Abstract
The city of Santiago is characterized by low average rainfall and atmospheric thermal inversion layers. Air pollution levels are high. Dichotomous sampling of inhalable particulate matter (IPM) has been conducted at a fixed station on the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) campus from October 1981 to March 1983. The air sampling inlet cutoff was 15 μm, the fractioning cut being located at a 2.5 μm aerodynamic diameter. The samples were analyzed qualitatively by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry. Information on the IPM component of urban air pollution in Santiago by particle sizing sampling methods was not previously available, nor had XRF spectrometry been applied to local IPM samples. A multivariate statistical analysis of the body of data comprising sample masses and XRF elemental intensities is presented and discussed. The group of elements Al, Si, K, Ca, Ti and Fe shows strong statistical correlations in the coarse particle fraction; correlations in the fine particle fraction include Br/Pb. Evidence for seasonal variations in the air pollution pattern is presented. Pollution by sulfur is discussed.
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