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Table 2 Principal Component Analysis loadings for all the sites investigated during January 2007

From: PM10and gaseous pollutants trends from air quality monitoring networks in Bari province: principal component analysis and absolute principal component scores on a two years and half data set

 

Viale Archimede, Bari (urban site)

San Nicola sport stadium, Bari (suburban site)

Viale King, Bari (urban site)

 

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC1

PC2

PC3

NOx

0.14

0.84

0.01

0.90

0.02

0.02

0.09

0.84

0.04

Benzene

0.75

0.06

0.13

0.07

0.77

0.13

0.70

0.14

0.14

Toluene

0.75

0.09

0.09

0.53

0.18

0.12

0.84

0.09

0.04

CO

0.67

0.23

0.00

0.48

0.29

0.10

0.30

0.43

0.15

PM10

0.06

0.01

0.93

0.06

0.12

0.82

0.08

0.05

0.86

Eigenvalues

2.37

1.22

1.17

2.04

1.37

1.19

2.02

1.55

1.23

% variance explained

47.3

24.5

23.4

40.9

27.5

23.9

40.5

31.1

24.7

 

Altamura, prov. of Bari (urban site)

Andria, prov. of Bari ( urban site)

Monopoli, prov. of Bari ( urban site)

 

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC1

PC2

PC3

NOx

0.84

0.03

0.11

0.87

0.11

0.01

0.91

0.00

0.03

Benzene

0.22

0.10

0.66

0.33

0.47

0.17

0.68

0.19

0.05

Toluene

0.34

0.27

0.31

0.24

0.61

0.13

0.05

0.01

0.95

CO

0.89

0.00

0.09

0.86

0.12

0.01

0.90

0.03

0.02

PM10

0.01

0.94

0.05

0.01

0.06

0.93

0.02

0.96

0.01

Eigenvalues

2.30

1.34

1.22

2.31

1.38

1.24

2.55

1.19

1.05

% variance explained

46.0

26.8

24.5

46.1

27.6

24.8

51.1

23.9

21.0