Particulate Matters Pollution Characteristic and the Correlation between PM (PM2.5, PM10) and Meteorological Factors during the Summer in Shijiazhuang

In recent years, the haze occurs frequently and air pollution is getting worse in Beijing-TianjinHebei Region, China. The particulate matter pollution characteristic researches are playing a significant role especially in the districts where have higher concentration PM and air pollution. In this study, we collected daily particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) mass concentration data from 7 air pollution monitoring stations in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei, China over a 3-month period from June to August to investigate particulate matter pollution characteristic and the relationship with meteorological conditions. Statistical results show that PM10 is the major pollutant in Shijiazhuang City; the average daily concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 are 94.45 μg/m3 and 219.15 μg/m3, respectively. The daily average of PM10 and PM2.5 level over the period exceeded the first grade of the daily average limit of the ambient air quality standards (GB3095-2012). And there is a significantly positive correlation between atmospheric pressure and particulate matter pollution, but there is a significantly negative correlation between atmospheric temperature and PM concentrations. Precipitation has a clear role mainly in the coarse particles; however, there has little effect on fine particulate matter. Relative humidity and wind speed have a poor correlation with atmospheric pollutant concentrations (not remarkably high).