Characteristics of mineral dust impacting the Persian Gulf
It is generally assumed that severe dust events in western Iran could be responsible for elevated levels of toxic and radioactive elements in the region Over a period of 5 months from January 2012 to May 2012 dust particles in the size range PM 10 ie 10 µm were collected at Abadan a site beside the Persian Gulf The research aim was to compare chemical compositions of dust and aerosol samples collected