PM 1/PM 2.5 ratios of 0.93-0.99 and PM 1/PM 10 ratios of 0.33-0.58 for the dust events show that dust emissions in South Iceland consist of high proportions of submicron particles which have a high potential for travelling long distances in the atmosphere and entering the lungs in the human body.
Á meðan rykstormar vörðu voru PM 1/PM 2.5 hlutföll á bilinu 0.93-0.99 og PM 1/PM 10 hlutföll á bilinu 0.33-0.58. Rykframleiðsla á Suðurlandi er því einstaklega fíngerð með hátt hlutfall örefna með minna þvermál en 1 μm.