A CHEMICAL SPECIATION OF TRACE METALS FOR FINE URBAN PARTICLES

Abstract The chemical speciation of 11 metals in aerosols has been studied in 12 areas of the city of Seville (Spain). Urban particles were collected with a high-volume sampling system equipped with a cascade impactor, which effectively separates the particulate matter into six size ranges. Forty-one samples were collected in the spring of 1996. The chemical speciation was studied in the finest particles of the impactor system (