Total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) for direct analysis of aerosol particle samples

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 467-477

  Bontempi, E ^a   Zacco, A ^a   Benedetti, D ^a   Borgese, L ^a   Colombi, P ^a   Stosnach, H ^b   Finzi, G ^a   Apostoli, P ^c   Buttini, P ^d   Depero, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b BRUKER AXS GMBH   (Germany)

^c Servizio di Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

^d ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air particulate matters; Direct analysis; Heavy metals; Nanomaterials; TXRF

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; LEACHING; LEAD; METAL ANALYSIS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; AEROSOL PARTICULATES; AIR PARTICULATE MATTERS; ANALYTICAL APPROACH; APPLICATION FIELDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL PRE-TREATMENT; DIRECT ANALYSIS; FILTER SAMPLE; HUMAN HEALTH; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; LOW DETECTION LIMIT; MASS DETERMINATION; NANO-MATERIALS; NORTHERN ITALY; POLLUTION SOURCES; ROUTINE ANALYSIS; TOTAL REFLECTION X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; TOTAL REFLECTION X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRIES; X RAY MICRODIFFRACTION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

HEAVY METAL; NANOMATERIAL;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LABORATORY METHOD; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLE PREPARATION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AEROSOL; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FILTER; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL REFLECTION X RAY FLUORESCENCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BRESCIA; ENGLAND; ITALY; LOMBARDY; UNITED KINGDOM; WARRINGTON [ENGLAND];

BRESCIA;

EID: 77951195171     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903513260     Document Type: Article

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