytical condition is

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summarized in Table 1.

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2.2. Observation sites

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The measurements of PM2.5 and its elemental concentrations were performed from March 11, 2015 to

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March 25, 2015 at Sanyo Onoda. The location of Sanyo Onoda is shown in Figure 1. Sanyo Onoda is

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located in the western part of the primary island of Japan, with a population of ca. 60,000. The ambient

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air was aspirated through the inlet wire hose (hose diameter ca. 12 mm, length ca. 5 m) set on the rooftop

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of the building (ca. 12 m above ground level, AGL) on the campus of the Tokyo University of Science,

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Yamaguchi (TUSY, 33.96° N,131.19° E, Figure 1 (b)), at Sanyo Onoda, Japan. The observation site is

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surrounded by the sea from the west to the south and is located north-northeast of the refinery and west

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of some plants. To the east is a busy road, Japan National route 354. The traffic volume per day was ca.

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10,000–13,000 cars on weekdays38. To estimate the validity of the data for the PM2.5 mass

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is the beta attenuation. Sue Park is located 2 km north-north west from TUSY. To the west is prefectural

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route 223, and the 24-hour traffic volume was ca. 7,000–10,000 cars on weekdays. In addition, to discuss

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the transport of air masses from the Asian continent, the hourly PM2.5 data39 measured at Tsushima

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(34.21° N,129.29° E, Figure 1 (a)) were used. Tsushima is located on the isolated Tsushima Island

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between main-land Japan and the Korean Peninsula; it is one of the westernmost cites in Japan and does

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not have any manufacturing plants or local pollutant sources. The island’s area measures 82 km from

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south to north, and 18 km from east to west. Tsushima is located 180 km west of TUSY. We also utilized

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the hourly ambient air concentration of Asian dust from Seoul (37.58° N,127.05° E, Figure 1 (a)), Korea,

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as provided by the Korean meteorological administration40. Seoul, the capital of Korea, is the nation’s

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political, economic, and cultural center and has over 10 million residents. Korea is located 550 km

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Meteorological data41 including the wind direction, wind speed, and temperature were continuously

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measured at the Yamaguchi Ube airport station (33.93° N,131.28° E, 5 m AGL, Figure 1 (b)), which is

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maintained by the Japan Meteorological Administration (JMA). Yamaguchi airport is located 8.5 km

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the JMA was also used.

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To understand the air mass histories, the back trajectories of the air masses were calculated using a

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Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory Model (HYSPLIT)45,46, which was developed

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by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Five back trajectories were traced

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for 48 hours using 6-hour-steps at 500, 1000, and 1500 m AGL.

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3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

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3.1. Comparison of our PM2.5 data and the PM2.5 data measured by the Yamaguchi Prefecture

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Figure 2 shows the variation in hourly average concentrations of PM2.5 as measured with a continuous

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mass and element concentration monitor and an auto observation system established by the Yamaguchi

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Prefectural Government. The PM2.5 mass concentrations measured with our apparatus and the

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Yamaguchi Prefectural Government’s system denote the PM2.5_X and PM2.5_Pref., respectively. The

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measurement of the PM2.5 mass concentration was performed with our apparatus for the period from

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16:00 Japan Standard Time (JST) March 11 to 8:00 JST March 25, 2015. Through this observation, 329

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data points were obtained, and no unexpected value was observed with our apparatus. However, 327 data

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observed on March 14, 18 and 19, 2015, and the mass concentrations of PM2.5 decreased at low levels.

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As shown in Figure 2, the two observed values exhibited a consistent behavior. Both the variation trends

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and the absolute values are consistent between the PM2.5_X and PM2.5_Pref. during this period. A

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significant difference in the air quality between TUSY and Sue Park was not observed, although TUSY

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is located 2 km south-south east from Sue Park (Figure 1 (b)). The average PM2.5_X and PM2.5_Pref.

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are 25.0 µg m−3 and 23.7 µg m−3, respectively, and the two average values nearly coincide (Table 2). The

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hourly PM2.5 mass concentration exceeded 100 µg m−3 on March 22, 2015, and the daily PM2.5_X was

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61.6 µg m−3 (daily PM2.5_Pref.: 58.4 g m−3). On March 22, the Yamaguchi Prefectural Government

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issued an alert due to the possibility that the daily average value of the PM2.5 mass concentration could

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exceed 70 µg m−3. Moreover, the alert was also issued by the neighboring prefectures (Fukuoka,

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Nagasaki, and Saga Prefecture) in Yamaguchi, and Kosa (yellow sand) was observed in western Japan.

