Table 2 Metal analysis of the inhalable dust fraction

Inhalable dust (µg/m³)

4 529

6 879

2 947

2.2

805

34 100

5 000

Inhalable

Metals, % of total mass

21

12

18

1.9

5

45

Metals (µg/m³)

 Iron (Fe)

976

2 831

264

4

34

13 500

3 500

Respirable

 Magnesium (Mg)

157

164

70

4.6

5.1

480

N/A

 Zink (Zn)

69

180

7.9

9.9

0.41

840

N/A

 Aluminum (Al)

64

75

44

2.2

13

345

5 000

Total dust

 Calcium (Ca)

36

61

19

2.8

6.0

295

N/A

 Chromium (Cr)

32

135

0.63

13

 < 0.061

635

500

Total dust

 Manganese (Mn)

14

27

3.9

4.9

0.50

101

200

Inhalable

 Barium (Ba)

7.9

18

2.8

3.8

0.41

89

500

Total dust

 Copper (Cu)

5.2

13

1.1

6

0.064

62

10

Respirable

 Lead (Pb)

3.7

6.5

0.76

7.1

0.046

22

100

Inhalable

 Nickel (Ni)

2.1

4.1

0.47

6.3

 < 0.12

19

500

Total dust

 Antimony (Sb)

0.48

1.1

0.16

3.8

 < 0.095

5.3

250

Inhalable

 Vanadium (V)

0.42

1.3

0.09

4.2

 < 0.059

6.2

200

Total dust

 Molybdenum (Mo)

0.33

0.76

0.094

4.2

 < 0.059

3.5

10 000

Total dust

 Cobalt (Co)

0.21

0.54

0.073

3.2

 < 0.059

2.6

20

Inhalable

 Arsenic (As)

0.11

0.14

 < 0.14

1.9

 < 0.12

0.70

10

Inhalable

 Cadmium (Cd)

0.073

0.10

 < 0.058

2.3

 < 0.056

0.36

4

Inhalable

 Tallium (Tl)

0.0051

0.0052

 < 0.0066

1.8

 < 0.0056

0.024

N/A