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There is continuing concern over the health threat posed by theinhalation of ambient, transition-metal-containing particulatematter. Here, we report on the collection of two types ofanthropogenic, airborne particles, composed of iron with vanadiumand chromium (FeVCr) and iron with the rare earth metals ceriumand lanthanum (FeCeLa), respectively. Bi-weekly deposition platesamples were collected on indoor window sills of residentiallocations in inner-city Syracuse, NY. Sampling was continuous ateach location for two months during the spring of 1999. Themetal-bearing particles were identified, analyzed, and sizedin situ on each deposition plate using computer controlledscanning electron microscopy (CCSEM). Approximately 17% of thoseanalyzed by CCSEM fell into the inhalable size fraction. Particle loading varied between locations and changed over time.This was probably a function of various factors affectingparticle deposition rates. Notwithstanding, the plate loadingsfor the FeVCr-bearing particles tended to peak during the middleof the sampling period, suggesting that a single source/processwas operating to produce the FeVCr particles. The large sizeattained by some of these particles (greater than 50 μm inaggregates) suggest that long range transport was probably notinvolved.
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Powell, J.W.D., Hunt, A. & Abraham, J.L. Anthropogenic Vanadium-Chromium-Iron and Cerium-Lanthanum-Iron Particles in Settled Urban House Dust: CCSEM Identification and Analysis. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 135, 207–217 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014710917563
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