Analysis of organic substances and trace elements in aerosol samples using Fourier transform infra-red and total reflection X-ray fluorescence methods, initial experiments

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1193-1197

  Hallquist, Mattias ^a   Boman, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fourier transform infra red spectroscopy; Total reflection X ray fluorescence; Zincselenide plates

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; FLUORESCENCE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; QUARTZ; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ORGANIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; TOTAL REFLECTION X-RAY FLUORESCENCE (TXRF); ZINCSELENIDE PLATES;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 4644235817     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2004.01.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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