peer reviewedThe Sahara and its margins largely contribute to the global injection of mineral dust into the northern hemisphere, about half of the yearly global mineral dust production. In this study, we have placed a pyramidal receptacle in Mâle (southern Mauritania) during the rainy season 2005 in order to measure daily Saharan dust deposition. The dust quantity collected totals 78.38 g/m2 during the 3 months experimented. Comparing our results to previous works achieved in the southern border of the Sahara shows that the levels of deposition in Mâle are extremely high. This could suggest a continuous environmental degradation resulting from always increasing human pressure.Le Sahara et ses marges injectent des quantités de poussières dan...