Multiple-year black carbon measurements and source apportionment using Delta-C in Rochester, New York

• Published in: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995) Vol. 62; no. 8; pp. 880 - 887
• Main Authors: Wang, Yungang, Hopke, Philip K., Rattigan, Oliver V., Chalupa, David C., Utell, Mark J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pittsburgh, PA Taylor & Francis Group 01.08.2012; Air & Waste Management Association; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aerosols; Air Pollutants - chemistry; Air pollution; Applied sciences; Atmospheric aerosols; Atmospheric pollution; Atoms & subatomic particles; Black carbon; Carbon; Carbon - chemistry; Cities; Combustion; Diesel; Diesel engines; Diesel fuels; Emissions; Environmental protection; Exact sciences and technology; Global environmental pollution; Heart attacks; Highways; Mathematical models; New York; Nitrates; Organic carbon; Particle Size; Particulate Matter; Pollution; Roads & highways; Speciation; Time Factors; Traffic engineering; Traffic flow; Urban areas; Vehicle Emissions; Waste management; Wood; New York; United States > US; ANW, USA, New York; USA, New York, Rochester; Receptor model; Carbon black; Pollutant behavior; Samplings; Highway; Combustion; Matrix factorization; Identification; Motor vehicle; Urban area; Pollutant emission; Modeling; Health and environment; Surveillance; Aerosols; Pollution source inventory; Air pollution; Road traffic; Sampling; Public health; Speciation; Environmental protection; Tracers

Black carbon (BC), an important component of the atmospheric aerosol, has climatic, environmental, and human health significance. In this study, BC was continuously measured using a two-wavelength aethalometer (370 nm and 880 nm) in Rochester, New York, from January 2007 to December 2010. The monito...