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PM2.5 Magnetic Properties in Relation to Urban Combustion Sources in Southern West Africa

2021; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 12; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/atmos12040496

2073-4433

Aruã Leite, Jean‐François Léon, Mélina Macouin, Sonia Rousse, Ricardo I.F. Trindade, Arnaud Proietti, Loïc Drigo, Paul Yves Jean Antonio, Aristide Akpo, Véronique Yoboué, Cathy Liousse,

Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

The physico-chemical characteristics of particulate matter (PM) in African cities remain poorly known due to scarcity of observation networks. Magnetic parameters of PM are robust proxies for the emissions of Fe-bearing particles. This study reports the first magnetic investigation of PM2.5 (PM with aerodynamic size below 2.5 μm) in Africa performed on weekly PM2.5 filters collected in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) and Cotonou (Benin) between 2015 and 2017. The magnetic mineralogy is dominated by magnetite-like low coercivity minerals. Mass normalized SIRM are 1.65 × 10−2 A m2 kg−1 and 2.28 × 10−2 A m2 kg−1 for Abidjan and Cotonou respectively. Hard coercivity material (S-ratio = 0.96 and MDF = 33 mT) is observed during the dry dusty season. Wood burning emits less iron oxides by PM2.5 mass when compared to traffic sources. PM2.5 magnetic granulometry has a narrow range regardless of the site or season. The excellent correlation between the site-averaged element carbon concentrations and SIRM suggests that PM2.5 magnetic parameters are linked to primary particulate emission from combustion sources.