Title :
Elemental characterization of PM10 in UKM campus
Author :
Kadhum, Abdul Amir H ; Musa, Ahmed Y. ; Batiha, Mohammad A. ; Mohamd, Abu Bakar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem.&Process Eng., Univ. Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Abstract :
There is wide acceptance of the hypothesis that links health effects with the presence of atmospheric suspended particles. The goal of this paper was to study the elemental analysis of atmospheric particles in the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) campus. Sampling was performed in one of UKM´s students resident areas called college Zaa´ba. Samples were collected as PM10 for 24 h using high-volume air sampler from August 13 to 28, 2009. The obtained concentration of the suspended particles was 438.78 ¿g/m3. Particles were analyzed by SEM-EDS and then classified by their chemical composition and morphology in order of their abundance. Analysis results showed that there are no heavy metals or chlorinated compounds were found in the air of selected area. The detected elements in the samples were F, Na, Mg, Al, Si, K, Fe, Ca, Ti, and Zn.
Keywords :
aerosols; air pollution; aluminium; atmospheric composition; calcium; fluorine; iron; magnesium; potassium; scanning electron microscopy; silicon; sodium; titanium; zinc; AD 2009 08 13 to 28; Al; Ca; F; Fe; K; Mg; Na; PM10 elemental characterization; SEM-EDS analyzed; Si; Ti; UKM campus; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia; Zn; atmospheric chemical composition; atmospheric suspended particles; chlorinated compounds; college Zaa´ba; elemental analysis; health effects; metals compounds; Chemical analysis; Chemical elements; Chemical engineering; Chemical processes; Earth; Educational institutions; Humans; Morphology; Pollution; Sampling methods; SEM; air pollution; particulate matter;
Conference_Titel :
Space Science and Communication, 2009. IconSpace 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Negeri Sembilan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4956-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4956-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICONSPACE.2009.5352661
