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Size distributions and temporal variations of biological aerosol particles in the Amazon rainforest characterized by microscopy and real-time UV-APS fluorescence techniques during AMAZE-08

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Huffman, J. A., Sinha, B., Garland, R. M., Snee-Pollmann, A., Gunthe, S. S., Artaxo, P., Martin, S. T., Andreae, M. O., Pöschl, U.·2012·Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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Abstract. As a part of the AMAZE-08 campaign during the wet season in the rainforest of Central Amazonia, an ultraviolet aerodynamic particle sizer (UV-APS) was operated for continuous measurements of fluorescent biological aerosol particles (FBAP). In the coarse particle size range (> 1 μm) the campaign median and quartiles of FBAP number and mass concentration were 7.3 × 104 m−3 (4.0–13.2 × 104 m−3) and 0.72 μg m−3 (0.42–1.19 μg mm−3), respectively, accounting for 24% (11–41%) of total particle number and 47% (25–65%) of total particle mass. During the five-week campaign in February–March 2008 the concentration of coarse-mode Saharan dust particles was highly variable. In contrast, FBAP concentrations remained fairly constant over the course of weeks and had a consistent daily pattern, peaking several hours before sunrise, suggesting observed FBAP was dominated by nocturnal spore emission. This conclusion was supported by the consistent FBAP number size distribution peaking at 2.3 μm, also attributed to fungal spores and mixed biological particles by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), light microscopy and biochemical staining. A second primary biological aerosol particle (PBAP) mode between 0.5 and 1.0 μm was also observed by SEM, but exhibited little fluorescence and no fungal staining. This mode consisted of single bacterial cells, brochosomes and various fragments of biological material. Particles liquid-coated with mixed organic-inorganic material constituted a large fraction of observations, and these coatings contained salts likely from primary biological origin. We provide key support for the suggestion that real-time laser-induce fluorescence (LIF) techniques provide size-resolved concentrations of FBAP as a lower limit for the atmospheric abundance of biological particles. We also show that primary biological particles, fungal spores in particular, are key fractions of supermicron aerosol in the Amazon and that, especially when coated by mixed inorganic material, could contribute significantly to hydrological cycling in such regions of the globe.

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Huffman, J. A., Sinha, B., Garland, R. M., Snee-Pollmann, A., Gunthe, S. S., Artaxo, P., Martin, S. T., Andreae, M. O., & Pöschl, U.
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  • University of Denver (US)
  • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali (IN)
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (ZA)
  • Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (DE)
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IN)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Huffman, J. A.
  • Sinha, B.
  • Garland, R. M.
  • Gunthe, S. S.
  • Artaxo, P.
  • Andreae, M. O.
  • Pöschl, U.
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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
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2012-12-18
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12
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24
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11997-12019
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  • 1680-7316 (ISSN-L)
  • 1680-7324
DOI
10.5194/acp-12-11997-2012
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  • University of Denver
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (08/58100-2)
  • Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
  • Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
Keywords
bioaerosols, fungal spores, primary biological aerosol particles, size distribution, temporal variation, Saharan dust, laser-induced fluorescence, Amazon rainforest, particle coating

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