Research Article

Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution in Mpererwe District, Kampala, Uganda: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Concentrations of all measured PM2.5 species (ng/m3).

PM2.5 speciesAnalytical methodaDecember 31, 2012-January 1, 2013January 2, 2013-January 3, 2013Limit of detection

NaXRF00.00.0
MgXRF00.023.7
AlXRF54514097.617.6
SiXRF97576739.50.9
PXRF3016.02.1
SXRF1312632.70.0
ClXRF19591047.50.1
KXRF29691976.10.4
CaXRF33571628.87.2
ScXRF00.05.4
TiXRF779491.70.4
VXRF107.90.0
CrXRF168.90.2
MnXRF158109.80.4
FeXRF76165400.24.5
CoXRF00.00.7
NiXRF311.10.7
CuXRF1610.30.4
ZnXRF9079.40.4
GaXRF00.00.0
AsXRF82.30.0
SeXRF00.70.7
BrXRF4128.30.7
RbXRF157.30.2
SrXRF35104.20.9
YXRF62.50.3
ZrXRF5629.91.9
NbXRF00.00.7
MoXRF00.00.7
PdXRF00.04.1
AgXRF00.00.7
CdXRF00.00.0
InXRF02.22.6
SnXRF00.01.0
SbXRF00.08.3
CsXRF40.00.0
BaXRF00.012.3
LaXRF20.017.3
CeXRF00.034.4
SmXRF371.965.4
EuXRF00.030.9
TbXRF3517.168.3
HfXRF00.00.0
TaXRF00.00.0
WXRF00.01.7
IrXRF00.00.0
AuXRF00.01.7
HgXRF00.00.0
TlXRF00.00.4
PbXRF2318.61.2
UXRF00.00.0
IC19841160.50.0
IC25471502.472.6
IC35421381.78.9
Na+IC445198.74.8
IC14197.60.0
K+IC27051803.478.7
Ca2+IC2409959.22.3
Mg2+IC223125.80.0

XRF: X-ray fluorescence; IC: Ion chromatography.