Metal concentrations and source apportionment of PM2.5 in Chiang Rai and Bangkok, Thailand during a biomass burning season

• Main Authors: Kayee, Jariya, Sompongchaiyakul, Penjai, Sanwlani, Nivedita, Bureekul, Sujaree, Wang, Xianfeng, Das, Reshmi
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Geology; Biomass Burning Season; PM2.5
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/145693
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

One of the persistent environmental problems in the provinces of northern Thailand is severe air pollution during the dry season because of open vegetation burning by farmers for land clearance purpose. Aerosol optical depth and Ångström exponent data from MODIS-Terra satellite indicated that from m...