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T1 SEASONAL VARIATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER IN THE AMBIENT CONDITIONS OF KHANSPUR, PAKISTAN
A1 Z. Ali
A1 K. Shahzadi
A1 S. Sidra
A1 Z. Zona
A1 I. Zainab
A1 K. Aziz
A1 M. Ahmad
A1 S. T. Raza
A1 Z. A. Nasir
A1 I. Colbeck
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 25
IS 3
SP 436
OP 441
YR 2015
FD 2015/06/01
DO DOI NA
AB Concentrations of particulate matter tend to vary with shifting seasons. Levels of particulate matter were monitored during the summer and winter season in Khanspur, a high altitude tourist resort in Pakistan. A DustTrak DRX (Model 8533, TSI Inc.) and Kestrel 4500 Pocket Weather Tracker (Nielsen- Kellerman) were installed at selected site in Khanspur and run for 24 hours. During summer the 24- hour average concentrations of PM , PM , PM , PM and 1 2.5 4 10 PM were 96 ± 26.42, 106± 29.02, 118± 33.3, 163± 52.5 and 209 ± 79.5 µg/m3 while these were considerably lower Total during the winter season for the same size fractions (62 ± 48.6, 63± 49.3, 63 ± 49.5, 65.33 ± 50.06 and 66.96 ± 50.78µg/m3). A one way ANOVA was applied on the obtained data and it was concluded that seasons have a substantial impact upon PM concentrations. Moreover, this study provides evidence that seasonal variation of particulate matter is influenced by meteorological parameters. taken at high altitudes are often seen to be representative
K1 Seasonal variation, Particulate pollution, Meteorological parameters, High altitude, Khanspur, Pakistan
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2015-JAPS-668