Determination of elemental composition of airborne dust and dust suspended in rain

Miyamoto, Yutaka; Saito, Yoko; Magara, Masaaki; Usuda, Shigekazu

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 255(3), p.553 - 557, 2003/03

https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022548919533

To investigate the effect of weather on the composition of the dust and the possible origin of the dust, the elemental composition airborne dust was determined by INAA. The analyzed elements could be classified into 3 groups by the variation of concentration in the samples. The difference in concentration pattern may reflect the effect of rainfalls.