Multielemental Characterization of Airborne Particulate Matter Collected in Bucharest and Tokushima by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry

Tomoki YABUTANI; Yumi NAKAMOTO; Ryoji YAMANOUCHI; Le Thi Xuan THUY; Kei-ichiro MURAI; Junko MOTONAKA; Mitsuharu OGAKI; Madelene Anette DANCILA; Rodica STANESCU; Marinela PLESCA

doi:10.2116/analsci.26.395

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Multielemental Characterization of Airborne Particulate Matter Collected in Bucharest and Tokushima by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry

Tomoki YABUTANI, Yumi NAKAMOTO, Ryoji YAMANOUCHI, Le Thi Xuan THUY, Kei-ichiro MURAI, Junko MOTONAKA, Mitsuharu OGAKI, Madelene Anette DANCILA, Rodica STANESCU, Marinela PLESCA

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Tomoki YABUTANI
Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima
Yumi NAKAMOTO
Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima
Ryoji YAMANOUCHI
Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima
Le Thi Xuan THUY
Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima
Kei-ichiro MURAI
Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima
Junko MOTONAKA
Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima
Mitsuharu OGAKI
Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima
Madelene Anette DANCILA
Department of Inorganic Technology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bucharest
Rodica STANESCU
Department of Inorganic Technology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Industrial Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bucharest
Marinela PLESCA
Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Bucharest, Aleea Lacul Morii

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2010 Volume 26 Issue 3 Pages 395-400

DOI https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.26.395

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Abstract

Airborne particulate matter (PM) collected in Bucharest (Romania) and Tokushima (Japan) was comprehensively characterized through multielemental analysis by ICP-MS to the PM samples. Prior to an elemental characterization of the sample, a multielemental determination method composed of acid digestion (HClO₄/HNO₃/HF or H₂O₂/HNO₃/HF) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry/inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-MS/ICP-AES) was established to analyze a certified reference material of vehicle exhaust matter (NIES No. 8) for verifying the method. As the results, 39 elements in the certified reference material could be determined. They were a good agreement with the certified and reference values for HClO₄/HNO₃/HF acid digestion. Chalcophile elements, such as cadmium, antimony, and lead in Bucharest showed higher enrichment factors than those in Tokushima.

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