Regional monitoring of biomass burning using passive air sampling technique reveals the importance of MODIS unresolved fires

[Display omitted] Field-based sampling can provide more accurate evaluation than MODIS in regional biomass burning (BB) emissions given the limitations of MODIS on unresolved fires. Polyurethane foam-based passive air samplers (PUF-PASs) are a promising tool for collecting atmospheric monosaccharide...

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Published in:Environment international 2022-12, Vol.170, p.107582, Article 107582
Main Authors: Jiang, Haoyu, Li, Jun, Wang, Jiaqi, Jiang, Hongxing, Mo, Yangzhi, Tang, Jiao, Zhang, Ruijie, Pansak, Wanwisa, Zhong, Guangcai, Zhao, Shizhen, Ning, Jicai, Tian, Chongguo, Zhang, Gan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biomass burning
Indo-China Peninsula
Levoglucosan
Lignin derivatives
PUF-PAS
Top-down emission estimations
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Summary:[Display omitted] Field-based sampling can provide more accurate evaluation than MODIS in regional biomass burning (BB) emissions given the limitations of MODIS on unresolved fires. Polyurethane foam-based passive air samplers (PUF-PASs) are a promising tool for collecting atmospheric monosaccharides. Here, we deployed PUF-PASs to monitor monosaccharides and other BB-related biomarkers and presented a dataset of 31 atmospheric BB-related biomarkers in the Indo-China Peninsula (ICP) and Southwest China. The peak concentrations of monosaccharides in the ICP occurred before monsoon season. The highest concentrations were in the eastern Mekong plain, while the lowest were along the eastern coast. BB-related biomarkers displayed elevated concentrations after April, particularly in the monsoon season; however, fewer active fires were recorded by MODIS. This revealed the importance of MODIS unresolved fires (e.g., indoor biofuel combustion, small-scale BB incidents, and charcoal fires) to the regional atmosphere. The PAS derived levoglucosan concentrations indicated that, with the inclusion of MODIS unresolved fires, the estimated top-down emissions of PM (4194–4974 Gg/yr), OC (1234–1719 Gg/yr) and EC (52–384 Gg/yr) would be higher than previous bottom-up estimations in the ICP. Future studies on these MODIS unresolved fires and regional monitoring data of BB are vital for improving the modeling of regional BB emissions.
ISSN:0160-4120
1873-6750
DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2022.107582