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Table 1 Results of the Quality Control on IAEA air filter samples (μg g -1 )

From: Deep investigation on inorganic fraction of atmospheric PM in Mediterranean area by neutron and photon activation analysis

Element

Measured value

Certified value

Average value

 

mean ± s.d.

mean

mean

2σ (%)

As

4.9±0.5

5.6

4.59

43

Au

1.26±0.10

1.15

1.06

21

Ba

43.4±0.5

53.8

39.05

40

Cd

10.6±1.0

9.96

9.8

18

Co

1.3±0.1

1.12

1.18

38

Cr

4.7±0.8

5.6

4.8

13

Cu

51.6±0.5

48.8

44.8

16

Fe

193±17

207.9

200.1

8

Mn

31.2±1.0

31.9

30.1

14

Mo

1.26±0.2

1.14

1.56

70

Se

1.01±0.10

1.06

1.01

11

U

0.78±0.10

1.02

0.99

14

V

8.04±0.35

8.00

7.2

16

Zn

132±18

152

141

12

  1. The “measured value” is the average of seven determinations on seven different replicates. s.d.: standard deviation.