Date of Award
2013
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.Sc.
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Keywords
Applied sciences, Cmb modeling, Long-term trend, Source apportionment, Voc
Supervisor
Xu, Xiaohong
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
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Abstract
Ambient VOC concentrations measured at Windsor West Station from 2001 to 2009 were used for a VOC source apportionment study using Chemical Mass Balance model. The ranking of source contribution estimates was: "Vehicle Emission", "Commercial Natural Gas", "Industrial Refinery", "Liquefied Petroleum", "Coke Oven", "Architectural Coating", and "Biogenic Emission". From 2003 to 2009, PAMS measurements in Windsor decreased by approximately 37%. Source contribution reduction of "Vehicle Emission" accounted for 57.6% of total source contribution reduction. Source contribution reduction percentages of "Vehicle Emission", "Architectural Coating", and "Biogenic Emission" were above PAMS reduction percentage; however, source contribution reduction percentages of "Commercial Natural Gas", "Industrial Refinery", "Coke Oven", and "Liquefied Petroleum" were below it. From 2001 to 2009, a seasonal pattern of PAMS measurements with low level in winter and spring but high in summer and fall was observed in some years. A similar seasonal pattern of "Vehicle Emission" source contributions was also obeserved in most years.
Recommended Citation
Li, Zhi, "Long term trend and source apportionment of ambient VOCs in Windsor" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4984.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4984