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Isoprene is the most abundant non-methane volatile organic compound (VOC) and the largest contributor to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) burden on a global scale. In order to examine the influence of high concentrations of anthropogenic pollutants on isoprene-derived SOA (SOA  i  ) formation, summertime PM 2.5  filter samples were collected with a three-hour sampling interval at a rural site in the North China Plain (NCP), and determined for SOA  i   tracers and other chemical species. RO 2 +NO pathway derived 2-methylglyceric acid presented a relatively higher contribution to the SOA  i   due to the high-NOx (~20 ppb) conditions in the NCP that suppressed the reactive uptake of RO 2 +HO 2  reaction derived isoprene epoxydiols. Compared to particle acidity and water content, sulfate plays a dominant role in the heterogeneous formation process of SOA  i  . Diurnal variation and correlation of 2-methyltetrols with ozone suggested an important effect of isoprene ozonolysis on SOA  i   formation. SOA  i   increased linearly with levoglucosan during June 10–18, which can be attributed to an increasing emission of isoprene caused by the field burning of wheat straw and a favorable aqueous SOA formation during the aging process of the biomass burning plume. Our results suggested that isoprene oxidation is highly influenced by intensive anthropogenic activities in the NCP.

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Characterization of isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosols at a rural site in North China Plain with implications for anthropogenic pollution effects