Statistical methods to apportion the sources of particles in the industrial region of Estarreja—Portugal

Factor analysis models are very attractive for source apportionment and have been widely applied. They do not require a priori knowledge of the number and composition of the sources, and they can actually uncover previously unsuspected sources and estimate the composition of the sources using only a...

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Autor principal: Borrego, C. (author)
Outros Autores: Pio, C. A. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 1991
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/8438
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/8438
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Resumo:Factor analysis models are very attractive for source apportionment and have been widely applied. They do not require a priori knowledge of the number and composition of the sources, and they can actually uncover previously unsuspected sources and estimate the composition of the sources using only ambient monitoring data.