Contour plots of New South Wales Fine Particle Measurements at Seven Sites between 1998 and 2012

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dc.contributor.authorCrawford, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCohen, DDen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-06T03:59:26Zen_AU
dc.date.available2013-03-06T03:59:26Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2013-02-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2013-03-06en_AU
dc.description.abstractUnder the ANSTO Aerosol Sampling Program (ASP), PM2.5 samples were collected at seven sites in NSW, Australia, since 1998. The elemental composition of each sample was determined using IBA techniques, after which positive matrix factorisation (PMF) analysis was carried out to obtain a set of source fingerprints and their concentrations for each of the sites. Spatial interpolation of elemental concentrations as well as PMF source fingerprints was carried out using the kriging interpolation technique. The spatial concentration maps generated provided an indication of which regions received higher PM2.5 concentrations, which also varied with season. For example higher concentrations of BC and K occurred in winter, whereas, in summer the concentrations of sea salt were higher. The two inland sites, Richmond and Muswellbrook, received the least salt, although, there were sampling days on which higher concentrations of salt were measured at the inland site than the coastal site, indicating sources of salt other than the ocean.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationCrawford, J., & Cohen, D. D. (2013) Contour plots of New South Wales Fine Particle Measurements at Seven Sites between 1998 and 2012. (ANSTO/E777). Lucas Heights, NSW: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc4913en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn1921268182en_AU
dc.identifier.issn10307745en_AU
dc.identifier.placeofpublicationLucas Heights, New South Walesen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/4493en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisationen_AU
dc.relation.ispartofseriesANSTO External Reports;ANSTO-E-777en_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectNew South Walesen_AU
dc.subjectAerosol monitoringen_AU
dc.subjectAir pollutionen_AU
dc.subjectFactorizationen_AU
dc.subjectKrigingen_AU
dc.subjectInterpolationen_AU
dc.subjectLeaden_AU
dc.subjectPotassiumen_AU
dc.subjectAmmonium sulfatesen_AU
dc.subjectSaltsen_AU
dc.titleContour plots of New South Wales Fine Particle Measurements at Seven Sites between 1998 and 2012en_AU
dc.typeExternal Reporten_AU
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