Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10563910 | TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry | 2011 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
This critical overview aims at characterizing recent instrumental techniques (e.g., hygroscopic tandem-differential mobility analysis, thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry) for sampling and characterization of individual nanoaerosols in terms of their general operation principles, analytical parameters, advantages and limitations. We also discuss classification of this instrumentation based on off-line and/or in situ methods, and on physical and chemical characterization of nanoaerosols. Further, we summarize recent air-quality studies aimed at understanding the physical and chemical behavior of aerosols in different environments.
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Authors
Celine I.L. Justino, Teresa A. Rocha-Santos, Armando C. Duarte,