Heavy metals suspended in the air at 3 stations in Okayama Profecture were measured by x-ray fluorescence analysis. The concentration of heavy metals were in the descending order of Fe>Zn≈Pb>Cu•Mn at the station in Kurashiki, Fe>Zn>Pb>Cu•Mn at station B in Tamano and Fe>Zn>Pb•Cu>Mn at station C in Tamano.
Heavy metals
Suspended particles
X-ray fluorescence analysis