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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Sources of PM
10
and PM
2.5
in Cairo's ambient air
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Volume 133, No. 1-3, Year 2007
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Description
A source attribution study was performed to assess the contributions of specific pollutant source types to the observed particulate matter (PM) levels in the greater Cairo Area using the chemical mass balance (CMB) receptor model. Three intensive ambient monitoring studies were carried out during the period of February 21-March 3, 1999, October 27-November 27, 1999, and June 8-June 26, 2002. PM10, PM2.5, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured on a 24-h basis at six sampling stations during each of the intensive periods. The six intensive measurement sites represented background levels, mobile source impacts, industrial impacts, and residential exposure. Major contributors to PM10 included geological material, mobile source emissions, and open burning. PM2.5 tended to be dominated by mobile source emissions, open burning, and secondary species. This paper presents the results of the PM10 and PM2.5, source contribution estimates. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007.
Authors & Co-Authors
Abu-Allaban, M.
Jordan, Zarqa
Hashemite University
Lowenthal, D. H.
United States, Reno
Desert Research Institute
Gertler, A. W.
United States, Reno
Desert Research Institute
Labib, M.
Egypt, Cairo
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
Statistics
Citations: 85
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10661-006-9596-8
ISSN:
01676369
e-ISSN:
15732959
Research Areas
Environmental