title: A case study of spatial variation and enrichment of selected elements in ambient particulate matter around a large coal-fired power station in central India.
abstract: The dominant use of coal in power sectors has been associated with adverse environmental impacts. Ambient air monitoring for the two size fractions of particulate matter, respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) and non-respirable suspended particulate matter (NRSPM) in the downwind and upwind directions of a large coal-fired power station in central India, was carried out. Collected samples of ambient particulate matter were analysed atomic absorption spectrophotometrically for 15 elements. Spatial variability in elemental composition of RSPM and NRSPM and the degree of enrichment of these toxic metals in RSPM were investigated. A significant spatial variability for the elements in RSPM and NRSPM and higher degrees of enrichment of the elements were observed.
authors.affiliation: School of Studies in Chemistry, Govt. Arts, Science & Commerce College, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Durg, Raipur 492 010, India.
authors.forename: Rajnikant
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Shamsh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pervez
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D003031:Coal; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D017745:Incineration; D007194:India; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D010316:Particle Size; D011210:Power Plants; D014919:Wind
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D003031:Coal; D019216:Metals, Heavy
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