Research Article

Elemental Spatiotemporal Variations of Total Suspended Particles in Jeddah City

Table 1

Sampling site characteristics.

SiteSite characteristics

A(i) North of the city
(ii) On the red sea shore
(iii) Residential and recreational activities

B(i) Middle of the city to the south
(ii) King Abdulaziz University main campus
(iii) Near busy roads

C(i) The industrial area, south of the city
(ii) Various light-industrial activities and factories

D(i) South-east of the city
(ii) Busy roads with many workshops
(iii) Very busy heavy trucking
(iv) Ceramic tiles, construction materials

E(i) City center
(ii) Crowded with heavy population and slow traffic
(iii) Major commercial center

F(i) Northern part of the city
(ii) Crossroads and residential area

G(i) At the edge of a major highway in Jeddah
(ii) Residential area