Chapter 8

Spectroscopic and
Chromatographic Techniques
and Methodologies for the
Determination of Metals,
Metalloids and Ions in
Atmospheric Aerosols
Patricia Smichowski1, 2, * and Darı́o Gómez1
1
Comisión Nacional de Energı´a Atómica, Gerencia Quı´mica, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2Consejo
Nacional de Investigaciones Cientı´ficas y Te´cnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
*Corresponding author: E-mail: patricia.smichowski@gmail.com

Chapter Outline
1. Introduction 240 3.2.4 Secondary
2. Physical Aspects of Aerosols 253
Atmospheric Particles 241 4. Analytical Techniques 254
2.1 Size Distribution 242 4.1 Spectroscopic Techniques
2.2 Morphology 243 for Elemental Analysis 255
3. Chemical Profile of Aerosols 244 4.1.1 General
3.1 Chemical Composition 244 Considerations 255
3.2 Chemical Markers of 4.1.2 Atomic Absorption
Emission Sources 245 Spectrometry 256
3.2.1 Geological 4.1.3 Atomic
Elements 245 Fluorescence
3.2.2 Traffic-Related Spectroscopy 258
Elements 246 4.1.4 Plasma-Based
3.2.3 Marine Aerosols 253 Techniques 259

Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.coac.2015.09.007

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