title: Multielemental characterization of airborne particulate matter collected in Bucharest and Tokushima by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry.
abstract: Airborne particulate matter (PM) collected in Bucharest (Romania) and Tokushima (Japan) was comprehensively characterized through multielemental analysis by ICP-MS to the PM samples. Prior to an elemental characterization of the sample, a multielemental determination method composed of acid digestion (HClO(4)/HNO(3)/HF or H(2)O(2)/HNO(3)/HF) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry/inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-MS/ICP-AES) was established to analyze a certified reference material of vehicle exhaust matter (NIES No. 8) for verifying the method. As the results, 39 elements in the certified reference material could be determined. They were a good agreement with the certified and reference values for HClO(4)/HNO(3)/HF acid digestion. Chalcophile elements, such as cadmium, antimony, and lead in Bucharest showed higher enrichment factors than those in Tokushima.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minamijosanjima, Tokushima 770-8506, Japan. yabutani@chem.tokushima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yabutani
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamoto
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamanouchi
authors.forename: Le Thi Xuan
authors.initials: le TX
authors.lastname: Thuy
authors.forename: Kei-ichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Motonaka
authors.forename: Mitsuharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogaki
authors.forename: Madelene Anette
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dancila
authors.forename: Rodica
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stanescu
authors.forename: Marinela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plesca
mesh_terms: D007564:Japan; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D012383:Romania; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic
chemical_list: D052638:Particulate Matter