The determination of lead in total suspended air particulates by x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy.
A method has been developed for the measurement of lead in air particulates collected on glass fiber filter paper with wavelength-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (WDXRF). Analyses conducted by both WDXRF and an EPA-approved procedure that employs acid sonication followed by analysis of the extract by atomic-absorption spectroscopy (AAS) shows excellent agreement between the two methods. WDXRF calibration was accomplished with standards prepared from known additions of Pb to unexposed glass fiber filter discs. Method equivalency has also been demonstrated by the analysis of several reference materials and the statistical analysis of quality control data. The WDXRF procedure has also been used to evaluate the distribution of Pb in the particulates across the surface of the filter.
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New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 380 Scotch Road, Trenton, New Jersey 08625, U.S.A.
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