Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in the ambient air of five sampling sites around central Taiwan were investigated. Principal components analysis (PCA), cluster analysis (CA) and the chemical mass balance (CMB) model were adopted to assess possible PCDD/F sources and their effects on the air quality levels. Field experimental results showed that the mean PCDD/F concentrations in the ambient air were 0.0526, 0.0591, 0.0339 and 0.0727 pg I-TEQ/Nm 3 in winter, spring, summer and autumn, respectively. Analysis of atmospheric isopleths for five sampling sites displayed that high PCDD/F concentrations were mostly close to electric arc furnace plants (EAF). Through PCA and CA, the congener profiles of ambient air sampling sites were close to medical waste incinerators (MWI), secondary aluminum smelters (ALS), EAF, waste open burning (OB) and crematories (CM). By using the CMB model, the dominant sources of PCDD/Fs in ambient air were EAF, medical waste incinerator/municipal solid waste incinerators (MWI/MSWI) and unleaded gasoline fuel vehicle/diesel fuel vehicle (UGFV/DFV), which contributed 22-23%, 17-31% and 9-22%, respectively. The above results revealed that ambient air was affected by surrounding PCDD/F sources (MWI, ALS, EAF, CM and OB). However, due to high stack height and low emission concentration, the impact of coal-fired power plant on the PCDD/F levels of ambient air was insignificant.
A microsampler for collecting aerosol particles on an unmanned aerial system (UAS) was designed and evaluated in the laboratory for dry (no condensed water) and wet (foggy, misty, or rainy) air conditions.
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