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Carbonaceous and inorganic species in PM10 during wintertime over Giridih, Jharkhand (India)

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Ambient concentrations of organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC) and water soluble inorganic ionic components (WSIC) of PM10 were studied at Giridih, Jharkhand, a sub-urban site near the Indo Gangatic Plain (IGP) of India during two consecutive winter seasons (November 2011–February 2012 and November 2012–February 2013). The abundance of carbonaceous and water soluble inorganic species of PM10 was recorded at the study site of Giridih. During winter 2011–12, the average concentrations of PM10, OC, EC and WSIC were 180.2 ± 46.4; 37.2 ± 6.2; 15.2 ± 5.4 and 18.0 ± 5.1 μg m−3, respectively. Similar concentrations of PM10, OC, EC and WSIC were also recorded during winter 2012–13. In the present case, a positive linear trend is observed between OC and EC at sampling site of Giridih indicates the coal burning, as well as dispersed coal powder and vehicular emissions may be the source of carbonaceous aerosols. The principal components analysis (PCA) also identifies the contribution of coal burning  + soil dust, vehicular emissions + biomass burning and seconday aerosol to PM10 mass concentration at the study site. Backward trajectoy and potential source contributing function (PSCF) analysis indicated that the aerosols being transported to Giridih from upwind IGP (Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) and surrounding region.

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The authors are thankful to the Director, CSIR-NPL, New Delhi and Head, Environmental Sciences and Biomedical Metrology Division (ES&BMD), CSIR-NPL, New Delhi for their encouragement and support for this study. The authors also acknowledge Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata for partial financial support for this study (ISI-Institutional Project). The authors are thankful to the anonymous reviewers and Editor for their constructive suggestions to improve the manuscript

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    S. K. Sharma, T. K. Mandal, Srishti Jain, Mohit Saxena &  Saraswati

  2. Indian Statistical Institute, ECSU, Barrackpore Trunk Road, Kolkata, 700 108, India

    A. K. De, N. C. Deb & S. Pal

  3. Giridih Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Rose Villa, Giridih, Jharkhand, 815 301, India

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Sharma, S.K., Mandal, T.K., De, A.K. et al. Carbonaceous and inorganic species in PM10 during wintertime over Giridih, Jharkhand (India). J Atmos Chem 75, 219–233 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10874-017-9373-9

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