Seasonal and spatial variations of atmospheric trace elemental deposition in the Aliaga industrial region, Turkey

Atmospheric bulk deposition (wet+dry deposition) samples (n=40) were collected concurrently at ten sites in four seasons between June 2009 and April 2010 in the Aliaga heavily industrialized region, Turkey, containing a number of significant air pollutant sources. Analyses of trace elements were carried out using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). While there were significant differences in the particulate matter (PM) deposition fluxes among the sampling sites, seasonal variations were not statistically significant (Kruskal–Wallis test, p