Table 1. X-Ray Flourecence Spectroscopy analysis of air constituents: Mean [±SD].
Element | Ambient Air (ng/m3) | FA (ng/m3) | CAPs (ng/m3) | CAPs Fold Change from Ambient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Na | 130.67 [± 66.90] | 71.92 | 1019.59 [± 673.73] | 7.80 |
Mg | 27.10 [± 12.18] | 20.376 | 241.36 [± 141.94] | 8.91 |
S | 505.555 [± 313.99] | 8.37 | 5362.19 [± 4656.18] | 10.61 |
K | 22.51 [± 11.24] | 1.53 | 200.35 [± 123.49] | 8.90 |
Ca | 45.32 [± 35.49] | 9.07 | 300.68 [± 217.13] | 6.63 |
Ti | 5.35 [± 5.61] | 2.08 | 22.34 [± 17.28] | 4.18 |
Cr | 1.16 [± 1.00] | 0.54 | 10.25 [± 7.17] | 8.87 |
Mn | 0.85 [± 0.65] | - | 12.20 [± 8.08] | 14.31 |
Fe | 35.60 [± 24.09] | 3.93 | 343.18 [± 238.61] | 9.64 |
Ni | 1.90 [± 1.77] | - | 7.10 [± 7.78] | 3.73 |
Cu | 2.22 [± 1.23] | 5.37 | 39.21 [± 20.25] | 17.66 |
Zn | 40.21 [± 48.28] | 3.12 | 66.84 [± 75.37] | 1.66 |
Br | 10.58 [± 18.70] | - | 67.64 [± 53.59] | 6.39 |
Sr | 1.49 [± 0.79] | 1.17 | 11.31 [± 7.25] | 7.60 |
Lu | 5.16 [± 4.10] | 0.58 | 17.96 [± 28.30] | 3.48 |
Pb | 1.26 [± 1.29] | 0.97 | 21.02 [± 25.02] | 16.73 |
Mn, Ni, Br were below the limit of detection in the FA condition