Monitoring of airborne particulate matter at mountainous urban sites
Concentrations of various size fractions (TSP, PM 10 , PM 2.5 , and PM 1.0 ) of particulate matter (PM) were measured at two mountainous sites, Buk Han (BH) and Gwan AK (GA), along with one ground reference site at Gwang Jin (GJ), located in Seoul, South Korea for the 4 years from 2010 to 2013. The...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Environmental monitoring and assessment 2016-08, Vol.188 (8), p.490-490, Article 490 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Concentrations of various size fractions (TSP, PM
10
, PM
2.5
, and PM
1.0
) of particulate matter (PM) were measured at two mountainous sites, Buk Han (BH) and Gwan AK (GA), along with one ground reference site at Gwang Jin (GJ), located in Seoul, South Korea for the 4 years from 2010 to 2013. The daily average concentrations of TSP, PM
10
, PM
2.5
, and PM
1.0
at BH were 47.9 ± 32.5, 37.0 ± 24.6, 20.6 ± 12.9, and 15.3 ± 9.53 μg m
−3
, respectively. These values were slightly larger than those measured at GA while much lower than those measured at the reference site (GJ). Seasonal variations in PM concentrations were consistent across all locations with a relative increase in concentrations observed in spring and winter. Correlation analysis showed clear differences in PM concentrations between the mountainous sites and the reference site. Analysis of these PM concentrations indicated that the distribution of PM in the mountainous locations was affected by a number of manmade sources from nearby locations, including both traffic and industrial emissions. |
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ISSN: | 0167-6369 1573-2959 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10661-016-5501-2 |