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 10458 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: Application of optimally scaled target factor analysis for assessing source contribution of ambient [PM.sub.10].(TECHNICAL PAPER)(particulate matter in highly industrialized area in Spain)(Report)Author: Alberto EscrigPublication: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (Magazine/Journal)Date: November 1, 2009Publisher: Air and Waste Management AssociationVolume: 59 Issue: 11 Page: 1296(12)Article Type: ReportDistributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning

Published on: 2009-11-01 Released on: 2009-12-17 Format: HTML Binding: Digital 35 pages

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. ABSTRACT Speciated coarse particulate matter ([PM.sub.10]) data obtained at three air quality monitoring sites in a highly industrialized area in Spain between 2002 and 2007 were analyzed for assessing source contribution of ambient particulate matter (PM). The source apportionment of PM in this area is an especially difficult task. There are industrial mineral dust emissions that need to be separately quantified from the natural sources of mineral PM. On the other hand, the diversity of industrial processes in the area results in a puzzling industrial emissions scenario. To solve this complex problem, a two-step methodology based on the possibilities of the Multilinear Engine was used. Application of positive matrix factorization to the dataset allowed the identification of...