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Journal Article 
Elemental composition of particulate matters around Urmia Lake, Iran 
Gholampour, A; Nabizadeh, R; Hassanvand, MS; Nazmara, S; Mahvi, AH 
2017 
1 
Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry
ISSN: 0277-2248
EISSN: 1029-0486 
99 
1 
17-31 
WOS:000389340600003 
Atmospheric particulate matters and their elements were concurrently measured at two sites located in the north and southeast parts of Urmia Lake from January to September 2013. At both sampling sites, average concentrations of total suspended particulate, particles with the aerodynamic diameter of smaller than 10 mm, smaller than 2.5 mu m, and smaller than 1 mu m were 260 +/- 106, 180 +/- 73, 30 +/- 8, and 25 +/- 7 mu g m(-3), respectively. The analyzed water soluble ions accounted for approximately 11%-13% mass concentrations of total suspended particulate and 8%-9% of particles smaller than 10 mu m, and the sum of the concentrations of the analyzed elements associated with both ranged from 9 to 41 mu g m(-3) (6.5% - 9.6% in mass) and 7 to 26 mu g m(-3) (5.5%-11.3% in mass), respectively. Thus, particulate matter was composed of a complex mixture of minerals such as halite, quartz, gypsum, hexahydrite, and Bassanite. 
Saline dust; particulate matter; chemical composition; Urmia Lake; Iran