Qualitative and quantitative determination of water in airborne particulate matter

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1193-1202

  Canepari, S ^a,b   Farao, C ^a   Marconi, E ^a   Giovannelli, C ^a   Perrino, C ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84873562144     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-1193-2013     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. 2.5-10 source apportionment by mass balance analysis, principal component analysis and particle size distribution, Sci. Total Environ., 368, 663-674, 2006. (Pubitemid 44148794)
2. Ansari, A. S. and Pandis, S. N.: Water Absorption by Secondary Organic Aerosol and Its Effect on Inorganic Aerosol Behavior, Environ. Sci. Technol., 34, 71-77, 2000. (Pubitemid 30030732)
3. Baek, B. H., Aneja, V. P., and Tong, Q.: Chemical coupling between ammonia, acid gases, and fine particles, Environ. Pollut., 129, 89-98, 2004. (Pubitemid 38117367)
4. 2.5 aerosols in Singapore, J. Geohys. Res., 108, 4523-4539, 2003.
5. Canepari, S., Cardarelli, E., Pietrodangelo, A., and Strincone, M.: Determination of metals, metalloids and non-volatile ions in airborne particulate matter by a new two-step sequential leaching procedure. Part B: validation on real equivalent samples, Talanta, 69, 588-595, 2006. (Pubitemid 44308030)
6. Canepari, S., Pietrodangelo, A., Perrino, C., Astolfi, M. L., and Marzo, M. L.: Enhancement of source traceability of atmospheric PM by elemental chemical fractionation, Atmos. Environ. 43, 4754-4765, 2009.
7. 2.5 Nitrate from Filter Samples in Central California, J. Air Waste Manage. Assoc., 55, 1158-1168, 2005. (Pubitemid 41564897)
8. Chow, J. C., Yu, J. Z., Watson, J. G., Hang Ho, S. S., Bohannan, T. L., Hays, M. D., and Fung, K. K.: The application of thermal methods for determining chemical composition of carbonaceous aerosols: A review, J. Environ. Sci. Health., Part A, 42, 1521-1541 2007. (Pubitemid 47402911)
9. Decesari, S., Facchini, M. C., Matta, E., Lettini, F., Mircea, M., Fuzzi, S., Tagliavini, E., and Putaud, J. P.: Chemical features and seasonal variation of fine aerosol water-soluble organic compounds in the Po Valley, Italy, Atmos. Environ., 35, 3691-3699, 2001. (Pubitemid 32586862)
10. Dick, W. D., Saxena, P., and McMurry, P. H.: Estimation of water uptake by organic compounds in submicron aerosols measured during the Southeastern aerosol and visibility study, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 1471-1479, 2000.
11. EN12341: Air Quality. Determination of the PM10 fraction of suspended particulate matter -Reference method and field test procedure to demonstrate reference equivalence of measurement methods, Brussels, 1998.
12. EN 14902: 2005 Ambient air quality -standard method for the measurement of Pb, Cd, As and Ni in the PM10 fraction of suspended particulate matter, 2005.
13. EPA Method 9000: Determination of water in waste materials by Karl Fischer titration, 2007.
14. Fisher, K.: Neues Verfahren zur maßanalytischen Bestimmung des wassergehaltes von Flüssigkeiten und festen Körpern, Angew. Chem., 48, 394-396, 1935.
15. Ganor, E.: The frequency of Saharan dust episodes over TelAviv, Israel, Atmos. Environ., 28, 2867-2871, 1994. (Pubitemid 24290097)
16. Gysel, M., Crosier, J., Topping, D. O., Whitehead, J. D., Bower, K. N., Cubison, M. J., Williams, P. I., Flynn, M. J., McFiggans, G. B., and Coe, H.: Closure study between chemical composition and hygroscopic growth of aerosol particles during TORCH2, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 6131-6144, doi:10.5194/acp-7- 6131-2007, 2007. (Pubitemid 350275520)
17. Harrison, R. M., Jones, A. M., and Lawrence, R. G.: A pragmatic mass closure model for airborne particulate matter at urban background and roadside sites, Atmos. Environ., 37, 4927-4933, 2003. (Pubitemid 37194485)
18. Hu, D., Chen, J., Ye, X., Li, L., and Yang, X.: Hygroscopicity and evaporation of ammonium chloride and ammonium nitrate: Relative humidity and size effects on the growth factor, Atmos. Environ., 45, 2349-2355, 2011.
19. Khlystov, A., Lin, M., Bolch, M. A., and Ma, Y.: Investigation of the positive artifact formation during sampling semi-volatile aerosol using wet denuders, Atmos. Environ., 43, 364-370, 2009.
20. Kitamori, Y., Mochida, M., and Kawamura, K.: Assessment of the aerosol water content in urban atmospheric particles by the hygroscopic growth measurements in Sapporo, Japan, Atmos. Environ., 43, 3416-3423, 2009.
21. Kreidenweis, S. M., Remer, L. A., Bruintjes, R., and Dubovik, O.: Smoke aerosol from biomass burning in Mexico: Hygroscopic smoke optical model, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 4831-4844, 2001.
22. Levart, A. and Veber, M.: Determination of aldehydes and ketones in air samples using cryotrapping sampling, Chemosphere, 44, 701-708, 2001. (Pubitemid 32641478)
23. Matta, E., Facchini, M. C., Decesari, S., Mircea, M., Cavalli, F., Fuzzi, S., Putaud, J.-P., and Dell'Acqua, A.: Mass closure on the chemical species in size-segregated atmospheric aerosol collected in an urban area of the Po Valley, Italy, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 3, 623-637, doi:10.5194/acp-3-623-2003, 2003.
