This study investigated the source attribution of ship emissions to atmospheric particulate matter with a median aerodynamic diameter less than, or equal to 2.5 micron (PM2.5) in the port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The USEPA PMF model successfully determined the following sources with the average mass (percentage) contribution: Sea salt 0.147 µg m-3 (5.3%), Surface dust 0.23 µg m-3 (8.3%), LRT Secondary (ammonium sulfate) 0.085 µg m-3 (3.1%), LRT Secondary (nitrate and sulfate) 0.107 µg m-3 (3.9%), Ship emissions 0.182 µg m-3 (6.6%), and Vehicles and re-suspended gypsum 2.015 µg m-3 (72.8%). A good correlation was achieved between PM2.5 total mass predicted and observed with R2 = 0.83, bias = -0.23, and RMSE = 0.09 µg m-3. In addition, a 2.5 times (60%) reduction in sulfate was estimated, when compared to 2006-2008 Government data in Halifax.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:NSHD.ca#10222/21432 |
| Date | 21 March 2013 |
| Creators | Toganassova, Dilyara |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
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