PM10 Bound Elements, Ions, Carbon and PAHs during  Festive Biomass Burning over the Brahmaputra Valley

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Abstract

Episodic meji burning (a festive biomass burning) is a significant local contributor of PM10 in the mid-Brahmaputra Valley. The PM10 samples of meji burning period were chemically characterized for elements, ions, carbon and the USEPA’s 16 priority Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). This paper presents the concentrations of various attributes of PM10 during meji festivities. As such, linear relationship between EC, OC and other chemical species, and diagnostic ratios of selected PAHs indicated strong influence of biomass burning on PM10 load and its properties.

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Meji

biomass burning

PM10 characterization

PAHs

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The authors declare they have no competing interests.

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