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04 Nov 2025
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Measurement of soluble aerosol trace elements: inter-laboratory comparison of eight leaching protocols
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Environmental Technology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
Morgane M. G. Perron
UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des sciences de l'environnement marin, Université de Brest – Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, France
Alex R. Baker
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Norwich, Norwich, UK
Rui Li
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Environmental Technology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Andrew R. Bowie
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP), University of Tasmania, Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia
Clifton S. Buck
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia, Savannah, GA, USA
Ashwini Kumar
CSIR – National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India
Rachel Shelley
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Norwich, Norwich, UK
Simon J. Ussher
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Robert Clough
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Scott Meyerink
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP), University of Tasmania, Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia
Prema P. Panda
CSIR – National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India
Ashley T. Townsend
Central Science Laboratory, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Neil Wyatt
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 7135–7148, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7135-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-7135-2021, 2021
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Organosulfates are important constituents in tropospheric aerosol particles, but their hygroscopic properties and cloud condensation nuclei activities are not well understood. In our work, three complementary techniques were employed to investigate the interactions of 11 organosulfates with water vapor under sub- and supersaturated conditions.
Chao Peng, Yu Wang, Zhijun Wu, Lanxiadi Chen, Ru-Jin Huang, Weigang Wang, Zhe Wang, Weiwei Hu, Guohua Zhang, Maofa Ge, Min Hu, Xinming Wang, and Mingjin Tang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 13877–13903, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-13877-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-13877-2020, 2020
Lanxiadi Chen, Chao Peng, Wenjun Gu, Hanjing Fu, Xing Jian, Huanhuan Zhang, Guohua Zhang, Jianxi Zhu, Xinming Wang, and Mingjin Tang
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 13611–13626, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-13611-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-13611-2020, 2020
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We investigated hygroscopic properties of a number of mineral dust particles in a quantitative manner, via measuring the sample mass at different relative humidities. The robust and comprehensive data obtained would significantly improve our knowledge of hygroscopicity of mineral dust and its impacts on atmospheric chemistry and climate.
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This work, initiated by the SCOR (Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research) Working Group 167, has examined eight leaching protocols commonly used in the literature, is the first large-scale international laboratory comparison for aerosol trace element leaching protocols.
This work, initiated by the SCOR (Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research) Working Group 167,...
