title: Impact of different pollutant sources on Shiraz air pollution using SPM elemental analysis.
abstract: Weekly average suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations were measured in four locations in Shiraz, Iran. Sampling was carried out from July 1999 and continued until July 2000. Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) methods were employed to obtain the weekly concentrations of Pb, Br, V, Ca, Al, Fe, Cu, Cr, Mn, Sc and Zn. The mean annual concentrations (in microg/m(3)) of 11 elements were found to be: Pb 0.545 (+/- 33.8%), Br 0.413 (+/- 34.1%), V 0.009 (+/- 28.2%), Ca 13.36 (+/- 24.5%), Al 2.56 (+/- 46.3%), Fe 2.62 (+/- 38.7%), Cu 0.122 (+/- 41.4%), Cr 0.015 (+/- 35.8%), Mn 0.053 (+/- 35.5%), Sc 0.0008 (+/- 37.5%) and Zn 0.085 (+/- 25.2%). The results of the study show that vehicle (traffic) pollution in Shiraz is higher than WHO and EPA standards and natural and industrial pollution is exceeding international guidelines in some seasons. The findings of the study confirm that the nearby cement factory has a major pollution impact on Shiraz air.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71345, Iran. hadadk@shirazu.ac.ir
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hadad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehdizadeh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sohrabpour
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007221:Industry; D007492:Iran; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D012016:Reference Values; D012621:Seasons; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D001335:Vehicle Emissions