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Frequent haze occurrences in Malaysia have made the management of PM10 (particulate matter with aerodynamic less than 10 μm) pollution a critical task. This requires knowledge on factors associating with PM10 variation and good forecast of PM10 concentrations. Hence, this paper demonstrates the prediction of 1-day-ahead daily average PM10 concentrations based on predictor variables including meteorological parameters and gaseous pollutants. Three different models were built. They were multiple linear regression (MLR) model with lagged predictor variables (MLR1), MLR model with lagged predictor variables and PM10 concentrations (MLR2) and regression with time series error (RTSE) model. The findings revealed that humidity, temperature, wind speed, wind direction, carbon monoxide and ozone were the main factors explaining the PM10 variation in Peninsular Malaysia. Comparison among the three models showed that MLR2 model was on a same level with RTSE model in terms of forecasting accuracy, while MLR1 model was the worst.
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We would like to acknowledge Malaysia Department of Environment (DOE) for providing data to accomplish this study.
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We would like to extend our gratitude to Universiti Sains Malaysia for Fellowship Scheme and Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education for financial assistance.
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Ng, K.Y., Awang, N. Multiple linear regression and regression with time series error models in forecasting PM10 concentrations in Peninsular Malaysia. Environ Monit Assess 190, 63 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-6419-z
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