Trace Elemental Composition in PM10 and PM2.5 Collected in Cardiff, Wales

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Author
Mohammed, G.
Karani, George
Mitchell, D.
Date
2017-03-28Acceptance date
2017-03-06
Type
Article
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
1876-6102
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A Dichotomous Sampler Model 241 was used to collect PM10 and PM2.5 samples, from midnight to midnight on every other day, from December 2009 to December 2010. Ca, K, Mg, Na, Al, Pb, Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, Cd, and Fe were determined by Atomic absorption Spectrometer (AAS). The mass concentration ranged from 18.0 to 83.3 μg/m3, with an annual average of 37. 9 μg/m3 for PM10. The mass concentration of PM2.5 ranged from 3.0 to 36.0 μg/m3 with an annual average of 14.1 μg/m. Most of the elements in both PM fractions were abundant in the winter season. A good correlation was observed between PM10 and PM2.5.Enrichment factors (EF) for elements in PM10 and PM2.5 were calculated and indicate that elements from anthropogenic origins such as Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr and Cd were highly enriched with respect to crustal elements Al, Fe and Ca.
Journal/conference proceeding
Energy Procedia;
Citation
Mohammed, G., Karani, G. and Mitchell, D. (2017) 'Trace Elemental Composition in PM10 and PM2. 5 Collected in Cardiff, Wales', Energy Procedia, 111, pp.540-547.
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This paper given at the 8th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB-16, 11-13 September
2016, Turin, ITALY was published open access in Energy Procedia on 28 March 2017 (online), available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.216
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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