Frequency of Mine Dust Episodes and the Influence of Meteorological Parameters on the Witwatersrand Area, South Africa

Table 2

Determination of dust fall levels by meteorological parameters at selected sites.

Sample sites	Wind speed	Humidity	Others	Total %
Residential location
4EDRF	—	0.19	0.06	25.0
61SKL	0.07	0.26	0.03	36.9
34NENT	0.17	0.09	—	25.9
40HOSTEL	0.34	0.03	0.03	39.0
43MLTB	0.04	0.15	0.15	34.3
47CHIA	0.12	0.35	0.03	49.7
50MOLLO	0.28	0.08	0.03	38.8
531121	—	0.11	0.09	19.4
57JCELC	0.15	0.08	—	23.7
59JCDOG	0.07	0.19	—	26.1
70CTC	0.07	0.17	—	24.0
Nonresidential locations
15ILLG	0.22	0.09	0.06	35.9
18BTH	0.11	0.21	0.03	35.0
21HR	0.22	0.08	—	29.9
23IMP	0.22	0.08	—	29.4
27PP	0.06	0.11	—	17.1
32KLL	0.10	0.27	—	36.9
45WAYN	0.22	0.13	0.10	45.5
65KG MIN	0.16	0.04	—	20.1
66WDSS	0.11	0.06	0.03	20.7