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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: Atmos Environ (1994). 2014 Feb;84:65–77. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.031

Table 1.

Source Profile Constraints

Constraint
Type
Species Source Literature
Citationse
Brake
Wear
Tire
Wear
Road
Salt
Soil(s)
Species Ratio
t)a
Cu/Sb 3.9 (0.1)b 1-12
Cu/Ba 1.2 (0.1) b 1-9, 12
Cu/Fe 0.05 (0.1) b 1-8, 12
Zn/Pb 1000
(0.1) b
13,14
Zn/K 24 (0.1) b 13,14
Zn/Ca 26 (0.1) b 13,14
Upper or
Lower Limit
Constraints on
Average
Species
Concentration
(ng/m3)
Ba >0.001 1-9, 12
Cu >0.001 1-9, 12
Pb <0.001 16
Zn >0.001 13-15
Cl >0.01
Na >0.01
βc 0 (1e-5)c
Maximum
Constraint on
Q
Si 400d
a

see equation 4 in text;

b

( ) =maximum allowable constraint error;

c

dimensionless value for c not equal to k-2 {see equation 6 in text};

d

maximum allowable increase of Q for upward pulling of average species concentration using error mode −20 in ME2 {see also equation 5 in text}

e

1. Kennedy and Gadd, 2003; 2. Garg et al, 2000; 3. Iijima et al, 2007; 4. Geitel et al, 2010; 5. Schauer et al, 2006a; 6. Grieshop et al, 2005; 7. Bukoweicki et al, 2010; 8. von Uexkull et al, 2005; 9. Sternbeck et al, 2004; 10. Weckwerth, 2001; 11. Adachi and Tainosho, 2004, 12. Johansson et al, 2009; 13. Apeagyei et al 2011; 14. EPA, 2003; 15. Han et al, 2011. 16. Wahlin, 2006