The aim of this study is to show how some selected elements are dissolved by the rain water. We chose a set of elements for their importance in the biogeochemical cycles and the rain water chemistry (Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb). To carry this work off, we have developed working methods in ultra clean conditions, being insistant about the washing of our material. The sampling and analytical methods are then described. Next, we discuss about the origin of the elements incorporated in the rainwater droplets, and we conclude that Al, Si, Fe and Mn are coming from the Saharan eolian erosion, Cu, Zn, Pb from the human activities, and P from both the sources with equivalent contributions. All the scavenged material is comi...