Skip to main content

Table 1 Gravimetric and source characteristics of Bamako and Dakar samples

From: Physico-chemical characterization of African urban aerosols (Bamako in Mali and Dakar in Senegal) and their toxic effects in human bronchial epithelial cells: description of a worrying situation

Samples

 

Bamako 1 (BK1)

Bamako 2 (BK2)

Dakar (DK)

Concentration μg.m -3 (Mass%)

UF

18.0 (8.7%)

14.6 (12%)

6.0 (7.4%)

F

57.1 (27.8%)

43.8 (35.9%)

24.1 (30%)

C

130.7 (63.5%)

63.7 (52.1%)

50.5 (62.6%)

Bulk

205.8

122.1

80.7

Main sources

 

Traffic, biomass burning, dust

Traffic, biomass burning

 

Desert dust event

No desert dust event

No desert dust event