Spatial and temporal variability of fine particle composition and source types in five cities of Connecticut and Massachusetts
Lee HJ, Gent JF, Leaderer BP, Koutrakis P. Spatial and temporal variability of fine particle composition and source types in five cities of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Science Of The Total Environment 2011, 409: 2133-2142. PMID: 21429560, PMCID: PMC3269973, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive matrix factorizationSource contributionsSource typesTemporal variabilityRegional pollutionSource apportionment modelingLess spatial variabilityFine particle compositionRegional average concentrationsSea saltSpatial variabilityRegional averagePMF analysisMonitoring sitesOil combustionParticle compositionRoad dustAverage concentrationSite correlationsVariability