Pollution control 2020Investigation of emissions sources and characterization at Mamelodi Township, Gauteng, South Africa using conditional probability function modelling-Shonisani Norman Singonideria

摘要

This paper investigates pollution sources affecting Mamelodi Township within the City ofTshwane in Gauteng province, South Africa. Gauteng province has also the largestpopulation in South Africa. The ambient pollution concentration at the vicinity of Mamelodidepends upon their output of gases from various activities emanates from biogenic andanthropogenic. Anthropogenic activities are the main made sources of emissions such asdomestic fuel burning, industrial activities and transport emissions.It is therefore an objectiveof this study to assess and determine significant sources of emission which are affecting theMamelodi Ambient Monitoring Station by investigating ambient concentration correlationparameters, pollution roses and probability functions modelling. Investigations will be focuson the following pollutants Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone and Particulate Matterof less than ten micro diameter. In this study k-means clustering techniques has been appliedto bivariate polar plot to identify and group similar features.