Decreased Pulmonary Function in School Children in Western Japan after Exposures to Asian Desert Dusts and Its Association with Interleukin-8
Table 4
Concentration of metal elements in CJ-1 soil and airborne particles collected on ADS days.
Metals (μg/mg)
CJ-1 soil
ADS airborne particles in April 23 and 24, 2012
ADS airborne particles in March 8 to 10, 2013
ADS airborne particles in March 19 and 20, 2013
Al
68.00
28.80
22.40
14.80
As
ND
ND
ND
ND
Ba
0.44
0.12
0.18
0.10
Ca
68.00
29.60
44.00
31.20
Cd
ND
ND
ND
ND
Co
0.01
ND
ND
ND
Cr
0.05
ND
ND
ND
Cu
0.03
0.12
ND
0.07
Fe
26.00
22.00
20.80
14.40
Hg
ND
ND
ND
ND
K
0.19
0.38
0.33
0.30
La
0.03
ND
ND
ND
Mg
18.00
14.00
16.80
14.40
Mn
0.70
0.52
0.56
0.40
Na
0.44
33.60
56.00
64.00
Ni
0.03
0.14
0.15
0.11
P
0.68
ND
ND
ND
Pb
0.02
0.06
0.12
0.06
Si
260.00
140.00
108.00
72.00
Sr
0.26
0.16
0.22
0.16
Ti
2.40
0.96
0.92
0.52
Zn
0.07
0.52
0.64
0.60
ADS: Asian dust storm, CJ-1 soil: soil from the China Loess Plateau, the original ADS soil in the Tengger Desert and Huining located in Gansu Province, and ND: not detected.
