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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/eer.2018.226

Size distributions of atmospheric particulate matter and associated trace metals in the multi-industrial city of Ulsan, Korea  

Kwon, Hye-Ok (School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Park, Min-Kyu (School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Kim, Seong-Joon (School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
Choi, Jinsoo (Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Oh, Jun (Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Ahn, Joon-Young (Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Choi, Sung-Deuk (School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST))
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Environmental Engineering Research / v.24, no.2, 2019 , pp. 331-338 More about this Journal
Abstract
Particulate matter (PM) was collected using micro-orifice uniform deposit impactors from a residential (RES) site and an industrial (IND) site in Ulsan, South Korea, in September-October 2014. The PM samples were measured based on their size distributions (11 stages), ranging from $0.06{\mu}m$ to over $18.0{\mu}m$. Nine trace metals (As, Se, Cr, V, Cd, Pb, Ba, Sb, and Zn) associated with PM were analyzed. The PM samples exhibited weak bimodal distributions irrespective of sampling sites and events, and the mean concentrations of total PM (TPM) measured at the IND site ($56.7{\mu}g/m^3$) was higher than that measured at the RES site ($38.2{\mu}g/m^3$). The IND site also showed higher levels of nine trace metals, reflecting the influence of industrial activities and traffic emissions. At both sites, four trace metals (Ba, Zn, V, and Cr) contributed to over 80% of the total concentrations in TPM. The modality of individual trace metals was not strong except for Zn; however, the nine trace metals in $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ accounted for approximately 50% and 90% of the total concentrations in TPM, respectively. This result indicates that the size distributions of PM and trace metals are important to understand how respirable PM affects public health.
Keywords
Metal; MOUDI; Particulate matter; Size distribution; Ulsan;
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