Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey

Eighteen samples of ambient 24-hr average total suspended particulate matter were collected at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia sampling station. A total of 25 trace-elements (Al, Ag, As, Au, Ba, Br, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Dy, Eu, Fe, La, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sc, Sm, Ti, V and Zn) were determined from the...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid, Ahmad, Rahmalan, Wood, Abdul Khalik
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Language:English
Published: 1986
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author Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid
Ahmad, Rahmalan
Wood, Abdul Khalik
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Ahmad, Rahmalan
Wood, Abdul Khalik
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description Eighteen samples of ambient 24-hr average total suspended particulate matter were collected at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia sampling station. A total of 25 trace-elements (Al, Ag, As, Au, Ba, Br, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Dy, Eu, Fe, La, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sc, Sm, Ti, V and Zn) were determined from the samples using instrumental neutral activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrophotometry techniques. The use of pairwise correlation statistic and enrichment factors were presented to identify sources. It was demonstrated that the particulate can be related into two specific source categories: soil derived (Al, Au, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Dy, Eu, Fe, La, Mg, Mn, Sc, Sm, Ti, and V) and anthropogenic sources (Ag, As, Br, Cd, Co, Ni, Pb, Sb, and Zn). Pb and Br were mainly due to automobile exhausts emission.
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spelling utm-37342017-02-07T03:43:59Z http://eprints.utm.my/3734/ Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid Ahmad, Rahmalan Wood, Abdul Khalik TP Chemical technology Eighteen samples of ambient 24-hr average total suspended particulate matter were collected at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia sampling station. A total of 25 trace-elements (Al, Ag, As, Au, Ba, Br, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Dy, Eu, Fe, La, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sc, Sm, Ti, V and Zn) were determined from the samples using instrumental neutral activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrophotometry techniques. The use of pairwise correlation statistic and enrichment factors were presented to identify sources. It was demonstrated that the particulate can be related into two specific source categories: soil derived (Al, Au, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Dy, Eu, Fe, La, Mg, Mn, Sc, Sm, Ti, and V) and anthropogenic sources (Ag, As, Br, Cd, Co, Ni, Pb, Sb, and Zn). Pb and Br were mainly due to automobile exhausts emission. 1986-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/3734/1/MohdYusoff1986_ElementalCompositionOfTotalSuspended.pdf Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid and Ahmad, Rahmalan and Wood, Abdul Khalik (1986) Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey. Simposium Kedua Jurutera Kimia Malaysia . pp. 1-16.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid
Ahmad, Rahmalan
Wood, Abdul Khalik
Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey
title Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey
title_full Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey
title_fullStr Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey
title_full_unstemmed Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey
title_short Elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in Kuala Lumpur - A preliminary survey
title_sort elemental composition of total suspended particulate matter in kuala lumpur - a preliminary survey
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.utm.my/3734/
http://eprints.utm.my/3734/1/MohdYusoff1986_ElementalCompositionOfTotalSuspended.pdf