USE OF A MODIFIED WALKLEY-BLACK METHOD TO DETERMINE THE ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON CONTENT OF URBAN AEROSOLS COLLECTED ON GLASS-FIBER FILTERS

Authors
CHAN YC VOWLES PD MCTAINSH GH SIMPSON RW COHEN DD BAILEY GM
Citation
Yc. Chan et al., USE OF A MODIFIED WALKLEY-BLACK METHOD TO DETERMINE THE ORGANIC AND ELEMENTAL CARBON CONTENT OF URBAN AEROSOLS COLLECTED ON GLASS-FIBER FILTERS, Chemosphere, 31(11-12), 1995, pp. 4403-4411
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Chemosphere → ACNP
ISSN journal
00456535
Volume
31
Issue
11-12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
4403 - 4411
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(1995)31:11-12<4403:UOAMWM>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
An analysis based on the Walkley-Black method is a rapid and effective means for determining the organic carbon, elemental carbon and total organic carbon content of urban aerosol samples collected on glass fib re and teflon-backed glass fibre filters, The estimated accuracy of th e method is + 18%, -33% and -8% for OC, EC and TOC, respectively, the precision is +/-7%, +/-21% and +/-4%, and the detection limit 0.33 mu g m(-3), 0.54 mu g m(-3) and 0.29 mu g m(-3).