Ambient particulate matter (PM10) concentrations in major urban areas of Korea during 1996-2010

Atul Prakash Sharma; Ki Hyun Kim; Ji Won Ahn; Zang Ho Shon; Jong Ryeul Sohn; Jin Hong Lee; Chang Jin Ma; Richard J.C. Brown

doi:10.5094/APR.2014.020

Ambient particulate matter (PM₁₀) concentrations in major urban areas of Korea during 1996-2010

Atul Prakash Sharma, Ki Hyun Kim, Ji Won Ahn, Zang Ho Shon, Jong Ryeul Sohn, Jin Hong Lee, Chang Jin Ma, Richard J.C. Brown

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Abstract

In this study, ambient particulate matter pollution was investigated using monthly PM₁₀ concentration data collected from seven major cities in Korea from 1996 to 2010. The highest mean value for the whole study period is seen from the capital city, Seoul (63.2±17.9 μg m^-3), while the lowest is from Ulsan (46.7±14.8 μg m^-3). The concentrations of PM₁₀ in all cities exhibited seasonal variations with the peak values occurring consistently in spring (March or April). The PM₁₀ data in each city consistently exhibited strong correlations (p<0.01) with gaseous pollutants (SO₂, NO₂, and CO), except for O₃ (p>0.05). The analysis of long term trends of PM₁₀ levels indicates a weak but consistent decline in concentrations in most cities with the relative average annual reductions of between 0.4 and 2.8% y^-1.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	161-169
Number of pages	9
Journal	Atmospheric Pollution Research
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5094/APR.2014.020
Publication status	Published - 2014 Jan

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Funding Information:
This study was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) (No. 2009–0093848 ).

Keywords

Korea
Long term study
Regulated pollutants
Spatio-temporal variation

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Atmospheric Science

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