Source apportionment of ambient volatile organic compounds in major cities in Australia by positive matrix factorisation

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dc.contributor.authorChan, AYCen_AU
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Een_AU
dc.contributor.authorGolding, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorKing, GFen_AU
dc.contributor.authorGore, Wen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCohen, DDen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHawas, Oen_AU
dc.contributor.authorStelcer, Een_AU
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorDenison, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorWong, Nen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-03T04:46:15Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T05:06:25Zen_AU
dc.date.available2009-11-03T04:46:15Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T05:06:25Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2008-05en_AU
dc.date.statistics2008-05en_AU
dc.description.abstractSource apportionment of the 6-daily, 24 h volatile organic compound (VOC) samples collected during 2003–2004 in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane was carried out using the Positive Matrix Factorisation software (PMF2). Fourteen C4-C10 VOCs were chosen for source apportionment. Biogenic emissions were not covered in this study because tracer VOCs such as isoprene were not measured. Five VOC source factors were identified, including the ‘evaporative / fuel distribution’ factor (contribute to 37% of the total mass of the 14 VOCs on average), the ‘vehicle exhaust / petrochemical industry’ factor (24%), the ‘biomass burning’ factor (13%), the ‘architectural surface coatings’ factor (5%) and the ‘other sources’ factor (14%). The relative contributions of the source factors to the ambient VOC concentration at the sampling sites were comparable to the relative emission loads of the local sources in Australian air emission inventories. The high contribution from evaporative emissions indicates that introduction of reduction measures for evaporative emissions could substantially reduce the VOC emissions in Australian cities. The total VOC mass and the contributions from vehicle related sources and biomass burning were higher in winter and autumn, while the contributions from surface coatings were higher in summer. © 2008, Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealanden_AU
dc.identifier.citationChan, A. Y. C., Christensen, E., Golding, G., King, G., Gore, W., Cohen, D. D., Hawas, O., Stelcer, E., Simpson, R., Denison, L., & Wong, N. (2008). Source apportionment of ambient volatile organic compounds in major cities in Australia by positive matrix factorisation. Clean Air and Environmental Quality, 42(2), 22-29.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc1411en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1444-2841en_AU
dc.identifier.issue2en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleClean Air and Environmental Qualityen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination22-29en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/2169en_AU
dc.identifier.volume42en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherClean Air Society of Australia and New Zealanden_AU
dc.subjectVolatile matteren_AU
dc.subjectSurface coatingen_AU
dc.subjectOrganic compoundsen_AU
dc.subjectEmissionen_AU
dc.subjectUrban areasen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.titleSource apportionment of ambient volatile organic compounds in major cities in Australia by positive matrix factorisationen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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