Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Particulate Matter
The ten FAQs discussed in this paper are:
- Primary vs. Secondary PM?
- What to monitor?
- Emissions inventory?
- What is Source Apportionment?
- Is Transport the main culprit?
- Is PM the most harmful?
- Dispersion Modeling of PM?
- Indoor vs. Outdoor?
- Local vs. Global?
- Where do we start?.
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Other working papers in the series of particulate pollution covering the topics of "what is source apportionment", "how to perform source apportionment", and "sample results from applications of source apportionment studies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America" are presented in
SIM 10-2008: What is Particulate Matter: Composition & Science
SIM 16-2009: Urban Particulate Pollution Source Apportionment (Part 1) Methodology & Resources
SIM 17-2009: Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Particulate Matter
SIM-23-2009: Urban Particulate Pollution Source Apportionment (Part 2): Applications & Policy Implications
