An evaluation of the sources of air pollution in the city of Chandigarh, India: A study using EDXRF technique

Bandhu, H.K. and Puri, Sanjiv and Shahi, J.S. and Mehta, D. and Garg, M.L. and Singh, Nirmal and Mangal, P.C. and Suri, C Raman and Swietlick, E. and Trehan, P.N. (1996) An evaluation of the sources of air pollution in the city of Chandigarh, India: A study using EDXRF technique. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 114 (3-4). pp. 341-344. ISSN 0168583X

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Abstract

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.

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Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology
Depositing User: Dr. K.P.S.Sengar
Date Deposited: 27 Jan 2012 15:30
Last Modified: 07 Jan 2015 04:45
URI: http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/726

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