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Inter-Urban Comparison of Ambient Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations in U.S. Cities
Authors:Sylvia A Edgerton  Michael W Holdren  Deborah L Smith  Jitendra J Shah
Institution:1. Battelle Columbus Division , Columbus , Ohio , USA;2. G2 Environmental, Inc , Portland , Oregon , USA
Abstract:Airborne particulate matter from three ferrous foundries was sampled in granulometric fractions and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDXA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to determine morphology and qualitative bulk and surface chemical compositions. Cluster and principal components analyses (PCA) were used as an aid for interpretation of results. A clear pattern of composition as a function of size emerges; in particular, trace metals accumulate in fine particles and volatile species on the surface of these. Chemical composition changes are also related to daily schedules where applicable: trace metals appear during pouring operations, silicon is generated during mold making and unmolding. Cluster and PCA greatly ease examination of data and offer pictorial representations of results; in particular, the chemical composition versus particle size relationship is very neatly illustrated by PCA graphs.
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