title: Levels of total suspended particulate matter and major trace elements in Kosovo: a source identification and apportionment study.
abstract: Concentration levels of total suspended particles (TSP) and 27 major, minor and trace elemental components were determined at four sites in Kosovo through a 1-year survey (January-December 2002). Ambient concentrations were evaluated in comparison to limit values. The origin of elemental TSP constituents was investigated by calculating enrichment factors and diagnostic ratios. Multivariate statistics, such as hierarchical cluster analysis and factor analysis, were also employed to identify emission sources. A multivariate statistical receptor model (Absolute Principal Component Analysis, APCA) was applied to quantify source contributions. Soil dust, cement production, vehicular emissions, brake wear, and fuel combustion were identified as major sources with variable contributions at the four sampling sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Environmental Pollution Control Laboratory, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G-541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arditsoglou
authors.forename: Constantini
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Samara
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005579:Fossil Fuels; D010316:Particle Size; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012987:Soil; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis*; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D015022:Yugoslavia
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D005579:Fossil Fuels; D012987:Soil; D014131:Trace Elements; D001335:Vehicle Emissions