Identification of potential emission source of airborne benzene in Maptaphut industrial area, Thailand
N. Saeaw & S. Thepanondh
Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology (EHT), Bangkok, Thailand
ABSTRACT: Benzene concentration measured in the vicinity of industrial area of Thailand was analyzed using Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) to identify its potential emission sources. Measured data used in this study were obtained from seven monitoring receptors during January 2009 to December 2013. Results indicated that benzene concentrations were due to both mobile and industrial sources. In general, mobile source was the major ...
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