Abstract
Simultaneous multielement graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry was used to determine Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Zn in ambient air sampled at 170 L·min−1 for 30 min and collected as a slurry after dynamic preconcentration. In PM20 samples collected at College Park, MD, results were > 2σ above system blank in > 95% of samples for Al, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Pb, and Zn, and > 2σ above system blank in > 80% of samples for As, Ni, and Se. Analyses of slurries of NIST SRM 1648, Urban Particulate Matter, were typically within 10% of expected values for all elements except Al, Cr, and Fe, elements for which deviations were mostly due to difficulties in transferring large particles. This problem will be reduced for urban fine particulate matter samples (PM2.5). Trends in the concentrations of elemental source markers were readily correlated with wind direction and other meteorological factors to identify the influences of local industrial emissions, including motor vehicle traffic, coal...
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