Monsoonal variations in atmospheric surfactants at different coastal areas of the Malaysian Peninsula
Date
2016
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
This study determined the effect of monsoonal changes on the composition of atmospheric surfactants in coastal areas. The composition of anions (SO42 −, NO3−, Cl−, F−) and the major elements (Ca, K, Mg, Na) in aerosols were used to determine the possible sources of surfactants. Surfactant compositions were determined using a colori-metric method as methylene blue active substances (MBAS) and disulphine blue active substances (DBAS). The anion and major element compositions of the aerosol samples were determined by ion chromatography
(IC) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), respectively.
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Keywords
Aerosols, Surfactants, Ionic compositions, Monsoonal effect, PCA-MLR
Citation
Jaafar, S. A., Latif, M. T., Razak, I. S., Shaharudin, M. Z., Khan, M. F., Abd Wahid, N. B., & Suratman, S. (2016). Monsoonal variations in atmospheric surfactants at different coastal areas of the Malaysian Peninsula. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 109(1), 480-489.