Source Apportionment of Air Pollution: A Case Study In Malaysia

Authors

  • Azman Azid East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Hafizan Juahir East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Mohd Ekhwan Toriman East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Azizah Endut East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Mohd Nordin Abdul Rahman Centre for Research & Innovation Management (CRIM), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Che Noraini Che Hasnam East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Shakir Mohd Saudi East Coast Environmental Research Institute (ESERI), Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Kamaruzzaman Yunus Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v72.2934

Keywords:

Air pollution, principal component analysis, chemometric, source apportionment

Abstract

Air pollution is becoming a major environmental issue in Malaysia. This study focused on the identification of potential sources of variations in air quality around the study area based on the data obtained from the Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE).  Eight air quality parameters in ten monitoring stations for seven years (2006 – 2012) were gathered.  The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method from chemometric technique was applied to identify the source identification of pollution around the study area. The PCA method has identified methane (CH4), non-methane hydrocarbon (NmHC), total hydrocarbon (THC), ozone (O3) and particulate matter under 10 microns (PM10) are the most significant parameters around the study area.  From the study, it can be concluded that the application of the PCA method in chemometric techniques can be applied for the source apportionment purpose. Hence, this study indicated that for the future and effective management of the Malaysian air quality, an effort should be placed as a priority in controlling point and non-point pollution sources.

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2014-12-29

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Vol. 72 No. 1: January 2015

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Source Apportionment of Air Pollution: A Case Study In Malaysia. (2014). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 72(1). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v72.2934