Trace Elemental Composition in PM10 and PM2.5 Collected in Cardiff, Wales

G. Mohammed; G. Karani; D. Mitchell

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.216

Trace Elemental Composition in PM10 and PM2.5 Collected in Cardiff, Wales

G. Mohammed^*, G. Karani, D. Mitchell

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Abstract

A Dichotomous Sampler Model 241 was used to collect PM10 and PM2.5 samples, from midnight to midnight on every other day, from December 2009 to December 2010. Ca, K, Mg, Na, Al, Pb, Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, Cd, and Fe were determined by Atomic absorption Spectrometer (AAS). The mass concentration ranged from 18.0 to 83.3 μg/m³, with an annual average of 37. 9 μg/m³ for PM10. The mass concentration of PM2.5 ranged from 3.0 to 36.0 μg/m³ with an annual average of 14.1 μg/m. Most of the elements in both PM fractions were abundant in the winter season. A good correlation was observed between PM10 and PM2.5.Enrichment factors (EF) for elements in PM10 and PM2.5 were calculated and indicate that elements from anthropogenic origins such as Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr and Cd were highly enriched with respect to crustal elements Al, Fe and Ca.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	540-547
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	111
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.216
Publication status	Published - 28 Mar 2017
Event	8th International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB 2016 - Turin, Italy Duration: 11 Sept 2016 → 13 Sept 2016

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