@article{ART002423714},
author={Taeyoung Choi and Ho-Gyeong Moon and Da-In KANG and Jae-Gyu Cha},
title={Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –},
journal={Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment},
issn={1225-7184},
year={2018},
volume={27},
number={6},
pages={635-646}
TY - JOUR
AU - Taeyoung Choi
AU - Ho-Gyeong Moon
AU - Da-In KANG
AU - Jae-Gyu Cha
TI - Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –
JO - Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
PY - 2018
VL - 27
IS - 6
PB - Korean Society Of Environmental Impact Assessment
SP - 635
EP - 646
SN - 1225-7184
AB - This study sought to identify the characteristics of seasonal concentration differences of particulate matter influenced by land cover types associated with particulate matter emission and reductions, namely forest and urbanized regions. PM10 and PM2.5 was measured with quantitative concentration in 2016 on 23 urban air monitoring stations in Seoul, classified the stations into 3 groups based on the ratio of urbanized and forest land covers within a range of 3km around station, and analysed the differences in particulate matter concentration by season. The center values for the urbanized and forest land covers by group were 53.4% and 34.6% in Group A, 61.8% and 16.5% in Group B, and 76.3% and 6.7% in Group C. The group-specific concentration of PM10 and PM2.5 by season indicated that the concentration of Group A, with high ratio of forests, was the lowest in all seasons, and the concentration of Group C, with high ratio of urbanized regions, had the highest concentration from spring to autumn. These inter-group differences were statistically significant.
The concentration of Group C was lower than Group B in the winter; however, the differences between Groups B to C in the winter were not statistically significant. Group A concentration compared to the high-concentration groups by season was lower by 8.5%, 11.2%, 8.0%, 6.8% for PM10 in the order of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and 3.5%, 10.0%, 4.1% and 3.3% for PM2.5.
The inter-group concentration differences for both PM10 and PM2.5 were the highest in the summer and grew smaller in the winter, this was thought to be because the forests’ ability to reduce particulate matter emissions was the most pronounced during the summer and the least pronounced during the winter. The influence of urbanized areas on particulate matter concentration was lower compared to the influence of forests. This study provided evidence that the particulate matter concentration was lower for regions with higher ratios of forests, and subsequent studies are required to identify the role of green space to manage particulate matter concentration in cities.
KW - Land cover ratio;PM10;PM2.5;K-means clustering;Nonparametric Test
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Taeyoung Choi, Ho-Gyeong Moon, Da-In KANG and Jae-Gyu Cha. (2018). Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –. Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment, 27(6), 635-646.
Taeyoung Choi, Ho-Gyeong Moon, Da-In KANG and Jae-Gyu Cha. 2018, "Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –", Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment, vol.27, no.6 pp.635-646.
Taeyoung Choi, Ho-Gyeong Moon, Da-In KANG, Jae-Gyu Cha "Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –" Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment 27.6 pp.635-646 (2018) : 635.
Taeyoung Choi, Ho-Gyeong Moon, Da-In KANG, Jae-Gyu Cha. Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –. 2018; 27(6), 635-646.
Taeyoung Choi, Ho-Gyeong Moon, Da-In KANG and Jae-Gyu Cha. "Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –" Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment 27, no.6 (2018) : 635-646.
Taeyoung Choi; Ho-Gyeong Moon; Da-In KANG; Jae-Gyu Cha. Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –. Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment, 27(6), 635-646.
Taeyoung Choi; Ho-Gyeong Moon; Da-In KANG; Jae-Gyu Cha. Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –. Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment. 2018; 27(6) 635-646.
Taeyoung Choi, Ho-Gyeong Moon, Da-In KANG, Jae-Gyu Cha. Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –. 2018; 27(6), 635-646.
Taeyoung Choi, Ho-Gyeong Moon, Da-In KANG and Jae-Gyu Cha. "Analysis of the Seasonal Concentration Differences of Particulate Matter According to Land Cover of Seoul – Focusing on Forest and Urbanized Area –" Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment 27, no.6 (2018) : 635-646.
