Ten Years Seasonal and Spatial Particulate Matter (PM10) Concentration at Selected Region in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Authors

  • Siti Norhayati Mohamad Tarmizi Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Tapah Campus, Tapah Road, 35400 Perak, Malaysia
  • Ahmad Nazib Alias Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Tapah Campus, Tapah Road, 35400 Perak, Malaysia
  • Farah Zayanah Ahmad Zulkifli Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Tapah Campus, Tapah Road, 35400 Perak, Malaysia
  • Siti Noratiqah Mohd Deros Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Jalan Ikram-Uniten, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Warishah Abdul Wahab Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Jalan Ikram-Uniten, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

Keywords:

Air Pollution, Kriging, Meteorological, Particulate Matter, Seasonal Monsoon

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine both temporal and spatial particulate matter (PM10) concentration distribution at selected region in Klang Valley, Malaysia for ten years’ dataset according to monsoon seasons. Air quality data used in this study provided by Malaysia Department of Environment (DOE). A total of 14,608 daily mean of PM10 and meteorological parameters (humidity, temperature and wind direction) data from 2006 to 2015 at eight Continuous Air Quality Monitoring (CAQM) stations in Klang Valley are used in this study. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and ArcGIS 10.4 software are used in this study to apply the descriptive statistical and spatial trend of this PM10 concentration. The result showed that increasing of PM10 concentration are being observed in Southwest monsoon and decreasing during Northeast monsoon. The Ordinary Kriging distribution map shows that the station located at urban and industrial area will have higher PM10 concentration as compared to the station that is located in the rural area. The spatial interpolation method, Ordinary Kriging was used to interpolate the PM10 concentration outside the station’s range.

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2020-02-13

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Mohamad Tarmizi, S. N., Alias, A. N. ., Zulkifli, F. Z. A. ., Deros, S. N. M. ., & Abdul Wahab, W. . (2020). Ten Years Seasonal and Spatial Particulate Matter (PM10) Concentration at Selected Region in Klang Valley, Malaysia. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 49(2), 154–165. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/10768

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