Open AccessMetals distribution on the surface of quartz fiber filters used for particulate matter collection
Author(s) -
Kamila Widziewicz,
Krzysztof Loska,
Wioletta Rogula–Kozłowska
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archives of environmental protection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2083-4772
pISSN - 2083-4810
DOI - 10.1515/aep-2015-0036
Subject(s) - particulates , atomic absorption spectroscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , quartz , nitric acid , fiber , metal , chemistry , materials science , mineralogy , environmental chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Presented study aimed to determine metals distribution on the quartz fiber filters surface coated with particulate matter by using high and low-volume samplers. The distribution pattern was tested using two different sub-sampling schemes. Each sub-sample was mineralized in the nitric acid in a microwave oven. An analysis was performed by means of atomic absorption spectroscopy with electrothermal atomization GF-AAS technique, and the determined elements were: As, Cd, Pb and Ni. A validation of the analytical procedure was carried out using NIES 28 Urban Aerosols standard reference material