Air Particle Measurement

This digital document is an article from Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, published by Air and Waste Management Association on October 1, 2008. The length of the article is 7120 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle: Characterization of ambient fine particles in the northwestern area and Anchorage, Alaska.(Report)Author: Eugene KimPublication: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (Magazine/Journal)Date: October 1, 2008Publisher: Air and Waste Management AssociationVolume: 58 Issue: 10 Page: 1328(13)Article Type: ReportDistributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

Published on: 2008-10-01 Released on: 2008-12-10 Format: HTML Binding: Digital 24 pages

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT Ambient [PM.sub.2.5] (particulate matter less than 2.5 [micro]m in aerodynamic diameter) in the northwestern United States and Alaska is dominated by carbonaceous compounds associated with wood burning and transportation sources. [PM.sub.2.5] source characterization studies analyzing recent [PM.sub.2.5] speciation data have not been previously reported for these areas. In this study, ambient [PM.sub.2.5] speciation samples collected at two monitoring sites located in the northwestern area, Olympic Peninsula, WA, and Portland, OR, and one monitoring site located in Anchorage, AK, were characterized through source apportionments. Gasoline vehicle, secondary sulfate, and wood smoke were the largest sources of [PM.sub.2.5] collected at the Anchorage, Olympic...