Analysis of short-term air quality monitoring data in a coastal area

Suwimon Kanchanasuta; Sirapong Sooktawee; Natthaya Bunplod; Aduldech Patpai; Nirun Piemyai; Ratchatawan Ketwang; Suwimon Kanchanasuta; Sirapong Sooktawee; Natthaya Bunplod; Aduldech Patpai; Nirun Piemyai; Ratchatawan Ketwang

doi:10.3934/environsci.2021033

AIMS Environmental Science

2021, Volume 8, Issue 6: 517-531. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2021033

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Analysis of short-term air quality monitoring data in a coastal area

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Mahidol University, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, 420/1 Rajvithi Rd., Ratchathewi District, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
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Center of Excellence on Environmental Health and Toxicology, Bangkok, Thailand
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Environmental Research and Training Center, Department of Environmental Quality Promotion, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Klong 5, Klongluang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand

Received: 11 August 2021 Accepted: 18 October 2021 Published: 21 October 2021

Short-term air quality monitoring in a coastal area, Naklua Subdistrict, Pattaya, Thailand is an activity to support the designated area under Thailand's sustainable tourism development. This study provided a short-term monitoring data analysis on time series and Bivariate Polar Plot (BVP) to provide the status of air quality and to determine the potential source area of air pollution. The result showed that NO₂, SO₂, CO and PM₁₀ were not higher than the national air quality standards, while the 24-hour average of PM_2.5 and the 8-hour average of O₃ were slightly higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guideline values. The nighttime PM_2.5 concentration was higher than the daytime concentration, and its potential source area is urban areas in the south. However, the daytime O₃ concentration is higher than the nighttime concentration. Its potential source area is from the northwest, where Sichang island is located. This result could be used to support air pollution management by controlling and reducing emissions in the potential source areas as the first priority. Also, the study revealed that the BVP technique could be used to determine the source area of air pollution in the coastal area, where wind circulation is more complex than that over the land.
- particulate matter,
- PM_2.5,
- ozone,
- O₃,
- air quality,
- bivariate polar plot,
- potential source area,
- coastal area,
- Thailand
Citation: Suwimon Kanchanasuta, Sirapong Sooktawee, Natthaya Bunplod, Aduldech Patpai, Nirun Piemyai, Ratchatawan Ketwang. Analysis of short-term air quality monitoring data in a coastal area[J]. AIMS Environmental Science, 2021, 8(6): 517-531. doi: 10.3934/environsci.2021033

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Abstract

Short-term air quality monitoring in a coastal area, Naklua Subdistrict, Pattaya, Thailand is an activity to support the designated area under Thailand's sustainable tourism development. This study provided a short-term monitoring data analysis on time series and Bivariate Polar Plot (BVP) to provide the status of air quality and to determine the potential source area of air pollution. The result showed that NO₂, SO₂, CO and PM₁₀ were not higher than the national air quality standards, while the 24-hour average of PM_2.5 and the 8-hour average of O₃ were slightly higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guideline values. The nighttime PM_2.5 concentration was higher than the daytime concentration, and its potential source area is urban areas in the south. However, the daytime O₃ concentration is higher than the nighttime concentration. Its potential source area is from the northwest, where Sichang island is located. This result could be used to support air pollution management by controlling and reducing emissions in the potential source areas as the first priority. Also, the study revealed that the BVP technique could be used to determine the source area of air pollution in the coastal area, where wind circulation is more complex than that over the land.

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