Characteristics and source apportionment of black carbon (BC) in a suburban area of Klang Valley, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ezani, Eliani, Dhandapani, Sairam, Heal, Mathew R., Praveena, Sarva M., Khan, Md Firoz, Ramly, Zamzam T. A.
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28215/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Black carbon (BC) is of concern due to its contribution to poor air quality and its adverse effects human health. We carried out the first real-time monitoring of BC in Malaysia using an AE33 Aethalometer. Measurements were conducted between 1 January and 31 May 2020 in a university area in a suburb...