Evaluation of standardless EDXRF analysis for the determination of elements on PM 10 loaded filters

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 568-582

  Yatkin, S ^a   Gerboles, M ^a   Borowiak, A ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

EDXRF; Heavy metals; ICP MS; PM 10; Standardless analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DATA QUALITY OBJECTIVES; DETECTION LIMITS; EDXRF; EDXRF ANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL MASS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; ICP-MS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER; LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS; LIMIT VALUES; LINEAR CALIBRATION; LOADED FILTER; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MODEL EQUATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUARTZ FILTERS; SITE EFFECTS; STANDARDLESS ANALYSIS; TEFLON FILTERS; UNCERTAINTY;

CALIBRATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; QUARTZ; TIN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; ZINC;

STRONTIUM;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BROMIDE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POLITEF; POTASSIUM; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFUR; TIN; TITANIUM; ZINC;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYMER; QUARTZ; THRESHOLD; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY FLUORESCENCE; FILTER; LEGAL ASPECT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84859756239     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.062     Document Type: Article

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