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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1659-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-1659-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Research article
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14 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 14 Mar 2019
| 14 Mar 2019
Ultrasonic nebulization for the elemental analysis of microgram-level samples with offline aerosol mass spectrometry
Rachel E. O'Brien
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Chemistry, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Kelsey J. Ridley
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
Manjula R. Canagaratna
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
John T. Jayne
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
Philip L. Croteau
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
Douglas R. Worsnop
Center for Aerosol and Cloud Chemistry, Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts 01821, USA
Sri Hapsari Budisulistiorini
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
now at: Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, 638789, Singapore
Jason D. Surratt
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
Christopher L. Follett
Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02540, USA
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Daniel J. Repeta
Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02540, USA
Jesse H. Kroll
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Short summary
Analysis of the elemental composition of organic mixtures can provide insights into the sources and aging of environmental samples. Here we describe a method that allows characterization of this type of material using micrograms of material by a combination of a small-volume ultrasonic nebulizer and an aerosol mass spectrometer. This technique enables rapid analysis of complex organic mixtures using approximately an order of magnitude less sample than standard analyses.
Analysis of the elemental composition of organic mixtures can provide insights into the sources...
