Determination of selected trace elements in airborne aerosol particles using different sample preparation

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-116

  Turšič, Janja ^a   Radić, Helena ^b   Kovačević, Miroslav ^c   Veber, Marjan ^d  

^a Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia   (Slovenia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

^c Lek dd   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Digestion; ICP MS; Metals; PM10; Urban aerosols; Water soluble fraction

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITRIC ACID; THALLIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SLOVENIA; URBAN AREA;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 47349105275     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1872     Document Type: Article

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