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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2018.27.5.431

Source Apportionment and Chemical Characteristics of Atmospheric PM2.5 in an Agricultural Area of Korea  

Jeong, Jin-Hee (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Lim, Jong-Myoung (Environmental Radioactivity Assessment Team, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Jin-Hong (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.27, no.5, 2018 , pp. 431-446 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, chemical characteristics of $PM_{2.5}$ samples collected in an agricultural area in Nonsan of Korea were investigated focusing on of black carbon, 3 inorganic ions and 22 trace elements. It was found that the relative error and relative standard deviation of many trace elements fell below 10%, which indicates good analytical accuracy and precision. The mean values of $PM_{2.5}$ in an agricultural area were exceeded by new Korean air quality standard of March 2018. The concentration of $PM_{2.5}$ was well correlated with those of black carbon and ions. The concentrations of trace elements were in a wide range of seven orders of a magnitude. Based on these $PM_{2.5}$ data sets, a total of 6 sources were identified using PMF (Positive Matrix Factorization; secondary aerosol (34.4%), soil/road dust (20.1%), biomass burning (16.9%), incineration/fuel combustion (13.2%), vehicle exhaust(12.2%), sea-salt (3.17%). Results of our study indicate that it is very important to control illegal burning activities in agricultural area.
Keywords
$PM_{2.5}$; Agricultural area; Quality control; PMF; Source apportionment;
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