Analysis of Airborne Particles by Physical Methods

Hanns Malissa, Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Microchemistry, Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. J.W. Robinson, Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

• Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Hanns Malissa Chapter 2 Physical Behavior and Sampling of Airborne Particles 7 Dieter Hochrainer Chapter 3 X-Ray Fluorescence 27 Donald Leyden Chapter 4 Emission and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy 39 E. Pungor and L. Polos Chapter 5 Radioactivity Measurements 57 Karl Buchtela Chapter 6 Spark Source Mass Spectrometry 73 Istvan Cornides Chapter 7 Neutron Activation Analysis 93 Richard C. Ragaini Chapter 8 Characterization of Individual Airborne Particles by Light Microscopy, Electron and Ion Probe Microanalysis, and Electron Microscopy 125 Manfred Grasserbauer Chapter 9 X-Ray Diffraction 179 C. 0. Ruud and PhUip A. Russell Chapter 10 Identification and Determination of Particulate Compounds: Electron Spectroscopy 191 Tihomir Novakov Chapter 11 Identification and Determination of Particulate Compounds: IR-Spectroscopy, Extraction, and Chromatography 209 Robert Kellner Chapter 12 Thermal Analysis 237 Tibor Meisel Chapter 13 Considerations of Standard Reference Materials 255 Hanns Malissa Chapter 14 Monitoring 263 Michael Burkle Index