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Spatial distribution of sulfur dioxide around a tobacco bulk-curing workshop cluster.

HE Fan1, WANG Mei2, WANG Tao3, SUN Jian-feng4, HUANG Wu-xing1, TIAN Bin-qiang1, GONG Chang-rong1   

  1. (1 College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China; 2Changtu Branch, Tieling Tobacco Company, Tieling 112000, Liaoning, China; 3Shizong Branch, Qujing Tobacco Company, Qujing 655000, Yunnan, China; 4Yunnan Tobacco Company, Kunming 650000, China)
  • Online:2014-03-18 Published:2014-03-18

Abstract: In order to manifest lower energy consumption and less labor employment, and provide the theoretical basis for constructing environmentally friendly modern tobacco agriculture, this paper analyzed gas composition of the chimney from a  bulk-curing barn and the dispersion of sulfur dioxide (SO2) around the workshop cluster using ecom-J2KN flue gas analyzer and air sampler. During curing, the concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and SO2 in the chimney were both highest at 38 ℃, while the concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx) was highest at 42 ℃. The emission concentration of SO2 from the chimney was 1327.60-2218.40 mg·m-3. Average SO2 emission would decrease by 49.7% through adding 4.0% of a sulfur-fixed agent. The highest concentrations of SO2 in the surface soil appeared at the yellowing stage. SO2 concentration in horizontal direction localized at 43-80 m exceeded 0.5 mg·m-3. The highest concentration of SO2 (0.57 mg·m-3) was observed at 50 m. At 50 m in the downstream wind direction of the workshop cluster, SO2 concentration in vertical direction localized at 0.9-1.8 m exceeded 0.5 mg·m-3, and the highest concentration of SO2 in vertical direction was 0.65 mg·m-3 at 1.6 m. During curing, the average concentration of SO2 was decreased by 0.43 mg·m-3 by using the sulfur-fixed agent. The polluted boundary was localized at 120 m in the downstream wind direction of the workshop cluster.