title: Extracting dust from soil: Improved efficiency of a previously published process.
abstract: A previously published procedure describing how to simply and cheaply extract a sufficient quantity of dust particles sized smaller than 10μm (PM(10)) from soil to be used in air quality analysis has been modified and improved. These modifications are described in detail and are significant because they will enable extraction of a greater quantity of the PM(10) fraction for a given soil sample, in less time and without the need for building specialised equipment. Less water is also used in the modified procedure, and thus a smaller risk of dissolution of metals of interest.
authors: Karin
authors: K
authors: Ljung
authors: W Shan
authors: WS
authors: Siah
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Devine
authors: Fiona
authors: F
authors: Maley
authors: Anchalee
authors: A
authors: Wensinger
authors: Angus
authors: A
authors: Cook
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Smirk
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D014904:Western Australia
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D004391:Dust; D052638:Particulate Matter; D012987:Soil