Comparison of multielemental analyses of aerosol samples by PIXE, PESA, EDXRF, and IC

A three-month monitoring project was carried out at a rural site in Southwestern Ontario. Samples of fine and coarse air particulates were collected using five different sampler types in parallel and analyzed by Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE), Proton Elastic Scattering Analysis (PESA), Energy-...

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Published in:Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 1995-12, Vol.103 (4), p.473-476
Main Authors: Nejedlý, Z., Campbell, J.L., Teesdale, W.J., Brook, J.R., Wiebe, H.A., Hoff, R.M., Dlouhy, J.F., Dann, T.F.
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Language:English
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Summary:A three-month monitoring project was carried out at a rural site in Southwestern Ontario. Samples of fine and coarse air particulates were collected using five different sampler types in parallel and analyzed by Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE), Proton Elastic Scattering Analysis (PESA), Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF), and Ion Chromatography (IC). Our main objective was to compare elemental concentrations measured by the five different collection/analysis combinations. With some exceptions, elemental concentrations agreed within 20%.
ISSN:0168-583X
1872-9584
DOI:10.1016/0168-583X(95)00620-6