Research Article

Origin and Distribution of PAHs in Ambient Particulate Samples at High Mountain Region in Southern China

Table 5

Factor analysis for particulate-bound PAHs.

PAHsFactor 1Factor 2

ACY0.735
ACE0.977
FLU0.962
PHE0.790
ANT0.846
FLA0.857
PYR0.882
BaA0.940
CHR0.922
BbF0.954
BkF0.709
BaP0.810
IcdP0.851
DahA0.895
BghiP0.833
% of variance70.7715.43
SourcesVehicular and coal combustion emissionUnburned fossil fuels and incense burning