Optimisation of analytical procedures for the quantification of ionic and carbonaceous fractions in the atmospheric aerosol and applications to ambient samples

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 405, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 1123-1132

  Piazzalunga, Andrea ^a,b   Bernardoni, Vera ^a   Fermo, Paola ^a   Vecchi, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerosol characterisation; Carbonate quantification; Liquid chromatographic techniques; Thermal optical transmittance method; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CARBON; CARBONATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OPACITY; ORGANIC CARBON; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

CARBONACEOUS COMPONENTS; CARBONACEOUS FRACTIONS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; FOURIER TRANSFORMED INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON; QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES; THERMAL-OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84873704793     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6433-5     Document Type: Article

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