Srimuruganandam B

Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

School of Civil Engineering

Vellore Campus

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Atmospheric Environment

Characteristics and source apportionment of PM2.5 during a fall heavy haze episode in the Yangtze River Delta of China

Integrated Air Quality Management

Monitoring and Source Apportionment for Particulate Matter Pollution in Six Asian Cities

The 24-h average ambient particulate matter (PM 10 and PM 2.5) concentrations are sampled concurrently during November 2008-April 2009 at a busy roadside in Chennai City, India. The elemental (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Rb, Se, Sr, Te, Tl, V and Zn) and ionic (Na +, NH 4 +, K +, Ca 2+, Mg 2+, F -, Cl -, NO 2 -, NO 3 - and SO 4 2-) composition of PM 10 and PM 2.5 are determined using an inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) and an ion chromatograph (IC), respectively. The emission inventory at the study area is also carried out to identify the likely PM emission sources. The U.S. EPA's-CMB (chemical mass balance) version 8.2 is applied to identify the source contribution of ambient PM 10 and PM 2.5 concentrations at the study area. Results indicated that diesel exhausts (43-52% in PM 10 and 44-65% in PM 2.5) and gasoline exhausts (6-16% in PM 10 and 3-8% in PM 2.5) are found to be the major source contributors at the study site followed by the paved road dusts (PM 10=PM 2.5=0.-2.3%), brake lining dusts (0.1% in PM 10 and 0.2% in PM 2.5), brake pad wear dusts (0.1% in PM 10 and 0.01% in PM 2.5), marine aerosols (PM 10=PM 2.5=0.1%) and cooking (~0.8% in PM 10 and ~1.5% in PM 2.5). © 2012 Elsevier B.V.

Science of the Total Environment

Source characterization of PM 10 and PM 2.5 mass using a chemical mass balance model at urban roadside

Atmospheric Research

Source apportionment of particulate matter in the ambient air of Hyderabad city, India

Source apportionment of ambient particles: Comparison of positive matrix factorization analysis applied to particle size distribution and chemical composition data

Air Quality Management through Receptor Modelling

Journal	Indian Journal of Science and Technology
Publisher	Indian Society for Education and Environment
ISSN	0974-6846
Open Access	Yes