Table 1 Evaluation of atmospheric pollution using black pine needle in Saitama prefecture

Sampling Point* Sampling location(city) TEQ level
(pg/g)		 Judge** Sampling Point* Sampling location(city) TEQ
level
(pg/g)		 Judge**
A-1 Shimotomi
(Tokorozawa)		 71.4

H
 B-5 Heirinji
(Iwatsuki)		 19.9

M
A-2 Nakatomi
(Tokorozawa)		 28.7

H
 B-6 Uchimaki
(Kasukabe)		 72.1

H
A-3 Sakanoshita
(Tokorozawa)		 43.2

H
 B-7 Kidachi
(Satte)		 93.6

H
A-4 Kume
(Tokorozawa)		 40.0

H
 B-8 Miyashirodai
(Miyashiro)		 21.6

M
A-5 Kamitome
(Miyoshi)		 36.1

H
 B-9 Nekane
(Hasuda)		 94.6

H
A-6 Kitanagai
(Miyoshi)		 25.3

H
 B-10 Hanuki
(Ina)		 45.7

H
A-7 Horikane
(Sayama)		 20.0

M
 B-11 Gochoudai
(Ohtone)		 48.6

H
A-8 Mizuno
(Sayama)		 2.30

L
 B-12 Washimiya
(Washimiya)		 39.8

H
A-9 Kashiwahara
(Sayama)		 12.3

M
 B-13 Kitaookuwa
(Ohtone)		 54.6

H
A-10 Shimoakasaka
(Kawagoe)		 26.9

H
 B-14 Kamitakayanagi
(Kisai)		 93.2

H
A-11 Imafuku
(Kawagoe)		 　7.9

L
 C-1 Minamiurawa
(Urawa)		 11.3

M
A-12 Wakitahonmachi
(Kawagoe)		 27.4

H
 C-2 Honmachihigashi
(Yono)		 25.6

H
A-13 Miyadera
(Iruma)		 31.5

H
 C-3 Horinouchicho
(Ohmiya)		 13.0

M
A-14 Araku
(Iruma)		 10.1

M
 C-4 Yoshinocho
(Ohmiya)		 18.7

M
A-15 Hannou
(Hannou)		 9.60

L
 C-5 Miyauchi
(Kitamoto)		 18.5

M
A-16 Kamikayama
(Hidaka)		 17.6

M
 C-6 Kamatsuka
(Fukiage)		 49.2

H
A-17 Tabame
(Hidaka)		 14.5

M
 C-7 Manpeicho
(Kumagaya)		 29.0

H
A-18 Kamiuchimaki
(Asaka)		 20.4

M
 C-8 Niihori
(Kumagaya)		 43.7

H
B-1 Kakinokicho
(Souka)		 69.7

H
 C-9 Nishijima
(Fukaya)		 10.0

M
B-2 Masumori
(Koshigaya)		 30.4

H
 C-10 Ekinan
(Honjyo)		 15.9

M
B-3 Kakura A
(Iwatsuki)		 43.8

H
 R-1 Date
(Hokkaido)		 　1.40

L
B-4 Kakura B
(Iwatsuki)		 42.8

H
 R-2 Hirakata
(Osaka prefec.)		 20.5

M

*Sampling point: See Figure 1, R: Referance point
**Judgement: H; High pollution area(>25pgTEQ/g), M;Middle pollution area (10-25pgTEQ/g), L; Low pollution area(<10pgTEQ/g)