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AEROSOL AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 118-128Publisher
TAIWAN ASSOC AEROSOL RES-TAAR
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.12.0604
Keywords
PM; Positive Matrix Factorization, BC; Traffic; Compressed natural gas
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- RCA/IAEA
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Air pollution in Dhaka has drawn the attention of the government and the public over the past several decades, especially upon the discovery of Pb in the air. As a result, several policy interventions have been implemented to improve the air quality. Sampling for fine airborne particulate matter (PM2.5, PM with an aerodynamic diameter < 2.5 mu m) has been conducted at a semi-residential site (AECD) in Dhaka since December 1996 using a GENT sampler. The retrieved samples were analyzed for their mass, black carbon (BC), and elemental compositions, and the resulting data set was analyzed for source identification via the Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) technique. The identified sources are wood burning, soil dust, brick kilns, fugitive Pb, road dust, Zn sources, motor vehicles, and sea salt. The Government of Bangladesh is considering various interventions to reduce the emissions from these sources by promoting the replacement of diesel/petrol automobiles with CNG vehicles, increasing traffic speed in the city, and introducing green technologies for brick production. However, reducing the effect of transboundary contributions on the local air quality will necessitate regional measures as well.
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