Summary: Published: November 03, 2011
r 2011 American Chemical Society 1196 dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac201338x |Anal. Chem. 2012, 84, 1196­1201
FEATURE
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Analytical Measurements of Atmospheric Urban Aerosol
Understanding the complex nature of atmospheric urban aerosol mandates the utilization of
analytical technology. In this feature article, we provide a glimpse of several analytical techniques
that are most commonly used for urban atmospheric aerosol measurements, with an emphasis on
particle mass spectrometry methods
Shan-Hu Lee*,
and Heather C. Allen*,

Kent State University, College of Public Health, 850 Hilltop Drive, Kent, Ohio 44240, United States

The Ohio State University, Department of Chemistry, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
Robert Gates
Aerosols are small solid or liquid particles that suspend in air.
While large size particles can rapidly settle out, smaller
particles (j 1 micron) have longer atmospheric lifetimes, on
the order of up to weeks to months. Thus, these small particles

Source: Allen, Heather C.- Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University

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