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A supervised machine learning approach to classify traffic-derived PM sources based on their magnetic properties.

Environ Res

August 2023

Sorbonne Université, UMR 7590, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, F-75005, Paris, France. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • Environmental magnetism techniques can effectively map particulate pollutants on various accumulative surfaces, such as urban plant leaves and passive filters.
  • The study uses a k-nearest neighbors algorithm (kNN) to classify pollution sources, primarily focusing on traffic-related pollutants like tire and brake pad residue.
  • Results show that the model accurately identifies different traffic-related pollution sources and highlights the potential for magnetic mapping to enhance existing air quality measurement methods and improve pollutant dispersion models.
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