Hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) Formation during Summertime Fog in an Arctic Oil Field

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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jun
dc.contributor.authorGunsch, Matthew J.
dc.contributor.authorMoffett, Claire E.
dc.contributor.authorXu, Lu
dc.contributor.authorAsmar, Rime El
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Qi
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Thomas B.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Hannah M.
dc.contributor.authorCrounse, John D.
dc.contributor.authorClair, Jason St.
dc.contributor.authorKim, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorWennberg, Paul O.
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Rodney J.
dc.contributor.authorSheesley, Rebecca J.
dc.contributor.authorPratt, Kerri A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-27T13:52:03Z
dc.date.available2022-07-27T13:52:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-28
dc.description.abstractHydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) is produced in the aqueous-phase reaction of formaldehyde (HCHO) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) and has been proposed as a significant contributor to midlatitude wintertime pollution events. Here we report HMS detection within submicrometer atmospheric aerosols during frequent late summer, regional fog events in an Arctic oil field. The number fraction of individual particles containing HMS increased during fog periods, consistent with aqueous-phase formation. The single-particle mass spectra showed the primary particle signature (oil field emissions), plus secondary oxidized organics and sulfate, consistent with aqueous-phase processing. HMS mass concentrations ranged from below the ion chromatography limit of detection (0.3 ng/m3) to 1.6 ng/m3, with sulfate concentrations of 37–222 ng/m3. HCHO and SO2 measurements suggest that the fog HMS production rate is ∼10 times higher in the oil fields than in the upwind Beaufort Sea. Aqueous-phase reactions of local oil field emissions during frequent summertime regional fog events likely have downwind impacts on Arctic aerosol composition. The potential for fog-based HMS production was estimated to be an order of magnitude higher in Fairbanks and Anchorage, AK, than in the oil fields and may explain the missing organosulfate source contributing to Fairbanks air quality.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the NOAA Climate Program Office and Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate Program through NA14OAR4310149 (University of Michigan) and NA14OAR4310150 (Baylor University) and a Department of Energy (DOE) Early Career Award (DE-SC0019172). The field work was also supported in part by the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) ARM Climate Research Facility (field campaign 2013-6660). This research was also supported by a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship (2000007270). Q.Z. was supported by funding from the DOE Atmospheric System Research Program (DE-SC0017041). R.J.W. and R.E.A. were supported by the NSF Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) program (ICER-1927778). Meteorological and greenhouse gas data were obtained from the ARM Climate Research Facility. DOE ARM, Sandia National Laboratory, AMF3 field operators, and the U.S. Air Force are thanked for logistical assistance at Oliktok Point, AK. Ningxin Wang (University of California, Davis, Davis, CA) is thanked for assistance in analyzing the ACSM data, and Thomas Hanisco (NASA Goddard) and Glenn Wolfe (University of Maryland Baltimore County) are acknowledged for HCHO data contributions. The aircraft data were supported by the NASA ATom Earth Venture Suborbital-2 Program; the authors thank the pilots, technicians, and mechanics for their support during the ATom flights. ATom SO2 observations were supported by NASA (NNX15AG61A). ATom HCHO observations were supported by the NASA Upper Atmospheric Research Program and the NASA Tropospheric Composition Program. ATOFMS data are available at the DOE ARM data archive (https://www.arm.gov/research/campaigns/amf2015saansa). The authors thank Shaojie Song for helpful discussions of the HMS production calculations.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00357en_US
dc.format.extent8 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m26pem-tnyr
dc.identifier.citationLiu, J., Gunsch, M. J., Moffett, C. E., Xu, L., El Asmar, Rime, Zhang, Q., Watson, T. B., Allen, H. M., Crounse, J. D., St. Clair, J. M., Kim, M., Wennberg, P. O., Weber, R. J., Sheesley, R. J., Pratt, K. A. (2021). Hydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) Formation during Summertime Fog in an Arctic Oil Field. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 8(7), 511-518. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00357en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00357
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/25242
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dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rightsThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.en_US
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dc.titleHydroxymethanesulfonate (HMS) Formation during Summertime Fog in an Arctic Oil Fielden_US
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dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9367-5749en_US

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