Size distributions of inorganic species and their inhaled dose in the industrial workplace aerosolSize distributions of inorganic species and their inhaled dose in the industrial workplace aerosol Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-11-112008enAerosol particles in the workplace of a detergent industry were sampled during July 2005 by a Berner low-pressure impactor. The samples were analyzed by atomic absorption spectrometry and ion chromatography in order to determine the size distribution of metallic elements and water-soluble inorganic ions. The size distributions of some characteristic metallic elements (Cu, Fe, Al) were unimodal with their maximum found in coarse particles. Among the water-soluble aerosol components \textSO = 4 {\text{SO}}^{ = }_{4} , \textNO - 3 {\text{NO}}^{ - }_{3} , Cl−, \textNH + 4 {\text{NH}}^{ + }_{4} and Ca++ were the major contributors to total particle mass. The lung deposition resulting from the partially hygroscopic aerosol is estimated. The calculated lung deposition reveals the impact of separate chemical aerosol compounds on the levels of the inhaled dose. The differences observed between the total and regional deposition of the different compounds appear mainly due to their different size distributions. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Water, Air, and Soil Pollution1871-76 Lazaridis Michalis Λαζαριδης Μιχαλης Stergios Vratolis Konstantinos Eleftheriadis Mihalopoulos , N Christina Mitsakou Angeliki Karanasiou Air--Pollution--Control Air contaminants Air pollutants Air pollution Air pollution control Air toxics Airborne pollutants Atmosphere--Pollution Contaminants, Air Control of air pollution Pollutants, Air Toxics, Air air pollution air pollution control air contaminants air pollutants air toxics airborne pollutants atmosphere pollution contaminants air control of air pollution pollutants air toxics air