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Particle Bound Metals at Major Intersections in an Urban Location and Source Identification Through Use of Metal Markers

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Air quality monitoring for Kanpur in North India, an industrial city ranked among the top ten most polluted cities worldwide, was conducted in summer 2011. Airborne particulate matter (PM) sample from six locations were analyzed for metals. Source identification conducted using metals as source markers reveals probable sources of airborne particles being vehicular emissions, industrial, and railway activity. Findings were substantiated by investigating morphological characteristics and elemental composition of PM using SEM-EDX analysis at three major sites. In addition to confirmation of results by metal marker method, SEM-EDX analysis revealed presence of sulphur (S) which highlights influence of Panki Thermal Power Plant on air quality. The study shows that high levels of metals observed in airborne particles at major intersections may pose a significant cancer risk by exposure to toxics such as Cr, Pb and Ni.

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Acknowledgments

Sample collection for this work was carried out as part of SURGE (Summer Undergraduate Research Grant for Excellence) program at IIT Kanpur. Authors are thankful to the staff of district industrial office of Kanpur and Unnao city for providing information about industries registered in the region and also appreciate the help of Ashwin Kumar during sample collection.

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    Deepchandra Srivastava, Anubha Goel & Manish Agrawal

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Srivastava, D., Goel, A. & Agrawal, M. Particle Bound Metals at Major Intersections in an Urban Location and Source Identification Through Use of Metal Markers. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., India, Sect. A Phys. Sci. 86, 209–220 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40010-016-0268-y

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