The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Aerosol Pollution from Small Combustors in a Village

Table 2

Average daily PM10 and elemental concentrations with standard deviation at the rural site (Brzezina) for following measurement periods.
ElementSummer 2009Summer 2010Winter 2010Winter 2011
K, ng/m3 3 2 4 ± 1 7 0 4 0 1 ± 9 8 6 4 8 ± 3 2 7 4 4 2 ± 3 4 6
Ca, ng/m3 4 7 4 ± 3 4 2 3 7 0 ± 2 0 2 3 7 6 ± 1 4 5 5 0 5 ± 3 4 2
Cr, ng/m3< DL*< DL* 3 0 ± 3 2 2 2 . 3 ± 1 8 . 9
Mn, ng/m3 3 7 . 1 ± 2 1 . 2 1 5 . 6 ± 1 1 . 6 4 4 . 2 ± 3 7 . 3 3 4 . 8 ± 2 1 . 8
Fe, ng/m3 6 3 0 ± 3 6 7 3 0 6 ± 1 9 8 5 0 0 ± 3 6 8 5 5 8 ± 3 4 8
Cu, ng/m3 1 0 . 9 ± 5 . 1 1 0 . 7 ± 3 . 2 3 2 . 2 ± 1 9 . 3 1 6 . 1 ± 9 . 5
Zn, ng/m3 4 4 ± 3 3 2 6 ± 1 4 1 9 9 ± 1 1 8 1 1 9 ± 9 3
Br, ng/m3 7 . 5 ± 1 . 9 2 . 8 ± 1 . 6 2 8 . 3 ± 1 6 . 3 1 9 . 4 ± 1 2 . 1
Pb, ng/m3 1 2 . 5 ± 8 . 9 2 9 . 8 ± 2 0 . 7 8 5 . 9 ± 5 2 . 8 5 2 . 0 ± 4 5 . 5
As, ng/m3 3 . 5 ± 4 . 4 < DL* 4 . 3 ± 5 . 1 7 4 , 9 ± 5 . 4
PM10, μg/m3 2 3 . 9 ± 8 . 4 1 9 . 4 ± 7 . 0 9 1 . 2 ± 4 9 . 5 5 4 . 7 ± 3 8 . 8
*Below detection limit.