Articles | Volume 13, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-4773-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-4773-2020
Research article
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09 Sep 2020
Research article |  | 09 Sep 2020

Application of TXRF in monitoring trace metals in particulate matter and cloud water

Khanneh Wadinga Fomba, Nabil Deabji, Sayf El Islam Barcha, Ibrahim Ouchen, El Mehdi Elbaramoussi, Rajaa Cherkaoui El Moursli, Mimoun Harnafi, Souad El Hajjaji, Abdelwahid Mellouki, and Hartmut Herrmann

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AR by Hartmut Herrmann on behalf of the Authors (31 May 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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RR by Semia Cherif (18 Jun 2020)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (22 Jun 2020) by Pierre Herckes
AR by Hartmut Herrmann on behalf of the Authors (22 Jun 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (26 Jun 2020) by Pierre Herckes
AR by Hartmut Herrmann on behalf of the Authors (06 Jul 2020)
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Short summary
As air quality monitoring networks often sample aerosol particles on quartz filters, the development and applicability of analytical methods with quartz filters are becoming important. In this study different filter preparation methods (e.g., baking, acid digestion) were investigated for quantifying trace metals on quartz and polycarbonate filters, and cloud water using the total reflection X-Ray fluorescence (TXRF) technique, with low detection limits of about 0.3 ng cm−3 for some elements.