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Table 5. Summary Statistics for Trace Elements in Aerosol Samples
Collected at On Site and Cactus Flats during May - July 1998


 

 

Aerosol Particle Diameter Classes

 

 

aTSP On Site 

TSP Cactus Flats

bPM10 

Cactus Flats

cPM2.5

Cactus Flats

Element

 Units 

dN

eMean

fSE

N

Mean 

SE

N

Mean

SE

N

Mean

SE

Al
µg m-3
5
8.3E-1 3.8E-2
6
7.5E-1 1.3E-1
5
4.9E-1 1.2E-1
4
1.2E-1 4.0E-2
As
µg m-3
1
1.9E-3  
1
1.8E-3  
3
1.5E-3 4.0E-4
2
1.5E-3 5.0E-5
Ba
µg m-3
5
7.8E-3 2.5E-3
6
7.0E-3 2.2E-3
5
6.2E-3 1.1E-3
5
1.3E-3 1.8E-4
Be
µg m-3
0
   
1
2.4E-1  
0
   
0
   
Ca
µg m-3
5
1.9E+0 7.5E-1
6
1.2E+0 6.1E-1
5
7.1E-1 1.7E-1
4
9.0E-2 3.7E-2
Cd
µg m-3
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
Co
µg m-3
4
6.5E-4 1.2E-4
2
2.4E-3 1.3E-3
1
1.2E-3  
1
1.6E-3  
Cr
µg m-3
5
3.1E-3 8.4E-4
4
5.8E-3 1.6E-3
4
4.5E-3 1.4E-3
3
4.0E-3 1.1E-3
Cu
µg m-3
5
1.7E-2 7.1E-3
2
2.0E-2 5.5E-3
4
2.4E-3 7.0E-4
1
1.4E-3  
Fe
µg m-3
5
3.4E-1 8.4E-2
6
3.1E-1 6.9E-2
5
2.7E-1 5.1E-2
5
6.4E-2 1.0E-2
K
µg m-3
5
3.4E-1 5.5E-2
4
3.1E-1 5.3E-2
5
2.7E-1 4.1E-2
4
1.8E-1 2.5E-3
Mg
µg m-3
4
3.6E-1 5.2E-2
6
1.9E-1 7.0E-2
4
1.6E-1 8.5E-3
4
3.8E-2 8.6E-3
Mn
µg m-3
4
9.4E-3 1.9E-3
6
6.3E-3 1.6E-3
5
5.9E-3 1.7E-3
4
1.4E-3 6.2E-4
Mo
µg m-3
0
   
0
   
0
   
0
   
Na
µg m-3
4
2.0E-1 5.3E-2
5
4.4E-1 1.7E-1
4
2.4E-1 7.1E-2
2
1.1E-1 2.3E-2
Ni
µg m-3
1
8.4E-4 .
6
1.2E-2 6.9E-3
2
1.0E-2 8.8E-3
2
1.3E-2 1.1E-2
Pb
µg m-3
3
5.3E-3 1.2E-3
5
3.8E-3 1.3E-3
3
3.2E-3 5.3E-4
4
4.3E-3 1.7E-3
Sb
µg m-3
2
1.7E-3 5.0E-5
1
9.0E-4 .
2
8.0E-4 9.5E-5
2
1.5E-3 8.0E-4
Se
µg m-3
0
   
2
1.9E-3 1.8E-3
0
   
1
7.2E-5  
Sr
µg m-3
4
5.7E-3 1.0E-3
6
3.9E-3 1.4E-3
5
3.3E-3 8.4E-4
4
1.9E-3 1.1E-3
V
µg m-3
4
1.6E-3 3.5E-4
4
1.3E-3 3.5E-4
5
1.5E-3 1.9E-4
5
6.9E-4 7.9E-5
Zn
µg m-3
1
6.9E-3  
2
1.5E-1 1.4E-1
2
2.1E-2 1.5E-2
3
2.2E-2 9.5E-3
aTSP = total suspended particulate matter aerosols with aerodynamic diameter <75 µm
bPM10 = suspended particulate matter aerosols with aerodynamic diameter <10 µm
cPM2.5 = suspended particulate matter aerosols with aerodynamic diameter <2.5 µm
dN = number of samples above detection limit that were included in calculations
eMean = arithmetic mean
fSE = standard error