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Characteristics of airborne pm2.5 and pm2.5-10 in the urban environment of Kuala Lumpur

Sara, Y. Y. and Rashid, M. and Chuah, T. G. and Suhaimi, M. and Mohamed, N. N. (2013) Characteristics of airborne pm2.5 and pm2.5-10 in the urban environment of Kuala Lumpur. In: Advanced Materials Research.

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Abstract

Gravimetric and elemental analyses were conducted at a site in Kuala Lumpur from 2008 to 2010, representing the local air quality of urban and traffic. Eighteen elements were detected by ED-XRF and was further analysed for enrichment factor and correlation study. About 19.7% elements were identified and detected in PM10, including 8.2% and 11.5% in fine and coarse fractions, respectively. Al was found predominant in coarse fraction. However its composition in PM2.5 was highly enriched pointed to some anthropogenic emission source. In fine particulates, the total mass was mostly dominated by Al, K, Mg and S. Those elements, probably from biomass burning accounted for more than 90% of total elemental detected in PM2.5.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:air quality
Subjects:G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences
Divisions:Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology
ID Code:50935
Deposited By: Haliza Zainal
Deposited On:27 Jan 2016 01:53
Last Modified:20 Aug 2017 04:12

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