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Research article
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30 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 30 Oct 2018
| 30 Oct 2018
Source apportionment of fine particulate matter in Houston, Texas: insights to secondary organic aerosols
Ibrahim M. Al-Naiema
Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Anusha P. S. Hettiyadura
Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Henry W. Wallace
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University,
Houston, TX 77005, USA
Nancy P. Sanchez
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University,
Houston, TX 77005, USA
Carter J. Madler
Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Basak Karakurt Cevik
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University,
Houston, TX 77005, USA
Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Yalova University, Yalova, 77100, Turkey
Alexander A. T. Bui
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University,
Houston, TX 77005, USA
Josh Kettler
Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA
Robert J. Griffin
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University,
Houston, TX 77005, USA
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University,
Houston, TX 77005, USA
Elizabeth A. Stone
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of
Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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By integrating newly developed tracers for anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol in source apportionment for the first time, we estimate that this source contributes 28 % of fine particle organic carbon in the Houston Ship Channel. Our approach can be used to evaluate anthropogenic, biogenic, and biomass burning contributions to secondary organic aerosols elsewhere in the world. Because anthropogenic emissions are potentially controllable, they provide an opportunity to improve air quality.
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