Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric determination of total and hexavalent chromium in atmospheric aerosols

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 379-382

  Mandiwana, Khakhathi L ^a   Panichev, Nikolay ^a   Resane, Tabby ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosols; Electrothermal atomic absorption; Hexavalent chromium

Indexed keywords

ACID DIGESTION; ELECTROTHERMAL ATOMIC ABSORPTION; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; LIMIT OF DETECTION (LOD);

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEACHING;

AIR POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; SODIUM CARBONATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEACHING;

AEROSOL; AIR; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHROMIUM;

ACCURACY; AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; LEACHING; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHROMIUM; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33745654561     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.12.030     Document Type: Article

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