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Performance of machine learning models to forecast PM10 levels.

Lakindu Mampitiya¹, Namal Rathnayake², Yukinobu Hoshino³

¹Water Resources Management and Soft Computing Research Laboratory, Millennium City, Athurugiriya 10150, Sri Lanka.

|December 13, 2024

Summary

This study developed an optimized machine learning approach to forecast Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) at specific locations. An ensemble model demonstrated superior performance, achieving high accuracy for environmental factor prediction.

Keywords:

Air quality Ensemble Model, XGBoost, CatBoost, LightGBM, LSTM, Bi-LSTM, GRU, ANN Ensemble model Forecasting PM10 concentration Performance prediction

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Data Science
Atmospheric Chemistry

Background:

Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) poses significant environmental and health risks.
Accurate forecasting of PM10 concentrations is crucial for public health and environmental management.
Machine learning offers advanced capabilities for complex environmental data analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate an optimized machine learning methodology for forecasting PM10 concentrations at predefined locations.
To compare the performance of eight different machine learning models for PM10 prediction.
To identify the most effective model for accurate, location-specific PM10 forecasting.

Main Methods:

A comparative analysis of eight machine learning models was conducted.
An ensemble model integrating state-of-the-art techniques was developed.
The models considered air quality and meteorological factors for forecasting.

Main Results:

The ensemble model significantly outperformed the other seven models.
The developed methodology achieved a high regression coefficient (R²≈1) across all tested models.
The study confirmed the effectiveness of machine learning for location-specific environmental factor prediction.

Conclusions:

Machine learning, particularly ensemble methods, provides a powerful tool for accurate PM10 forecasting.
The case-specific methodology enhances the precision of environmental predictions.
This approach has potential for broader applications in predicting location-specific environmental factors.