Multielemental profile of PM10 of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Content of 13 elements in airborne particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10) collected in representative zones of the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires in 2004. The sampling strategy followed consisted in collecting simultaneously 67 samples of PM10 in 9 sampling sites covering an area of about 30 km2 during one week. The collection was performed on ash-free fibre-glass filters using high volume samplers. Reported elements: Al, Ca, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, S, Sb, Sn, Zn and Zr, determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)..