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%) |