Number, mass and volume distributions of mineral aerosol and soils of the Sahara.

Abstract

A direct method is used to determine the complete mineral size distribution in aerosol (xylene-insoluble component) and soils (water-insoluble component) covering a size range from 0.01 up to 100 and 1000 micrometres radius, respectively, by using a combination of a scanning electron microscope, optical microscope and sieving. Aerosol and soil samples from the Sahara are investigated.-from Authors