A Study on the Metallic and Ion Elements by Fine Particle and Effects of Vessels Exhaust Emission in Busan City
The objectives of this study were to investigate the seasonal characteristics of metallic and ion elements of PM10(Particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 ㎛) and the effects of vessels exhaust emission from ships harboring in Busan City. The PM10 samples were collected from January 2010 to October 2010 at Dongsam-dong(coastal area), in Busan City. The particulate matters were analyzed for major water soluble ionic components and metals. The ranges of the PM10 mass concentrations were from 29.8 ㎍/㎥ to 47.0 ㎍/㎥ in Dongsam-dong. The PM10 mass concentrations in Dongsam-dong are very similar to Gwangbok-dong during same sampling periods. These results were understood by the effects of the shipping source emitted from ships anchoraging and running. The concentrations of water-soluble ions and metals in the PM10 had a level of as high as the order of SO4 2- >NO3 - >Cl - and NH4 + >Na + >Ca 2+ >K + >Mg 2+ , respectively. The correlation coefficients(R 2 ) for SO4 2- /PM10 and NH4 + /PM10 of were 0.7446 and 0.7784, respectively, and it showed the high correlation with each other.