24. Matuschek, G., Saritas, Y., Karg, E., and Schroeppel, A.: Characterisation of aerosol particles using combined termoanalitycal techniques, J. Therm. Anal. Calorim., 78, 575-586, 2004.
25. Moreira dos Santos, C. Y., de Almeida Azevedo, D., and Radler de Aquino Neto, F.: Selected organic compounds from biomass burning found in the atmospheric particulate matter over sugarcane plantation areas, Atmos. Environ., 36, 3009-3019, 2002.
26. Ohta, S., Hori, M., Yamagata, S., and Murao, N.: Chemical characterization of atmospheric fine particles in Sapporo with determination of water content, Atmos. Environ., 32, 1021-1025, 1998. (Pubitemid 28236486)
27. 2.5 ionic species in four major cities of China: nitrate formation in an ammonia-deficient atmosphere, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 1711-1722, doi:10.5194/acp-9-1711-2009, 2009.
28. Pavlath, A. E. and Gregorski, K. S.: Atmospheric pyrolysis of carbohydrates with thermogravimetric and mass spectrometric analyses, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis, 8, 41-48, 1985.
29. Perrino, C., Canepari, S., Cardarelli, E., Catrambone, M., and Sar-golini, T.: Inorganic constituents of urban air pollution in the Lazio region (Central Italy), Environ. Monit. Assess., 128, 133-115, 2007.
30. Perrino, C., Canepari, S., Catrambone, M., Dalla Torre, S., Rantica, E., and Sargolini, T.: Influence of natural events on the concentration and composition of atmospheric particulate matter, Atmos. Environ., 43, 4766-4779, 2009.
31. Perrino, C., Marconi, E., Tofful, L., Farao, C., Materazzi, S., and Canepari, S.: Thermal behavior of atmospheric particulate matter, Atmos. Environ., 54, 36-43, 2012.
32. Perrino, C., Canepari, S., and Catrambone, M.: Comparing performance of Teflon and quartz membrane filters collecting PM: influence of atmospheric water, Aerosol Air Qual. Res., 13, 137-147, 2013.
33. 2.5 concentrations in Milan, Northern Italy: Molecular marker data and CMB modeling, Sci. Total Environ., 414, 343-355, 2012.
34. Pilinis, C., Pandis, S. N., and Seinfeld, J. H.: Sensitivity of direct climate forcing by atmospheric aerosols to aerosol size and composition, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 18739-18754, 1995.
35. 2.5 Federal Reference Method in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Atmos. Environ., 38, 3305-3318, 2004. (Pubitemid 38638434)
36. 2.5 in the urban and suburban atmosphere of the Kanto plain, Japan, Water Air Soil Pollut., 171, 29-47, 2006.
37. Schnelle-Kreis, J., Sklorz, M., Peters, A., Cyrys, J., and Zimmermann, R.: Analysis of particle-associated semi-volatile aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons in urban particulate matter on a daily basis, Atmos. Environ., 39, 7702-7714, 2005.
38. 2.5. Seasonal Trends and Daily Resolved Source Contributions, Environ. Sci. Technol., 4, 3821-3828, 2007. (Pubitemid 46903186)
39. Sloane, C. S. and Wolfe, G. T.: Prediction of ambient light scattering using a physical model responsive to relative humidity: Validation with measurements from Detroit, Atmos. Environ., 19, 669-680, 1985.
40. Speer, R. E., Barnes, H. M., and Brown, R.: An instrument for measuring the liquid content of aerosols, Aerosol Sci.Technol., 27, 50-61, 1997. (Pubitemid 27271017)
41. 2.5, J. Aerosol Sci., 34, 63-77, 2003. (Pubitemid 36020375)
42. Squizzato, S., Masiol, M., Brunelli, A., Pistollato, S., Tarabotti, E., Rampazzo, G., and Pavoni, B.: Factors determining the formation of secondary inorganic aerosol: a case study in the Po Valley (Italy), Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 12, 16377-16406, doi:10.5194/acpd-12-16377-2012, 2012.
43. Stanier, C., Khlystov, A., Chan, W. R., Mandiro, M., and Pandis, S. N.: A method for the in-situ measurement of aerosol water content of ambient aerosols: The Dry-Ambient Aerosol Size Spectrometer (DAASS), Aerosol Sci. Technol., 38, 215-228, 2004. (Pubitemid 38667976)
44. Swietlicki, E., Zhou, J., Berg, O. H., Martinsson, B. G., Frank, G., Cederfelt, S., Dusek, U., Berner, A., Birmili, W., Wiedensohler, A., Yuskiewicz, B., and Bower, K. N.: A closure study of submicrometer aerosol particle hygroscopic behavior, Atmos. Res., 50, 205-240, 1999. (Pubitemid 30067850)
45. Tsai, Y. I. and Kuo, S. C.: Aerosol Water Content and Chemical Composition in a Metropolitan and a Coastal Area in Southern Taiwan, Atmos. Environ., 39, 4827-4839, 2005. (Pubitemid 41138236)
46. 2.5, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5, 515-532, doi:10.5194/acp-5-515-2005, 2005. (Pubitemid 40405302)
47. Vecchi, R., Valli, G., Fermo, P., D'Alessandro, A., Piazzalunga, A., and Bernardoni, V.: Organic and inorganic sampling artefacts assessment, Atmos. Environ., 43, 1713-1720, 2009.
48. Yuc, X. Y., Lee, T., Ayres, B., Kreidenweis, S. M., Malm, W., and Collett Jr., J. L.: Loss of fine particle ammonium from denuded nylon filters, Atmos. Environ., 40, 4797-4807, 2006. (Pubitemid 44016146)