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 November 1, 2009. The length of the article is 7197 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: An optimal spatial configuration of sample sites for air pollution monitoring.(TECHNICAL PAPER)(Report)Author: Naresh KumarPublication: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (Magazine/Journal)Date: November 1, 2009Publisher: Air and Waste Management AssociationVolume: 59 Issue: 11 Page: 1308(9)Article Type: ReportDistributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

Published on: 2009-11-01 Released on: 2009-12-21 Format: HTML Binding: Digital 24 pages

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT A novel sampling design is proposed that optimizes the spatial configuration of sampling sites and captures maximum intraurban variability in ambient air pollution with a minimum sample size. Unlike the classical sampling design, a deterministic approach is adopted and the redundancy in the site selection is minimized by controlling for spatial autocorrelation. The proposed design was tested and implemented in a medium-sized midwestern city. The analysis suggested that 32 sites were adequate to capture more than 95% of the total variance in airborne particulate 10 [micro]m or less in aerodynamic diameter ([PM.sub.10]). A list of 20 households was prepared around each of the 32 sites. Households were approached in order of their distance from these...