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Magnetic characteristics of Juniperus formosana needles along an urban street in Lanzhou, Northwest China: the variation of different season and orientation

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The magnetic properties of particulate matter (PM) deposited on the needles of Juniperus formosana along an urban street in Lanzhou city were measured to evaluate the variations of PM concentration in different seasons by varying distance from the road. The magnetism of PM deposited in this context was significantly higher in winter than in summer, which may reflect changes of atmospheric particle concentrations. Needle samples which were collected from the road-facing side exhibiting significantly stronger magnetism compared with those which were collected from the opposite side of the road, indicating the distance from pollution source to the needles as a factor controls the amount of PM. The results of this study show that the needles of Juniperus formosana are effective traps for PM and can therefore be used to monitor pollution fluxes in different seasons in an important urban context in NW China.

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We thank Dr. Jan Bloemendal for critical discussions, constructive suggestions and English improvement. This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant 41504056 and 41877444), the Science-technology Support Plan Projects of Gansu province (grant 1604FKCA096), and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (grant 2015M580892, 2017T100785), and the CAS “Light of West China” Program.

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    Hong Chen, Dun-sheng Xia, Yi-jiao Fan, Hui Liu, Zhi-rong Tang & Shan Ma

  2. College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China

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Chen, H., Wang, B., Xia, Ds. et al. Magnetic characteristics of Juniperus formosana needles along an urban street in Lanzhou, Northwest China: the variation of different season and orientation. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 21964–21971 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05399-1

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