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In the vicinity of the PM2.5 peak, the maximum PM2.5_X reached 122.0 µg m−3 at 12:00 JST and then

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found, PM2.5_Pref. reached 113 µg m−3 at 12:00 JST and 114 µg m−3 at 13:00 JST. In Seoul, Korea, the

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peak in the Asian dust41 (266 µg m−3) from the event was observed at 19:00 JST on March 21 (Figure

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Therefore, the air mass containing a high concentration of particulate matter was transported from west

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to east. According to meteorological data from Yamaguchi Ube airport, the wind direction changed from

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7.1 °C to 10.3 °C (Figure S3). The PM2.5_X increased with the increasing temperature at almost the

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same time. Hence, the results for the meteorological data also indicate that the mass concentration of

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PM2.5 was high due to the transport of another air mass. On March 12 and 14, high PM2.5 was observed.

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The PM2.5_X began to increase at 0:00 JST on March 12 and peaked at 9:00 JST (64.2 µg m−3), and

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thereafter, it decreased to less than 10 µg m−3. The wind direction varied from the southwest to the west

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at 0:00 JST on March 12 (Figure S4). Furthermore, although the temperature was constant at

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approximately 6 °C during the night of March 11, the temperature quickly rose to 8.4 °C at 0:00 JST on

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March 12. Judging from the wind direction and temperature results, different air masses with high

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PM2.5 were flowing. The easterly wind blew from 3:00 JST to 16:00 JST on March 13, and the

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PM2.5_X values were low, with a range from 7.1 µg m−3 to 23.6 µg m−3. However, the wind direction

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varied from easterly to westerly at 17:00 JST, and the PM2.5_X gradually increased and reached ca. 40

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µg m−3 from 1:00 – 4:00 JST on March 14. After 12:00 JST on March 14, a strong wind began to blow at

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over 5 m s−1, and the PM2.5_X decreased to less than 20 µg m−3 due to the disturbance in the air. As

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value (−1 µg m−3) was observed in the PM2.5_Pref., the value was not plotted in Figure 3 (n=326). The

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slope and the correlation coefficient were 0.942 and 0.931, respectively. These results validate the

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performance of our monitor as a PM2.5 mass concentration monitor.

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3.2. Effect of the wind direction

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The frequency of the hourly wind direction is shown in Figure 4 (a) from the observation. The most

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frequent wind direction was west, with a frequency of 49 times (15%, n=329). The wind direction with

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almost the same frequency of 44 times (13%, n=329) was to the east. The distribution of the wind

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directions when there was a high PM2.5 concentration is shown in Figure 4 (b). Here, a high

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concentration of PM2.5 is conveniently defined as being over the daily environmental standard value of

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35 µg m−3. As shown in Figure 4 (b), when the wind direction was from the west, the PM2.5

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concentration was mostly high. Consequently, these results indicate the influence of air transport from

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west of the Yamaguchi Prefecture (i.e., Asian Continent). The number of observed high PM2.5

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concentrations is 51 (15.5%) out of 329. The frequency of westerly (from west-southwest to

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concentrations were 33 (60%, out of 51) and 15 (30%, out of 51), respectively, and the predominant

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3.3. Elemental concentrations

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The limit of detection (LOD) and the limit of quantification (LOQ) are shown in Table 3. The LOD was

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calculated by taking three times the standard deviation (3) of the intensity of a blank filter. The LOQ

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was calculated as ten times the standard deviation of the intensity of a blank filter. As shown in Table 3,

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with an LOD for each element range from 1.8 to 30.6 ng m−3 and an LOQ range from 6.0 to 102.0 ng

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m−3, the present monitor can sensitively analyze the samples. The LOD and the LOQ for our method are

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lower than the previously reported LOD and LOQ values. The standard reference material (from the U.S.

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National Institute of Standards and Technology, air particulate on filter media, NIST SRM 2738) was

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used as a calibration material. Hourly data component concentrations of the PM2.5 were obtained.

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Based on the LOQs of each component in Table 3, the valid data were extracted and analyzed. The

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average, maximum, and minimum concentrations of each component are shown in Table 4. During the

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observation, the average concentration of S was the highest among the analytes at 1340.97 ng m−3. The

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concentration of S ranged widely, from 23.94 ng m−3 to 7108.78 ng m−3. The component with the

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second-highest average concentration (569.50 ng m−3) was Si, which generally originates from soil. The

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other components followed the order Fe (152.70 ng m−3), Ca (72.93 ng m−3), Zn (56.57 ng m−3), Pb

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(26.36 ng m−3), and Mn (21.23 ng m−3). Although the number of valid data for Pb and Mn was one-third

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the measured data (329), data over 200 for the other components were obtained.

