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. 2018 Jul 31;7(6):1144–1152. doi: 10.1039/c8tx00093j

Table 2. The contents of eight main heavy metal elements in PM2.5 fine particles.

Metal elements Contents in membrane filters (μg g–1) (%) Airborne concentrations (μg m–3) (%)
Aluminum (Al) 1163 (79.5%) 2.14 (60.5%)
Lead (Pb) 169 (11.5%) 0.66 (26%)
Copper (Cu) 113 (7.7%) 0.41 (17.1%)
Manganese (Mn) 31 (2.1%) 0.23 (11.8%)
Arsenic (As) 6 (0.4%) 0.056 (2.2%)
Chromium (Cr) 5 (0.3%) 0.0283 (1.1%)
Cadmium (Cd) 2 (0.14%) 0.0065 (0.26%)
Nickel (Ni) 0.5 (0.03%) 0.0029 (0.11%)