Changes in the levels and variability of halocarbons and the compliance with the Montreal Protocol from an urban view

Ou-Yang, CF; Chang, CC; Chen, SPo; Chew, C; Lee, B; Chang, CY; Montzka, SA; Dutton, GS; Butler, JH; Elkins, JW; Wang, J

HERO ID

3077618

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2015

Language

English

PMID

26160300

HERO ID 3077618
In Press No
Year 2015
Title Changes in the levels and variability of halocarbons and the compliance with the Montreal Protocol from an urban view
Authors Ou-Yang, CF; Chang, CC; Chen, SPo; Chew, C; Lee, B; Chang, CY; Montzka, SA; Dutton, GS; Butler, JH; Elkins, JW; Wang, J
Journal Chemosphere
Volume 138
Page Numbers 438-446
Abstract Ambient levels and variability of major atmospheric halocarbons, i.e. CFC-12, CFC-11, CFC-113, CCl4, CH3CCl3, C2HCl3, and C2Cl4 in a major metropolis (Taipei, Taiwan) were re-investigated after fourteen years by flask sampling in 2012. Our data indicates that the variability expressed as standard deviations (SD) of CFC-113 and CCl4 remained small (2.0 ppt and 1.9 ppt, respectively) for the 10th-90th percentile range in both sampling periods; whereas the variability of CFC-12, CFC-11, C2HCl3, and C2Cl4 measured in 2012 became noticeably smaller than observed in 1998, suggesting their emissions were reduced over time. By comparing with the background data of a global network (NOAA/ESRL/GMD baseline observatories), the ambient levels and distribution of these major halocarbons in Taipei approximated those at a background site (Mauna Loa) in 2012, suggesting that the fingerprint of the major halocarbons in a used-to-be prominent source area has gradually approached to that of the background atmosphere.
Doi 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.070
Pmid 26160300
Wosid WOS:000361772800060
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Language Text English
Keyword Montreal Protocol; Halocarbons; Ozone-depleting substances (ODS); Variability