Determination of the Surface Predominance of Toxic Elements in Airborne Particles by Ion Microprobe Mass Spectrometry and Auger Electron Spectrometry

R. W. Linton, Peter Williams, C. A. Evans, D. F.S. Natusch

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Abstract

Surface analytical techniques Including Ion microprobe mass spectrometry and Auger electron spectrometry have been used to demonstrate elemental surface predominance In coal fly ash particles. Substantiation and quantitation of the Ion microprobe data were achieved by using a multitechnique approach Including solvent leaching and bulk multlelemental analysis using spark source mass spectrometry. Elemental surface predominance In coal fly ash Is explained In terms of a volatilization-condensation mechanism. The substantial teachabilities and strongly enhanced surface region concentrations of numerous elements, Including potentially toxic ones such as Pb,TI, Mn, and Cr, Indicate that coal fly ash may have a more deleterious environmental Impact than Is apparent solely on the basis of conventional bulk analysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1514-1521
Number of pages8
JournalAnalytical Chemistry
Volume49
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1 1977
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry

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