Characterization of fleet emissions from ships through multi-individual determination of size-resolved particle emissions in a coastal area

Westerlund, Jonathan,1983Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kemi och molekylärbiologi,Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology (författare)

Shipping is becoming a major source of particulate air pollution in coastal cities. Here we describe the use of a stationary measurement site to characterize nanoparticle emissions (5.6-560 nm) from a large ship fleet (154 ships) in a harbor region of an emission control area (ECA) under real-world dilution conditions. Emission factors (EFs) are described with respect to particle number (PN), mass (PM), size and volatility. Automatic Identification System data were used to obtain information on ship class, direction, speed and acceleration. Cargo and passenger ships had similar average EFs: 2.79 +/- 0.19 vs. 2.35 +/- 0.20 x 10(16) # (kg fuel)(-1) and 2550 +/- 170 vs. 2200 +/- 130 mg (kg fuel)(-1) respectively. The number size distributions for cargo and passenger ships were unimodal, peaking at similar to 40 nm. Tug-boats and pilots emitted smaller particles with lower EFPN and EFPM. For emissions of non-volatile particles from cargo and passenger ships EFPM increased with decreasing speed and acceleration while the EFPN decreased. The size distributions of the non-volatile particles for all ships contained a large mode at similar to 10 nm. This peak is believed to be formed during plume aging. A detailed understanding of size-resolved particle emissions from individual ships will be important in designing appropriate emission regulations for coastal areas. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

NATURVETENSKAP Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap Miljövetenskap hsv//swe
NATURAL SCIENCES Earth and Related Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences hsv//eng
Ship emission
Nanoparticle
Plume processes
Volatility
Selective catalytic reduction SCR
SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL
NUCLEATION MODE PARTICLES
AIR-QUALITY
FUEL
QUALITY
BLACK CARBON
ORGANOSULFATES
POLLUTION
VESSELS
EXHAUST
IMPACT
Environmental Sciences
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Hallquist, Mattias,1969Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kemi och molekylärbiologi,Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology(Swepub:gu)xhamat (författare)
Hallquist, Åsa M. (författare)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för kemi och molekylärbiologi (creator_code:org_t)

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