Trends and source apportionment of atmospheric heavy metals at a subarctic site during 1996–2018

Abstract Atmospheric trace elements (Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, Zn) in particulate matter have been measured since 1996 at Pallas, a subarctic site in Finland. The results indicate a very low level of pollution as the concentrations were among the lowest measured in Europe. The annual average concentration during the whole time series (1996–2018), from the lowest values to the highest, was Co