Comparison of methods for particulate phase mercury analysis: sampling and analysis
dc.contributor.author | Lynam, Mary M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Keeler, Gerald J. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-08T19:51:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-08T19:51:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002-11 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Lynam, Mary M.; Keeler, Gerald J.; (2002). "Comparison of methods for particulate phase mercury analysis: sampling and analysis." Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 374(6): 1009-1014. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/41991> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1618-2642 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/41991 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12458411&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Accurate and reliable sampling and analysis of mercury forms is an overriding aim of any atmospheric monitoring effort which seeks to understand the fate and transport of the metal in the environment. Although a fraction of the total mercury forms found in the atmosphere, particulate phase mercury, Hg p , is believed to play a prominent role in both wet and dry deposition to the terrestrial and aquatic environments. Currently, microwave acid extraction and thermoreductive methodologies for analysis of Hg p samples are widely used. We report on the potential for the use of a thermoreductive method for Hg p analysis to evaluate and optimize it for use in routine monitoring networks. Pre-baked quartz filters can be placed in particulate samplers with well-characterized size cuts, such as dichotomous samplers and microoriface impactors. The thermoreductive methodology facilitates rapid analysis after sample collection. It requires no chemical extraction thereby eliminating the potential for contamination and generation of hazardous waste. Our results indicate that, on average, the thermoreductive method yields 30% lower values for fine fraction Hg p when compared with microwave acid digestion. This may be due to matrix interferents that reduce the collection efficiency of mercury onto gold preconcentration traps. Results for total particulate mercury samples indicate that on average the thermoreductive method yields 56% lower values for the coarse fraction when compared with microwave acid digestion. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Springer-Verlag | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Particulate Mercury Acid Digestion Thermoreduction Denuder Sampling Artifact | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Legacy | en_US |
dc.title | Comparison of methods for particulate phase mercury analysis: sampling and analysis | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Materials Science and Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Chemistry | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Chemical Engineering | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Engineering | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan Air Quality Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | University of Michigan Air Quality Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 12458411 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/41991/1/s00216-002-1584-4.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-002-1584-4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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