Improving Source Apportionment of Urban Aerosol Using Multi-Isotopic Fingerprints (MIF) and Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF): Cross-Validation and New Insights

Urban air pollution is a matter of concern due to its health hazards and the continuous population growth exposed to it at different urban areas worldwide. Nowadays, more than 55% of the world population live in urban areas. One of the main challenges to guide pollution control policies is related t...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo Souto-Oliveira, Leonardo Yoshiaki Kamigauti, Maria de Fatima Andrade, Marly Babinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.623915/full