Receptor modeling for air pollution source apportionment study
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Author list: Pongkiatkul P., Oanh N.T.K.
Publisher: Hindawi
Publication year: 2012
Start page: 63
End page: 96
Number of pages: 34
ISBN: 9781439862261; 9781439862254
ISSN: 0146-9428
eISSN: 1745-4557
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
Accurate information on contributing sources to ambient air pollution in a location is the foremost requirement for development of efficient air quality management strategies. The top-down approach using emission inventories alone or combined with air quality dispersion modeling is usually used as a tool to generate information on source contributions to ambient air pollution. The dispersion modeling approach requires accurate emission input data to predict ambient air pollutant concentrations; hence, the lack of these data introduces much uncertainty to the top-down approach results. Besides, the source emission inventory usually does not include fugitive releases or provide direct information on secondary air pollutants that are formed in the atmosphere; thus, it is insufficient for air quality management in several situations. ฉ 2013 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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