DETECTION OF AIRBORNE CARBONACEOUS PARTICULATE MATTER BY SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY

Authors
HAMILTON RS KERSHAW PR SEGARRA F SPEARS CJ WATT JM
Citation
Rs. Hamilton et al., DETECTION OF AIRBORNE CARBONACEOUS PARTICULATE MATTER BY SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY, Science of the total environment, 147, 1994, pp. 303-308
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Science of the total environment → ACNP
ISSN journal
00489697
Volume
147
Year of publication
1994
Pages
303 - 308
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-9697(1994)147:<303:DOACPM>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Airborne particulate matter has been analysed for elemental carbon usi ng a scanning electron microscope equipped with a low atomic number X- ray detector. Problems associated with finding a suitable filter paper for sampling are discussed. Particles were analysed using computer co ntrol scanning electron microscopy (CCSEM) with the Link program DIGIS CAN. Interpretation and classification was performed using multivariat e statistical techniques, including MIDAS.