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Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 2(6), pp. 121 - 128
DOI: 10.13189/eee.2014.020601
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Analysis of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations in the Ambient Air of the Industrial Cities of Northern Estonia
Agu Eensaar *
Tallinn University of Applied Sciences, Tallinn, 10135, Estonia
ABSTRACT
Based on the monitoring data of the Central Lab of Estonian Environmental Research Centre, the statistical parameters and temporal variations of the fine particulate matter PM10 concentrations in the ambient air of North Estonian cities Tallinn, Kohtla-J盲rve and Narva have been analyzed. Variation trends of pollution levels have been identified. The fine particulate matter PM10 average concentrations in the ambient air of the industrial cities of Northern Estonia have decreased on the average 0.1鈥�0.2 渭g/m3 per month in the past 5 years. The level of monthly maximum average concentrations over 24-hour period has decreased particularly quickly with a decrease rate of 0.3 to 0.7 渭g/m3 per month. It is shown that there are considerably strong correlation between the fine particulate matter PM10 average concentrations and monthly maximum average concentrations over 24-hour period in the ambient air; the linear correlation coefficient is between 0.6 and 0.9. The created frequency distributions of fine particulate matter PM10 concentrations allow assessing the probabilities of development of hazardous pollution situations.
KEYWORDS
Ambient Air Pollution, Fine Particulate Matter, Cities of Northern Estonia, Statistical Analysis
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Agu Eensaar , "Analysis of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations in the Ambient Air of the Industrial Cities of Northern Estonia," Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 121 - 128, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2014.020601.
(b). APA Format:
Agu Eensaar (2014). Analysis of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations in the Ambient Air of the Industrial Cities of Northern Estonia. Energy and Environmental Engineering(CEASE PUBLICATION), 2(6), 121 - 128. DOI: 10.13189/eee.2014.020601.