Contribution of point sources to trace metal levels in urban areas surrounded by industrial activities in the Cantabria Region (Northern Spain)
2011
Ruiz Andrés, Sara | Arruti Fernández, Axel | Fernández Olmo, Ignacio | Irabien Gulías, Ángel | Universidad de Cantabria
The present work deals with the characterization of selected heavy metals (Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Cu, Mo, Pb, Ni, Cd and As) in PM10 collected in 2008 in three urban areas of Cantabria (Northern Spain) which are influenced by industrial activities. Ternary plots were used to identify the main tracers at the studied sites. Pollutant roses of these tracers were used as tools which give information about the location of the most important emission sources due to the characteristic wind patterns in Cantabria. Pollutant roses showed a significant contribution of the local industry to trace metal levels at the selected urban sites.
Show more [+] Less [-]The authors would like to thank the financial support of CTM 2006-00317 project (MEC) and the Government of Cantabria (“Actions for improving the air quality and its diagnosis in Cantabria”) for their funding. We would like to express our gratitude to the Regional Environmental Ministry of Cantabria Government who kindly provided the dataset from ALM sampling point.
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