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X-Ray Spectrometric Determination of Atmospheric Aerosols

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Henry Chessin  and
E.H. McLaren
Henry Chessin
Affiliation:
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York 12222
E.H. McLaren
Affiliation:
State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York 12222
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Abstract

X-ray spectrometric analysis is examined as an analytical tool for elemental determinations of atmospheric aerosols. Contamination levels of the several filters used for collection purposes are examined and the results reported. A calibration technique is described for analysis of several elements in the microgram range based on collection of saturated vapors of aqueous salt solutions. The calibration curves together with an analysis of sensitivity and lower limits of detection are shown. The technique is employed to monitor continuously aerosol content in the atmosphere during passage of a cold front.

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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 16: 'Twenty-First Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 2-4, 1972 , 1972 , pp. 165 - 176
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1972

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