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dc.contributor.authorChan, Andrew Yiu-chung
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, E.
dc.contributor.authorGolding, G.
dc.contributor.authorKing, G.
dc.contributor.authorGore, W.
dc.contributor.authorCohen, D.
dc.contributor.authorHawas, O.
dc.contributor.authorStelcer, E.
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, R.
dc.contributor.authorDenison, L.
dc.contributor.authorWong, N.
dc.contributor.editorHoward Bridgman
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:00:03Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:00:03Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2009-12-09T07:39:34Z
dc.identifier.issn14442841
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/22576
dc.description.abstractSource apportionment of the 6-daily, 24 h volatile organic compound (VOC) samples collected during 2003-2004 in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane was carried out using the Positive Matrix Factorisation software (PMF2). Fourteen C4-C10 VOCs were chosen for source apportionment. Biogenic emissions were not covered in this study because tracer VOCs such as isoprene were not measured. Five VOC source factors were identified, including the 'evaporative / fuel distribution' factor (contribute to 37% of the total mass of the 14 VOCs on average), the 'vehicle exhaust / petrochemical industry' factor (24%), the 'biomass burning' factor (13%), the 'architectural surface coatings' factor (5%) and the 'other sources' factor (14%). The relative contributions of the source factors to the ambient VOC concentration at the sampling sites were comparable to the relative emission loads of the local sources in Australian air emission inventories. The high contribution from evaporative emissions indicates that introduction of reduction measures for evaporative emissions could substantially reduce the VOC emissions in Australian cities. The total VOC mass and the contributions from vehicle related sources and biomass burning were higher in winter and autumn, while the contributions from surface coatings were higher in summer.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent128773 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherClean Air Society of Australia & New Zealand
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.casanz.org.au/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom22
dc.relation.ispartofpageto29
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalClean Air and Environmental Quality
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEarth Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode03
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode04
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode05
dc.titleSource apportionment of ambient volatile organic compounds in major cities in Australia by positive matrix factorisation
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2008 CASANZ. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2008
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gro.griffith.authorChan, Andrew Yiu-chung Y.


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