Mass and elemental distributions of atmospheric particles nearby blast furnace and electric arc furnace operated industrial areas in Australia

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dc.contributor.authorMohiuddin, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorStrezov, Ven_AU
dc.contributor.authorNelson, PFen_AU
dc.contributor.authorStelcer, Een_AU
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Ten_AU
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-06T00:54:47Zen_AU
dc.date.available2016-10-06T00:54:47Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-07-15en_AU
dc.date.statistics2016-10-06en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe improved understanding of mass and elemental distributions of industrial air particles is important due to their heterogeneous atmospheric behaviour and impact on human health and the environment. In this study, particles of different size ranges were collected from three sites in Australia located in the vicinity of iron and steelmaking industries and one urban background site with very little industrial influence. In order to determine the importance of the type of industrial activity on the urban atmospheric quality, the industrial sites selected in this study were in the close proximity to two blast furnace operated and one electric arc furnace based steelmaking sites. The chemical compositions of the collected air particles were analysed using the proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) technique. This study revealed significantly higher metal concentrations in the atmospheric particles collected in the industrial sites, comparing to the background urban site, demonstrating local influence of the industrial activities to the air quality. The modality types of the particles were found to be variable between the mass and elements, and among elements in the urban and industrial areas indicating that the elemental modal distribution is as important as particle mass for particle pollution modelling. The highest elemental number distribution at all studied sites occurred with particle size of 0.1 μm. Iron was found as the main dominant metal at the industrial atmosphere in each particle size range. The industrial Fe fraction in the submicron and ultrafine size particles was estimated at up to 95% which may be released from high temperature industrial activities with the iron and steelmaking industries being one of the major contributors. Hence, these industrial elemental loadings can highly influence the atmospheric pollution at local urban and regional levels and are required to consider in the atmospheric modelling settings. © 2014, Elsevier B.V.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationMohiuddin, K., Strezov, V., Nelson, P. F., Stelcer, E., & Evans, T. (2014). Mass and elemental distributions of atmospheric particles nearby blast furnace and electric arc furnace operated industrial areas in Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 487, 323-334. doi: doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.025en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc7227en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleScience of the Total Environmenten_AU
dc.identifier.pagination323-334en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.025en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/7659en_AU
dc.identifier.volume487en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.subjectMass distributionen_AU
dc.subjectSteelsen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectHeterogeneous effectsen_AU
dc.subjectX-ray diffractionen_AU
dc.subjectPollutionen_AU
dc.titleMass and elemental distributions of atmospheric particles nearby blast furnace and electric arc furnace operated industrial areas in Australiaen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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