Publication: Relationships between meteorological parameters and particulate matter in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand
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2018-12-01
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16604601
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16617827
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol.15, No.12 (2018)
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Wissanupong Kliengchuay, Aronrag Cooper Meeyai, Suwalee Worakhunpiset, Kraichat Tantrakarnapa Relationships between meteorological parameters and particulate matter in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol.15, No.12 (2018). doi:10.3390/ijerph15122801 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/45859
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Relationships between meteorological parameters and particulate matter in Mae Hong Son province, Thailand
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© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Meteorological parameters play an important role in determining the prevalence of ambient particulate matter (PM) in the upper north of Thailand. Mae Hong Son is a province located in this region and which borders Myanmar. This study aimed to determine the relationships between meteorological parameters and ambient concentrations of particulate matter less than 10 µm in diameter (PM 10 ) in Mae Hong Son. Parameters were measured at an air quality monitoring station, and consisted of PM 10 , carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O 3 ), and meteorological factors, including temperature, rainfall, pressure, wind speed, wind direction, and relative humidity (RH). Nine years (2009–2017) of pollution and climate data obtained from the Thai Pollution Control Department (PCD) were used for analysis. The results of this study indicate that PM 10 is influenced by meteorological parameters; high concentration occurred during the dry season and northeastern monsoon seasons. Maximum concentrations were always observed in March. The PM 10 concentrations were significantly related to CO and O 3 concentrations and to RH, giving correlation coefficients of 0.73, 0.39, and −0.37, respectively (p-value < 0.001). Additionally, the hourly PM 10 concentration fluctuated within each day. In general, it was found that the reporting of daily concentrations might be best suited to public announcements and presentations. Hourly concentrations are recommended for public declarations that might be useful for warning citizens and organizations about air pollution. Our findings could be used to improve the understanding of PM 10 concentration patterns in Mae Hong Son and provide information to better air pollution measures and establish a warning system for the province.