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The time series for the hourly concentrations of S, Pb, K, Si, Ca, Fe, Mn, and Zn are shown in

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Figure 5. The data that were greater than the LOD of each element were plotted. The variations in the S,

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Pb, and K are consistent with that of the PM2.5. In particular, the peaks of these elements and PM2.5 on

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March 12, 14, and 22 are remarkable. The sources of emissions for S and Pb are the combustion of fossil

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fuel (petroleum, coal and others)47-51, and K originates from burning biomass52,53. These elements are

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emitted by combustion processes and are primarily anthropogenic elements. In particular, it is

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conceivable that S is primarily present as a sulfate species. Moreover, Pb is emitted from waste

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incineration in industrial area54, and the garbage burning was found to contain K55. Although the

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variation is not extremely remarkable, a similar trend in the Si, Ca, Fe, and Mn of PM2.5 is observed.

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observed. The first peaks of S, Pb, and K appeared at 12:00 JST on March 22, and they were higher than

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the second peaks of those elements at 19:00 JST on March 22. However, Si, Ca, and Fe peaks appeared

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Japan in 2010) reported by Kaneyasu et al.65 They reported that the ratio was close to the value measured

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Tsushima, temperature, the wind speed, and the wind direction, and the results indicated the

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transboundary pollution from the Asian continent. Moreover, we revealed the relationship between the

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meteorological data (temperature, atmospheric pressure, and relative humidity), and the back trajectory

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analysis. At high PM2.5 concentrations (PM2.5 > 35 µg m−3), high ratios of Pb/Zn were observed. These

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The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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This work was supported in part by the Tokyo University of Science Grant for Joint Research. We

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greatly appreciate the advice from a member of the Atmospheric Science Research Division, Tokyo

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meteorological administration, and JMA for providing information on the PM, Asian dust, Kosa,

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typhoon, and meteorological data. The authors gratefully acknowledge the NOAA Air Resources

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Laboratory (ARL) for the provision of the HYSPLIT transport and dispersion model and/or READY

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Table 1. Apparatus and analytical condition

Apparatus

Horiba, Ltd., Continuous Particulate Monitor

with X-ray Fluorescence PX-375

Separator

Cyclone (VSCC)

Flow rate

16.7 L min−1

PM2.5 counter

β-ray absorption method

Filter

TFH filter (PTFE/non-woven fabric membrane

filter)

Target material

Pd

Detector

SDD

X-ray irradiation diameter

7 mm

Exciting voltage

For light elements

15 kV

For heavy elements

50 kV (Mo thin film)

Tube current

200 mA

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Table 2. Summary of PM2.5 data Average

Maximum

Minimum

(μg m−3)

(μg m−3)

(μg m−3)

PM2.5_X

25.0

122.0

2.5

329

PM2.5_Pref.

23.7

114

−1

327

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Element

LODa) (ng m−3)

LOQb) (ng m−3)

Analytical line

S

4.1

13.7



Pb

3.7

12.3



K

30.6

102.0



Si

19.4

64.7



Ca

8.7

29.0



Fe

10.6

35.3



Mn

3.8

12.7



Zn

1.8

6.0



a) The LOD was calculated by taking three times the standard deviation of the blank. Nominal

value. b) LOQ = (10/3)×LOD. 557 558 559 560

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Table 4. Average concentration, maximum, minimum, and number of samples for each element

Element

Average (ng m−3)

Maximum (ng m−3)

Minimum (ng m−3)

Number of samples

S

1340.97

7108.78

23.94

318

Pb

26.36

93.30

12.49

123

K

249.81

1228.42

103.66

277

Si

569.50

4417.92

65.72

316

Ca

72.93

229.07

29.09

218

Fe

152.70

785.43

36.82

266

Mn

21.23

69.66

12.71

117

Zn

56.57

501.06

6.58

321

561

The number of samples was extracted based on the LOQ. The data below the LOQ were excluded from

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S

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Pb

K

Si

Ca

Fe

Mn

Zn

S

1

Pb

0.662

1

K

0.743

0.897

1

Si

0.533

0.625

0.809

1

Ca

0.539

0.439

0.492

0.561

1

Fe

0.476

0.551

0.683

0.780

0.541

1

Mn

0.306

0.662

0.617

0.594

0.400

0.643

1

Zn

0.379

0.477

0.344

0.296

0.168

0.360

0.605

1

PM2.5

0.841

0.837

0.864

0.680

0.497

0.632

0.563

0.300

The bold figures denote the meaningful correlations. (above 0.6)

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6:00

12:00

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18:00

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12:00

18:00

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18:00

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