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Enrichment Factor and Chemical Composition of Size Separated Airborne Particulate Matter of Singrauli Coalfield, India

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A sequential extraction guideline and protocol procedures were applied to specify and analyze major and trace elements, and water-soluble inorganic ions in size-separated atmosphere particulate matter. Quality control and quality of analysis were assured using standard reference materials and standards like NIST, USA. Enrichment of various elements was estimated. The enrichment factor of Co, Cu, Br, As, Zn, and H were found to be 5–150, indicating that these elements originate from sources of anthropogenic emission. A higher enrichment factor of N and Se in PM2.5 was also observed and can be attributed to industrial sources such as coal-related industry and coal storage areas near the monitoring station. The high correlation of NO3− with Cl−, F−, NO2−, SO42−, and Mg2+ indicates that these ions are likely to be originating from the same source, such as biomass burning.

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Acknowledgements

The corresponding author would like to express the highest gratitude to the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India, and other organizations that helped in this research work, such as; NCL, Singrauli, India; NTPC, Shaktinagar, and Sonebhadra, India; MHRD, New Delhi, India; BARC, Mumbai, India.

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  1. Department of Mining Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, 221 005, India

    Akhilesh Kumar Yadav, Saba Shirin & Aarif Jamal

  2. Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    Sunil Kumar Sahoo, Aditi Chakrabarty Patra, Virender Kumar Thakur, Jay Singh Dubey & Pradyumna Lenka

  3. Health Physics Unit, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Jaduguda, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, 832 102, India

    Sarjan Singh & Vivekanand Jha

  4. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400 085, India

    Aerattukkara Vinod Kumar

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Conception and design of the study were planned by AKY, SKS, AVK, and AJ; Data collection was performed by AKY, and analysis was performed by AKY, SKS, ACP, VKT, JSD, SrS (Sarjan Singh), PL, VJ, SS (Saba Shirin), and AJ. Data interpretation was carried out by AKY, SKS, AVK, SS, and AJ. The first draft was written by AKY. All the authors proofread and approved the final manuscript.

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Yadav, A.K., Sahoo, S.K., Patra, A.C. et al. Enrichment Factor and Chemical Composition of Size Separated Airborne Particulate Matter of Singrauli Coalfield, India. Aerosol Sci Eng 6, 414–436 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41810-022-00155-4

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