Table 4. Mean Values of PMF-Derived Local PM10 Mass Increments for Wood and Coal Combustion in the Melpitz Village (Local Increment), Together with Corresponding Values at the Research Station (Background Concentration), Both Calculated from the Wind Direction Filtered Data Seta.
| source | season | local increment /μg m–3 | background concentration /μg m–3 | local increase over background /% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wood combustion | fall | 0.80 | 1.28 | 62 |
| winter | 1.91 | 2.59 | 74 | |
| spring | 1.12 | 0.69 | 163 | |
| summer | 0.23 | 0.08 | 293 | |
| annual | 1.07 | 1.24 | 86 | |
| coal combustion | fall | 0.15 | 0.06 | 241 |
| winter | 0.78 | 0.66 | 119 | |
| spring | 0.20 | 0.01 | 1416 | |
| summer | 0b | 0b | NA | |
| annual | 0.32 | 0.22 | 146 |
The last column indicates the mean increase of source contributions caused by local combustion emissions over the corresponding background wood or coal smoke concentrations.
Minimally negative PMF values, set to zero.