TY - JOUR N1 - Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science. ID - open726 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0168-583X(96)00208-X IS - 3-4 A1 - Bandhu, H.K. A1 - Puri, Sanjiv A1 - Shahi, J.S. A1 - Mehta, D. A1 - Garg, M.L. A1 - Singh, Nirmal A1 - Mangal, P.C. A1 - Suri, C Raman A1 - Swietlick, E. A1 - Trehan, P.N. Y1 - 1996/// N2 - The elemental composition of aerosol samples, collected from July 1994 to January 1995, in the city of Chandigarh, India was determined using EDXRF technique. The elemental concentration levels are generally found to be higher by a factor of 2?5 in the winter season as compared to the rainy season. The receptor model, employing the multivariate statistical techniques was applied to the acquired data set of elemental concentrations in order to assess the impact of relevant sources at the sampling site. Possible sources identified from this analysis are soil dust, refuse burning, field burning, exhaust from automobiles and smelter activity. PB - Elsevier Science JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms VL - 114 SN - 0168583X TI - An evaluation of the sources of air pollution in the city of Chandigarh, India: A study using EDXRF technique SP - 341 AV - none EP - 344 ER -