SOURCE APPORTIONMENT OF AMBIENT PARTICLES IN STEUBENVILLE, OH USING SPECIFIC ROTATION FACTOR-ANALYSIS
SOURCE APPORTIONMENT OF AMBIENT PARTICLES IN STEUBENVILLE, OH USING SPECIFIC ROTATION FACTOR-ANALYSIS
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DOI:
10.1016/0004-6981(87)90313-1
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发表时间:
1987-01-01
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
SPENGLER, JD
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作者:
KOUTRAKIS, P;SPENGLER, JD
A statistical approach, Specific Rotation Factor Analysis (SRFA), has been developed to identify and apportion sources of ambient air pollutants. To increase the statistical weight of the source tracer elements, this technique is based on the analysis of the covariance matrix. The obtained eigenvectors are obliquely rotated in order to maximize the loadings of the tracer quantities of the corresponding source (specific rotations). Source contributions and profiles are estimated by regressing elemental and mass concentrations on the factor loadings. The abilitly of the SRFA technique to resolve major aerosol sources and determine their profiles and contributions at the receptor site is demonstrated by applying it to a subset of fine particle elemental and mass concentration data from Steubenville, OH.