Plant versus local soil inorganic ionic composition: The relationship to biomass smoke

Gulick, Sabina; Carrico, Christian M.; Frey, Bonnie; Baca, Dustin; Dubey, Manvendra K.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164967

Plant versus local soil inorganic ionic composition: The relationship to biomass smoke

Journal Article · Mon Jun 19 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Science of the Total Environment

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164967· OSTI ID:2572943

Gulick, Sabina ^[1]; Carrico, Christian M. ^[1]; Frey, Bonnie ^[2]; Baca, Dustin ^[2]; ^[3]

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM (United States)
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Here, we examine the relationship between soil and plant inorganic chemical composition as a precursor to biomass smoke aerosol particle (PM_2.5) properties in desert landscapes of the Southwestern United States. Past work underscored the importance of plant species and in particular the dependence of smoke PM_2.5 water uptake on the water-soluble inorganics important in select plant species (e.g., halophytes) versus absent in other species (e.g., conifers). This study extends this work by looking at a range of soil types and salinity in examining native and invasive species in the Desert Southwest US region. Eighteen plant samples and surrounding soils were taken from four ecosystems in New Mexico, USA. Results here support the conclusion that plant species are the primary controller over the inorganic plant composition that is relevant to biomass smoke and controls its hygroscopicity. The role of soil type is secondary to plant inorganic composition but is found to be important on the ecosystem level in determining what plant species are viable in a given ecosystem. This ultimately affects the smoke properties, including PM_2.5 hygroscopicity (water uptake), produced in landscape fires. Knowledge of ecosystem features including plant species distribution and soil salinity may be combined as a first-order predictor of PM_2.5 hygroscopicity of the primary smoke emissions. This can be particularly useful when combined with knowledge of burn characteristics such as flame temperature, which also plays a key role in determining PM_2.5 water uptake response.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Office of Workforce Development for Teachers & Scientists (WDTS); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 2572943

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--25-23292; 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164967

Journal Information:: Science of the Total Environment, Journal Name: Science of the Total Environment Vol. 895; ISSN 0048-9697

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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