Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was employed to obtain morphology, size, composition, and mixing state of background aerosols with diameter less than 1 µm in the northern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) during 15 September to 15 October 2013. Individual aerosol particles mainly contained secondary inorganic aerosols (SIA – sulfate and nitrate) and organics during clean periods (PM2.5 mass concentration less than 2.5 µg m−3 ). The presence of K–Na–Cl associated with organics and an increase in soot particles suggest that an intense biomass burning event caused the highest PM2.5 concentrations (> 30 µg m−3 ) during the study.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mixing-state-and-sources-submicron-regional-background-aerosols-northern-qinghai
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/w-j-li
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-r-chen
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/y-s-xu-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/atmospheric-chemistry-and-physics
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aerosols
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pm-25
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glaciers
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/glacial-melt
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
