title: Enrichment Factor and profiles of elemental composition of PM 2.5 in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico.
abstract: In this study, the Enrichment Factors and elemental composition profiles of the PM2.5 were used to suggest the emission sources. The selected sites were Miravalle and Centro, and in both cases there were high values lead, Cadmium, Cobalt, Chromium, Cupper, Molybdenum, Nickel, Antimony, Selenium and Zinc for EF (>5), suggesting an anthropogenic origin. The remaining elements (Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Strontium and Titanium) had Enrichment Factors <5, attributable to a geological origin, probably due to the suspension of particles from motor vehicles or wind. Comparing the elemental composition profiles of the two sites allowed establishing similarities with some reference profiles (SPECIATE database Version 4.2-EPA) from sources such as Paved Road Dust (PRD) and Industrial Soil (IS) and profiles of combustion sources such as Diesel Exhaust (DE). Through the estimation the Enrichment Factors and of the elemental composition profiles of two different sites in the city, it was possible to suggest not only the general type of emission source (geological or anthropogenic), but also more specific sources based on elemental composition of PM2.5.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico.
authors.forename: Leonel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández-Mena
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murillo-Tovar
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramírez-Muñíz
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Colunga-Urbina
authors.forename: Iliana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: de la Garza-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saldarriaga-Noreña
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002947:Cities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D008800:Mexico; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter