Method development for analysis of urban dust using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry to detect the possible presence of world trade center dust constituents

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1449-1454

  Bern, Amy M ^a   Lowers, Heather A ^b   Meeker, Gregory P ^b   Rosati, Jacky A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST SAMPLES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROMETRIES; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; ISOPROPANOL; MANHATTANS; METHOD DEVELOPMENT; POINT COUNTING; POISSON REGRESSIONS; REFERENCE MATERIALS; SAMPLE PREPARATIONS; SCREENING METHODS; SEM; SEM/EDS; SEPTEMBER 11; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTIES; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; URBAN BACKGROUNDS; WORLD TRADE CENTERS;

DEBRIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MINERAL WOOL; OFFICE BUILDINGS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLAGS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; SURVEYS; WOOL; WOOL FIBERS; YARN;

DUST;

2 PROPANOL;

DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DETECTION METHOD; DUST; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WORLD TRADE CENTER; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; DUST; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URBAN AREA; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; CITIES; DUST; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEW YORK; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STRUCTURE COLLAPSE;

BUILDINGS; CITIES; DUST; DUST CONTROL; EPA; FOREIGN TRADE; MINERAL WOOL; NATURAL FIBERS; POISSON RATIO; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; WOOL; YARN;

KANSAS; MANHATTAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64349088947     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es800865n     Document Type: Article

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