Bhuda, Mandla FreddyMolnar, PeterBoman, JohanShirinde, JoyceWichmann, Janine2026-03-192026-03-192026Bhuda, M., Molnár, P., Boman, J. et al. 2026, 'PM2.5 chemical composition and geographic origin of air masses in Mabopane, South Africa', X-Ray Spectrometry, pp. 1-8, doi : 10.1002/xrs.70061.0049-8246 (print)1097-4539 (online)10.1002/xrs.70061http://hdl.handle.net/2263/109070DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : We did not receive ethics approval to share raw field data publicly. The data belongs to the University of Pretoria (UP). The raw data analyzed in the current study are available from UP on reasonable request.Please read abstract in the article.en© 2025 The Author(s). X-Ray Spectrometry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License.Air pollutionMabopane, South AfricaAbsorption coefficientTrace elementsOrganic carbonBlack carbonEnergy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF)HealthArticle