Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia

Air pollution is becoming a major environmental issue in Malaysia. This study focused on the identification of potential sources of variations in air quality around the study area based on the data obtained from the Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE). Eight air quality parameters in ten monit...

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Main Authors:	Azid, Azman, Juahir, Hafizan, Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan, Enduta , Azizah, Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Nordin, Che Hasnam, Che Noraini, Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015
Subjects:	Q Science (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42561/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42561/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42561/1/Source_Apportionment.pdf

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spelling	iium-425612015-04-27T06:09:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42561/ Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia Azid, Azman Juahir, Hafizan Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan Enduta , Azizah Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri Abdul Rahman, Mohd Nordin Che Hasnam, Che Noraini Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Q Science (General) Air pollution is becoming a major environmental issue in Malaysia. This study focused on the identification of potential sources of variations in air quality around the study area based on the data obtained from the Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE). Eight air quality parameters in ten monitoring stations for seven years (2006 – 2012) were gathered. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method from chemometric technique was applied to identify the source identification of pollution around the study area. The PCA method has identified methane (CH4), non-methane hydrocarbon (NmHC), total hydrocarbon (THC), ozone (O3) and particulate matter under 10 microns (PM10) are the most significant parameters around the study area. From the study, it can be concluded that the application of the PCA method in chemometric techniques can be applied for the source apportionment purpose. Hence, this study indicated that for the future and effective management of the Malaysian air quality, an effort should be placed as a priority in controlling point and non-point pollution sources. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42561/1/Source_Apportionment.pdf Azid, Azman and Juahir, Hafizan and Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan and Enduta , Azizah and Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri and Abdul Rahman, Mohd Nordin and Che Hasnam, Che Noraini and Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir and Yunus, Kamaruzzaman (2015) Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia. Jurnal Teknologi, 72 (1). pp. 83-88. ISSN 2180–3722 (O), 0127–9696 (P) http://www.jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi
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spellingShingle	Q Science (General) Azid, Azman Juahir, Hafizan Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan Enduta , Azizah Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri Abdul Rahman, Mohd Nordin Che Hasnam, Che Noraini Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia
description	Air pollution is becoming a major environmental issue in Malaysia. This study focused on the identification of potential sources of variations in air quality around the study area based on the data obtained from the Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE). Eight air quality parameters in ten monitoring stations for seven years (2006 – 2012) were gathered. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method from chemometric technique was applied to identify the source identification of pollution around the study area. The PCA method has identified methane (CH4), non-methane hydrocarbon (NmHC), total hydrocarbon (THC), ozone (O3) and particulate matter under 10 microns (PM10) are the most significant parameters around the study area. From the study, it can be concluded that the application of the PCA method in chemometric techniques can be applied for the source apportionment purpose. Hence, this study indicated that for the future and effective management of the Malaysian air quality, an effort should be placed as a priority in controlling point and non-point pollution sources.
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author	Azid, Azman Juahir, Hafizan Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan Enduta , Azizah Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri Abdul Rahman, Mohd Nordin Che Hasnam, Che Noraini Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
author_facet	Azid, Azman Juahir, Hafizan Toriman, Mohd Ekhwan Enduta , Azizah Kamarudin, Mohd Khairul Amri Abdul Rahman, Mohd Nordin Che Hasnam, Che Noraini Mohd Saudi, Ahmad Shakir Yunus, Kamaruzzaman
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title	Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia
title_short	Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia
title_full	Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia
title_sort	source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in malaysia
publisher	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
publishDate	2015
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Source apportionment of air pollution: a case study in Malaysia

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