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Study of the ambient air metallic elements Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb at HAF sampling sites

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This study characterized diurnal variations in the compositions of total suspended particulates (TSP) and dry deposits of particulates from ambient air, and the metallic elements that are contained in them at harbor, airport and farmland (HAF) sampling sites from August, 2013 to July, 2014. Two-way ANOVA of the amounts of metallic elements in the TSP and dry deposits was carried out in all four seasons at the HAF sampling sites. The metallic elements Cr and Cu originated in local emission sources at the airport. Metallic elements Zn and Pb originated in local emission sources at the harbor. Finally, metallic element Cd originated in local emissions form farmland. The following results were also obtained. (1) The metallic composition of the TSP differed significantly from that of the dry deposits in all four seasons at the harbor and farmland sampling sites, but not at the airport sampling site. (2) High correlations coefficients were found between the amounts of metallic elements Cr and Cu in the TSP and those in the dry deposits at the airport sampling site. (3) Pb was present in the TSP and the dry deposits at the harbor sampling site.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the National Science Council of the ROC (Taiwan) for financial support under Project No. NSC 103-2221-E-241-004-MY3.

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    Guor-Cheng Fang, Yu-Chen Kuo, Yuan-Jie Zhuang, Kai-Hsiang Tsai & Wen-Chuan Huang

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Fang, GC., Kuo, YC., Zhuang, YJ. et al. Study of the ambient air metallic elements Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb at HAF sampling sites. Environ Geochem Health 39, 879–887 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-016-9858-5

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