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Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur

Atmospheric aerosol collected at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, were studied to evaluate the natural and anthropogenic origins of its trace elements for the region. Sixteen Hi-volume air filter samples were collected and analyzed for 25 elements by INAA and AAS. The air filter resul...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid, Ahmad, Rahmalan, Wood, Abdul Khalik
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Published: 1987
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TP Chemical technology
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spelling my.utm.37522010-06-01T03:11:59Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3752/ Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid Ahmad, Rahmalan Wood, Abdul Khalik TP Chemical technology Atmospheric aerosol collected at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, were studied to evaluate the natural and anthropogenic origins of its trace elements for the region. Sixteen Hi-volume air filter samples were collected and analyzed for 25 elements by INAA and AAS. The air filter results show a high variablity for certain elemental concentrations over the sampling periods. Enrichment factors of various elements relative to crustal abundances for the air filters indicate that input of the majority of elements is due to crustal weathering or resuspension of soil particulates by the wind. The elements Ag, As, Br, Cd, Co, Ni, Pb, Sb and Zn show very large enrichment in the aerosol relative to the crustal abundances. 1987-10-14 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3752/1/MohdYusoff1987_BackgroundAirParticulateChemistryIn.pdf Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid and Ahmad, Rahmalan and Wood, Abdul Khalik (1987) Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Chemical Congress .
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Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid
Ahmad, Rahmalan
Wood, Abdul Khalik
Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur
description Atmospheric aerosol collected at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur, were studied to evaluate the natural and anthropogenic origins of its trace elements for the region. Sixteen Hi-volume air filter samples were collected and analyzed for 25 elements by INAA and AAS. The air filter results show a high variablity for certain elemental concentrations over the sampling periods. Enrichment factors of various elements relative to crustal abundances for the air filters indicate that input of the majority of elements is due to crustal weathering or resuspension of soil particulates by the wind. The elements Ag, As, Br, Cd, Co, Ni, Pb, Sb and Zn show very large enrichment in the aerosol relative to the crustal abundances.
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author Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid
Ahmad, Rahmalan
Wood, Abdul Khalik
author_facet Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid
Ahmad, Rahmalan
Wood, Abdul Khalik
author_sort Mohd. Yusoff, Mohd. Rashid
title Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur
title_short Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur
title_full Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur
title_fullStr Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur
title_full_unstemmed Background air particulate chemistry in Kuala Lumpur
title_sort background air particulate chemistry in kuala lumpur
publishDate 1987
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3752/1/MohdYusoff1987_BackgroundAirParticulateChemistryIn.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/3752/
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