Articles | Volume 17, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-2183-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-2183-2024
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17 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 17 Apr 2024

Development of a cascade impactor optimized for size-fractionated analysis of aerosol metal content by total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (TXRF)

Claudio Crazzolara and Andreas Held

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Our paper describes the development of a collection device that can be used to collect airborne dust particles classified according to their size. This collection device is optimized for a special analysis method based on X-ray fluorescence so that particles can be collected from the air and analyzed with high sensitivity. This enables the determination of the content of heavy metals in the airborne particle fraction, which are of health-relevant significance.