Sources of trace metals in PM10 from a petrochemical industrial complex in Northern Mexico

• Published in: Air quality, atmosphere and health Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 69 - 84
• Main Authors: Rodriguez-Espinosa, P. F., Flores-Rangel, R. M., Mugica-Alvarez, V., Morales-Garcia, S. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2017
• Subjects: Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Health; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Trace metals; México; Altamira; Crustal enrichment factors; PM; ICP-OES; Principal component analysis

Concentrations, sources, and relative contributions of Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Ni, Ti, V, and Zn observed in PM 10 in the petrochemical industrial zone of Altamira in Northern Mexico are reported for the first time. Results show that oil refining, alloys, fertilizer, mining, metallurgical processes,...