TY  - JOUR
T1  - Particulate Matter Status and its Relationship with Meteorological Factors in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
AU - Ismail, Marzuki AU - Si Yuen, Fong AU - Suri Abdullah, Sam 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 12
SP  - 2588
EP  - 2593
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2016.2588.2593
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2016.2588.2593
KW  - Particulate
KW  -matter
KW  -temperature
KW  -meteorological factor
KW  -cities
KW  -stations
AB  - This study aims to determine the trend and status of Particulate Matter (PM<sub>10</sub> ) concentrations in the three major cities (i.e., Kota Bahru, Kuala Terengganu and Kuantan) in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and
its relationship with meteorological factors. PM<sub>10</sub> concentration and meteorological data from 2006-2012 for the three study areas were obtained from Department of Environment of Malaysia. The highest daily average PM<sub>10</sub>
concentration was recorded in Kuala Terengganu with the value of 50.3 &#956;g m<sup>&#150;3</sup>. All the three stations have
statistically different PM<sub>10</sub> concentration due to each having different percentage of urbanized areas. Positive 
correlation was observed for PM<sub>10</sub> concentration and temperature in all the three study areas. For 
back-trajectory analysis, the air masses were noted to travel through the South China Sea from China and
Philippines before arriving at the stations during North East Monsoon whereas during South West Monsoon,
the air masses generally originates from Indonesia, passing thru the Straits of Malacca. In conclusion, it is
apparent that rate of urbanization is directly proportional to atmospheric PM<sub>10</sub> concentration in these three 
cities.
ER  -