title: Effects of basin topography and monsoon conditions on transport and occurrence of atmospheric PCDD/Fs in the Taichung Basin.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Topographical and meteorological factors, such as monsoons, can drastically affect ambient dioxin levels. In order to better understand these phenomena, four sampling lines (comprising 16 sampling sites) were selected in accordance with the topographical characteristics and the transport paths of the Taichung Basin.
  
  
  METHODS
  The ambient air samples were simultaneously collected according to US EPA TO-9A. Seventeen polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were analyzed by a high-resolution gas chromatograph/high-resolution mass spectrometer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Field measurements indicated that, during monsoons, PCDD/Fs concentrations varied from 128 to 4,230 fg m(-3). Two locations, the pass between two tablelands and the valley in front of a mountain, had the highest PCDD/Fs concentrations; those concentrations were about two to five times greater than the average concentration. There were 189 analyses of 11 kinds of PCDD/Fs emission sources used to develop emission fingerprints for a CMB8.2 simulation. Chemical mass balance (CMB8.2) model simulation with PCDD/Fs and surface wind field measurements were performed. Results of CMB8.2 modeling indicated that the major source of most sites was secondary copper smelting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CMB8.2 model indicated the effects of hills and river valleys on pollutant transport. Results indicated that secondary copper smelting must be controlled to reduce the ambient concentrations of PCDD/Fs in the Taichung Basin.
authors: Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Feng Chia University, No. 100, Wenhwa Rd., Seatwen, 40724, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors: Chao-Kai
authors: CK
authors: Huang
authors: Jeng-Jong
authors: JJ
authors: Liang
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D003198:Computer Simulation; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005843:Geography; D006207:Half-Life; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D012621:Seasons; D013624:Taiwan; D014887:Weather; D014919:Wind
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001572:Benzofurans; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins