Sources of particulate matter components in the Athabasca oil sands region: investigation through a comparison of trace element measurement methodologies

Phillips-Smith, Catherine; Jeong, Cheol-Heon; Healy, Robert M.; Dabek-Zlotorzynska, Ewa; Celo, Valbona; Brook, Jeffrey R.; Evans, Greg

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-9435-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-9435-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-9435-2017

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Articles | Volume 17, issue 15

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07 Aug 2017

Research article |

| 07 Aug 2017

Sources of particulate matter components in the Athabasca oil sands region: investigation through a comparison of trace element measurement methodologies

Catherine Phillips-Smith, Cheol-Heon Jeong, Robert M. Healy, Ewa Dabek-Zlotorzynska, Valbona Celo, Jeffrey R. Brook, and Greg Evans

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RC1: 'Review of acp-2016-966: Sources of Particulate Matter in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: Investigation through a Comparison of Trace Element Measurement Methodologies', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Mar 2017
- AC1: 'Thanks for the insightful comments on our manuscript. We attached the response to Referees as pdf file.', Cheol-Heon Jeong, 27 Jun 2017
SC1: 'Comment on "Sources of Particulate Matter in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: Investigation through a Comparison of Trace Element Measurement Methodologies" by Phillips-Smith et al.', Md. Aynul Bari, 13 Apr 2017
- AC2: 'We attached the response to Referees as pdf file.', Cheol-Heon Jeong, 27 Jun 2017
RC2: 'Comments on acp-2016-966', Anonymous Referee #3, 16 May 2017
- AC3: 'We attached the response to Referees as pdf file.', Cheol-Heon Jeong, 27 Jun 2017

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AR by Cheol-Heon Jeong on behalf of the Authors (27 Jun 2017) Author's response

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (10 Jul 2017) by Shao-Meng Li

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The sources of PM_2.5 components exhibited short-term variabilities, and their contributions were identified in the Athabasca oil sands region. Much of the trace elements were found to originate from anthropogenic activities, i.e., oil sands upgrading and on- and off-road transportation. Some of these anthropogenic activities became better defined and understood only through highly time-resolved measurements, which can help guide further studies and policy decisions in the oil sands area.