Search for Links between Organic Aerosols Measured by Aerosol Mass Spectrometer and EC/OC Analyzer

0433618 - ÚCHP 2015 RIV CZ eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Vodička, Petr - Kubelová, Lucie - Makeš, Otakar - Schwarz, Jaroslav
Search for Links between Organic Aerosols Measured by Aerosol Mass Spectrometer and EC/OC Analyzer.
Proceedings of 15th Annual Conference of the Czech Aerosol Society. Prague: Czech Aerosol Society, 2014 - (Kubelová, L.), s. 47-48. ISBN 978-80-86186-64-1.
[Annual Conference of the Czech Aerosol Society /15./. Valtice (CZ), 30.10.2014-31.10.2014]
R&D Projects: GA ČR GAP209/11/1342
Institutional support: RVO:67985858
Keywords : atmospheric aerosols * AMS * ECOC
Subject RIV: CF - Physical ; Theoretical Chemistry
http://cas.icpf.cas.cz/download/Sbornik_VKCAS_2014.pdf

Carbonaceous aerosols form a major part of particulate matter suspended in the atmosphere. The organic part of aerosol represents a diverse group of substances that can be analyzed in different ways. In this work, the possible linkages between organic fractions measured by Compact Time-of-Flight Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS; from Aerodyne) and a semi-online EC/OC analyzer (from Sunset Laboratories) were search. Each of these instruments provides a different kind of information. Organic fractions from EC/OC analyzer provide knowledges about a diferent volatility of organic carbon (OC) while AMS provide informations about a chemical composition of characteristic mass fragments. Thus, the main objective of this work was to determine whether the organic fractions from EC/OC analyzer can indirectly provide also information on the chemical composition or somehow more characterize type of aerosol.
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