title: Application of ion chromatography to the determination of water-soluble inorganic and organic ions in atmospheric aerosols.
abstract: A simple, sensitive and convenient ion chromatography(IC) method was established for the simultaneous determination of twelve water-soluble inorganic anions(F- , Cl- , NO2(-), NO3(-), SO3(2-), SO4(2-) , PO4(3-)), and fifteen water-soluble organic ions(formate, acetate, MSA, oxalate, malonate, succinate, phthalates, etc.) in atmospheric aerosols. The linear concentrations ranged from 0.005 microg/m3 to 500 microg/m3 ( r = 0.999-0.9999). The relative standard deviation (RSD) were 0.43%-2.00% and the detection limits were from 2.7 ng/m3 to 88 ng/m3. The proposed method was successfully applied to the simultaneous determination of those inorganic ions and organic ions in PM2.5 of Beijing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Xue-Chun
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ke-Bin
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Yong-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Fu-Mo
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Feng-Kui
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Ai-Hua
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Cheng-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000032:analysis*; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000032:analysis*; D002681:China; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange / Q000379:methods*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D007477:Ions / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000393:Air Pollutants; D007477:Ions