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Table 6. Summary Statistics for Trace Elements in Aerosol Samples
Collected at Near Field during May-July 1998


 

 

Aerosol Particle Diameter Classes

 

 

aTSP

b,gPM10

cPM2.5

Element

Units

dN

eMean 

fSE

N

Mean

SE

N

Mean

SE

Al
µg m-3
6
4.8E-1 6.4E-2
7
2.0E+0 1.5E+0
5
1.4E-1 3.3E-2
As
µg m-3
3
9.0E-4 1.3E-4
2
1.4E-3 2.5E-4
3
1.2E-3 2.8E-4
Ba
µg m-3
6
5.7E-3 7.5E-4
7
1.2E-2 7.5E-3
6
2.0E-3 5.4E-4
Be
µg m-3
1
2.8E-1  
0
   
0
   
Ca
µg m-3
6
6.4E-1 8.6E-2
7
1.8E+0 1.2E+0
4
1.8E-1 3.6E-2
Cd
µg m-3
0
   
0
   
1
2.2E-4  
Co
µg m-3
3
8.2E-4 1.1E-4
3
8.4E-4 6.9E-5
1
3.3E-4  
Cr
µg m-3
6
4.2E-3 1.1E-3
6
9.4E-3 3.1E-3
6
6.6E-3 1.9E-3
Cu
µg m-3
4
2.0E-3 3.6E-4
4
5.4E-3 3.3E-3
2
1.8E-3 4.0E-4
Fe
µg m-3
6
2.7E-1 3.9E-2
7
9.4E-1 6.8E-1
6
8.5E-2 1.5E-2
K
µg m-3
6
2.7E-1 6.5E-2
7
1.1E+0 7.6E-1
4
2.3E-1 3.1E-2
Mg
µg m-3
6
1.4E-1 1.9E-2
7
5.2E-1 3.8E-1
6
4.0E-2 6.1E-3
Mn
µg m-3
6
5.2E-3 9.1E-4
7
5.3E-3 1.1E-3
5
2.1E-3 7.3E-4
Mo
µg m-3
1
1.5E-3  
2
2.1E-3 3.0E-4
1
2.4E-3  
Na
µg m-3
5
2.8E-1 6.2E-2
6
1.2E+0 1.0E+0
3
2.5E-1 8.9E-2
Ni
µg m-3
3
9.6E-3 5.9E-3
3
1.7E-2 1.0E-2
2
1.6E-2 1.2E-2
Pb
µg m-3
3
2.0E-3 1.5E-4
5
2.4E-3 3.5E-4
4
2.7E-3 2.9E-4
Sb
µg m-3
1
6.8E-4  
2
1.2E-3 1.5E-4
1
1.7E-2  
Se
µg m-3
0
   
1
9.4E-4  
0
   
Sr
µg m-3
6
2.8E-3 3.7E-4
7
1.0E-2 7.2E-3
5
7.7E-4 1.7E-4
V
µg m-3
6
1.2E-3 1.6E-4
7
1.4E-3 1.5E-4
5
7.7E-4 1.4E-4
Zn
µg m-3
2
1.9E-1 1.8E-1
5
2.8E-2 1.4E-2
1
5.2E-2  
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
gOne sample with apparent contamination was excluded for the calculation of summary statistics