Compendium of methods for the determination of inorganic compounds in ambient air.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Eastern Research Group, Inc, Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, Mo.), Science Applications International Corporation
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cincinnati, Ohio : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Research Information : National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 1999.
Subjects:	Air > Pollution > Measurement > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Particulate matter > Measurement > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Inorganic compounds > Environmental aspects > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Air > Pollution > Measurement. Handbooks and manuals.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo222668

Table of Contents:

[Preliminary pages]
Addendum
Chapter IO-1. Overview of continuous measurements of PM10 suspended particulate matter (SPM) in ambient air
Compendium method IO-1.1. Determination of PM10 in ambient air using the Andersen Continuous Beta Attenuation Monitor
Compendium method IO-1.2. Determination of PM10 in ambient air using the Thermo Environmental Instruments (formerly Wedding) Continuous Beta Attenuation Monitor
Compendium method IO-1.3. Determination of PM10 in ambient air using a Continuous Rupprecht and Patashnick (R&P) TEOM® particle monitor
Chapter IO-2. Overview of integrated sampling of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in ambient air
Compendium method IO-2.1. Sampling of ambient air for total suspended particulate matter (SPM) and PM10 using high volume (HV) sampler
Compendium method IO-2.2. Sampling of ambient air for PM10 using an Andersen Dichotomous Sampler
Compendium method IO-2.3. Sampling of ambient air for PM10 concentration using the Rupprecht and Patashnick (R&P) low volume Partisol® sampler
Compendium method IO-2.4. Calculating standard volume
Chapter IO-3. Overview of chemical species analysis of filter-collected suspended particulate matter (SPM)
Compendium method IO-3.1. Selection, preparation and extraction of filter material
Compendium method IO-3.2. Determination of metals in ambient particulate matter using atomic absorption (AA) spectroscopy
Compendium method IO-3.3. Determination of metals in ambient particulate matter using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy
Compendium method IO-3.4. Determination of metals in ambient particulate matter using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy
Compendium method IO-3.5. Determination of metals in ambient particulate matter using inductively coupled plasma/mass spectrometry (ICP/MS)
Compendium method IO-3.6. Determination of metals in ambient particulate matter using proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE) spectroscopy
Compendium method IO-3.7. Determination of metals in ambient particulate matter using neutron activation analysis (NAA) gamma spectrometry
Chapter IO-4. Overview of determination of reactive acidic and basic gases and strong acidity of atmospheric fine particles in ambient air using the annular denuder technology
Compendium method IO-4.1. Determination of the strong acidity of atmospheric fine-particles (<2.5 µm)
Compendium method IO-4.2. Determination of reactive acidic and basic gases and strong acidity of atmospheric fine particles (<2.5µm) in ambient air
Chapter IO-5. Sampling and analysis for vapor and particle phase mercury in ambient air utilizing cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CVAFS).