Characterisation and quantification of the sources of PM10 during air pollution episodes in the UK

Muir, D.M.; Longhurst, James; Tubb, A.L.T.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.04.019

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“…The most commonly used method is to assume the daily air quality limit value for a selected pollutant as a threshold value (e.g. Kukkonen et al 2005 ; Muir et al 2006 ; Aarnio et al 2008 ; Im et al 2010 ). In some studies, either the maximum value is classified as an episode (e.g.…”

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Explaining the high PM10 concentrations observed in Polish urban areas

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Juda-Rezler

2015

Air Qual Atmos Health

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The main goal of this paper is to identify the drivers responsible for the high particulate matter concentrations observed in recent years in several urban areas in Poland. The problem was investigated using air quality and meteorological data from routine monitoring network, air mass back trajectories and multivariate statistical modelling. Air pollution in central and southern part of the country was analysed and compared with this in northern-eastern “The Green Lungs of Poland” region. The analysis showed that in all investigated locations, there is a clear annual cycle of observed concentrations, closely following temperature-heating cycles, with the highest concentrations noted in January. However, the main drivers differ along the country, being either connected with regional background pollution (in the central part of the country) or with local emission sources (in the southern part). The occurrence of high PM10 concentrations is most commonly associated with the influence of high-pressure systems that brought extremely cold and stable air masses form East or South of Europe. During analysed episodes, industrial point sources had the biggest (up to 70–80 %) share in PM10 levels on the days with maximum PM pollution, while remote and residential/traffic sources determined the air quality in the early stages of the episodes. Principal component analysis (PCA) shows that secondary inorganic aerosols account for long-range transported pollution, As, Cd, Pb and Zn for industrial point sources, while Cr and Cu for residential and traffic sources of PM10, respectively.

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Explaining the high PM10 concentrations observed in Polish urban areas

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Juda-Rezler

2015

Air Qual Atmos Health

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“…Sources of air pollution include road traffic emissions, industrial emissions and domestic heating, or secondary formation pollutants (Marc-Andre et al, 2007;Kassomenos et al, 2006;Ogrin, 2007, Potoglou & Kanaroglou, 2005 and (Charles et al, 2005). Common air pollutants that draw intense concerns include particulate matter (PM), ozone (O 3 ), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (Muir et al, 2006).…”

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Environmental Monitoring of Ambient Outdoor, Indoor Air Quality Pollutants, PM 10 and PM 2.5 Conducted to Evaluate Its Impact Analysis and Quantification in Industrial Area of Dammam, KSA

Shafi¹,

Khelif²

2021

GEP

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The core objective of this study is to conduct precise and real-time monitoring of the industrial area Dammam located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) which consists of a number of various chemicals, minerals and petrochemicals along with administrative blocks. The objective of this study is to monitor possible outdoor and indoor air pollutant in the industry working environment. This study shall help us to enable decision to be made on appropriate control measures as may be required to protect the health of employee and occupant who may be exposed to air contamination at workplace. Air pollution monitoring in ambient air environment finding shall be compared with national ambient air quality environmental standard while parameters monitoring in indoor air environment is compared with international standards such as occupational health and safety administration (OSHA), National institute for occupational safety and health (NIOSH) and Australian national health and medical research council (NHMRC). This environment review study for ensuring industry regulatory compliance for the facility and general authority of meteorology and environmental protection (GAMEP) previously known as presidency of meteorology environment (PME). This study shall be comprehensive in nature and cover two major types of monitoring and assessment such as ambient air quality monitoring and indoor air quality monitoring.

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“…Sources of air pollution include road traffic emissions, industrial emissions and domestic heating, or secondary formation pollutants (Marc-Andre et al, 2007;Kassomenos et al, 2006;Ogrin, 2007 andPotoglou et al, 2005). Common air pollutants that draw intense concerns include particulate matter (PM), ozone (O 3 ), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (Muir et al, 2006).…”

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“…For instance, a cohort study reported significant increases in cardiopulmonary mortality for those living near major road areas in the Netherlands (Bono et al, 2007). NO x together with VOCs are responsible for the formation of photochemical smog and ground-level O 3 in the presence of sunlight (Muir et al, 2006). SO 2 is emitted into the atmosphere mainly from anthropogenic sources such as the combustion of sulfur-containing fossil fuels (e.g., coal, oil, and natural gas) (Alves et al, 2000 andde Kok et al, 2006).…”

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Assessment of Ambient Air Quality Level at Different Areas inside Dammam University, Case Study

El-Sharkawy¹

2013

مجلة جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز-علوم الإرصاد والبيئة وزراعة المناطق الجافة

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The air pollution problem inside university campuses has different sources, including the traffic activity inside the campus, lab works and the transportation of air pollutants from the surrounding areas and activities. The aim of this study is to assess levels of air pollutants at different areas inside the campus of University of Dammam (UD). Different air pollutants were measured including PM 10 , CO 2 , CO, SO 2 , NO 2 , O 3 and VOCs. At the same time, the atmospheric temperature and relative humidity were recorded. Levels of the selected air pollutants were measured at two different durations of the day (early morning and late afternoon) during the studying and holiday periods of the academic year 2011 -2012. Levels of all pollutants during the morning rush hours of the studying periods were higher than those during the other periods (holidays and afternoon periods).In addition, the highest levels of air pollutants were found at the main gate and administration building that are characterized by high traffic movement compared with the other sites inside the UD campus. These results indicated that the main source of air pollution inside UD campus is the traffic activity. The mean levels of PM 10 at most selected sites were higher than the recommended air quality guidelines.

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Characterisation and quantification of the sources of PM10 during air pollution episodes in the UK

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Explaining the high PM10 concentrations observed in Polish urban areas

Explaining the high PM10 concentrations observed in Polish urban areas

Environmental Monitoring of Ambient Outdoor, Indoor Air Quality Pollutants, PM 10 and PM 2.5 Conducted to Evaluate Its Impact Analysis and Quantification in Industrial Area of Dammam, KSA

Assessment of Ambient Air Quality Level at Different Areas inside Dammam University, Case Study

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