本研究之目的，係探討農業廢棄物(稻草)露天燃燒，對周界大氣中總懸浮微粒(TSP)、多溴聯苯醚(PBDEs)濃度及其乾沉降通量之影響。本研究之空氣樣品於農廢露天燃燒之北邊處(A)、稻田周邊(B)及東邊處(C)等三個採樣區域採集。三個採樣區域在非燃燒期間，總懸浮微粒濃度平均值介於102至129 μg m-3之間，而在露天燃燒期間總懸浮微粒濃度平均值介於 183~1828 μg m-3。以上檢測結果顯示，於農廢露天燃燒期間，大氣中總懸浮微粒濃度於北邊處(A)、稻田周邊(B)及溪邊處(C)，分別為非農廢燃燒期間之1.53、17與1.13倍，農廢露天燃燒期間有明顯上升之現象。在非農廢燃燒期間，大氣中總多溴聯苯醚濃度平均值介於36.0~87.6 pg m-3之間，但在農廢露天燃燒期間，總多溴聯苯醚濃度平均值上升至63.6~250 pg m-3。以上結果顯示，農廢露天燃燒，對本研究三個採樣區域大氣中多溴聯苯醚之濃度影響顯著，而又以稻田周邊(B)特別明顯。在農廢燃燒期間，稻田周邊(B)大氣中總多溴聯苯醚濃度為非農廢燃燒期間之2.85倍。在非農廢燃燒期間，大氣中總多溴聯苯醚之乾沉降量平均值，介於1.89~5.32 μg m-2d-1之間。而於農廢露天燃燒期間，大氣中總多溴聯苯醚之乾沉降量上升至3.75~16.4 μg m-2d-1。在農廢露天燃燒期間，由於稻田周邊(B)採樣點之總懸浮微粒濃度大幅上升，導致大氣中二溴至八溴之多溴聯苯醚總沉降速度顯著增加，平均值自0.36 cm s-1增加至0.60 cm s-1。而表土之多溴聯苯醚含量，亦可能隨著大氣中多溴聯苯醚沉降量與沉降速度上升而加速累積。本研究之結果顯示，農廢露天燃燒對大氣中總懸浮微粒濃度、多溴聯苯醚濃度及多溴聯苯醚之乾沉降量與沉降速度均有顯著影響。

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of biomass (rice straw) open burning on the total suspended solid (TSP), atmospheric PBDE concentration and dry deposition flux in the ambient air. Air samples were taken in three sampling areas which were chose on northern side (A), biomass burning area (B), and western side (C). The mean TSP concentrations were ranged from 102 to 129 μg m-3 during non-burning period, whereas they were ranged between 183 and 1828 μg m-3 during biomass open burning period at three sampling areas. The above results show that during biomass open burning period, the TSP concentrations were 1.53, 17, and 1.13 times higher than that non-burning period in the air of northern side (A), rice straw field (B), and western side (C), respectively. In addition, the mean total atmospheric PBDE concentrations ranged from 36.0 to 87.6 pg m-3 during non-burning period, but they were increased up to the range between 63.6 and 250 pg m-3 during biomass open burning at three sampling areas. The above PBDE results show that biomass open burning has significant impact on atmospheric PBDE concentration level at three sampling areas, particularly on the sampling area B (rice straw field). During biomass open burning period, the total atmospheric PBDE concentration increased by 2.85-fold at the sampling area B. The mean dry deposition fluxes of total atmospheric PBDE were in the range between 1.89 and 5.32 μg m-2d-1 during non-burning period. However, the mean dry deposition fluxes of total atmospheric PBDE were increased up to the range from 3.75 to 16.4 μg m-2d-1 during biomass open burning period. The 2 to 8 brominated atmospheric PBDE dry deposition velocity at the sampling area B has significant increased which are attributed to high TSP concentration. The mean overall dry deposition velocity of 2 to 8 brominated atmospheric BDEs was increased from 0.36 to 0.60 cm s-1, which indicated a higher atmospheric PBDE dry deposition flux and a faster dry deposition velocity could accelerate the accumulation of total PBDE content in the soil. The results of this study show that biomass open burning has considerable effect on both atmospheric TSP and PBDE concentrations and PBDE dry deposition fluxes and velocities.

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