Abstract:
To explore the contribution of non-local sources of PM
2.5 and O
3 pollution in Tianjin in various seasons, the PM
2.5 and O
3 pollution in Tianjin from 2017 to 2019 was studied. First, the backward trajectory in different seasons was calculated based on the HYSPLIT model. Next, the potential source areas and possible pollution transmission routes of PM
2.5 and O
3 in Tianjin were analyzed using MeteoInfo software and cluster analysis, potential source contribution function (PSCF), and concentration-weighted trajectory (CWT) methods. The results showed that: (1) The airflow in Tianjin varies significantly from season to season. The southwest flow is dominant in spring and autumn. The flow from the Bohai Sea is dominant in summer, and the northwestern flow is dominant in winter. (2) The southwestern airflow in Tianjin corresponds to higher pollutant concentrations in all seasons. In spring and autumn, both
ρ(PM
2.5) and
ρ(O
3-8 h) (8 h sliding average of O
3 concentrations) carried by the southwestern airflow are highest. In summer, the highest
ρ(O
3-8 h) is carried by the southwest flow. In winter, the highest
ρ(PM
2.5) is carried by the southwest flow. (3) In the southwestern direction, the southern city of Handan in Hebei Province, the western city of Heze and Liaocheng in Shandong Province, and the northern city of Kaifeng, Puyang and Xinxiang in Henan Province are the main potential source areas for PM
2.5 and O
3 pollution in Tianjin. In addition, the potential impact of Zhangjiakou and Tangshan City on PM
2.5 pollution in Tianjin during winter is also high. The external potential source areas affecting PM
2.5 pollution in Tianjin in winter are complex, which is influenced by northwestern and eastern airflow in addition to southwestern airflow. Based on all the above research results, coordinated inter-regional PM
2.5 and O
3 prevention and control efforts of Tianjin should focus on the transportation of air pollutants from those cities in southern Hebei Province, northern Henan Province, and western Shandong Province.