Analytical Chemistry of Aerosols: Science and Technology / Edition 1

by Kvetoslav R. Spurny

Overview

Until the 1980s, researchers studied and measured only the physical properties of aerosols. Since the 80s, however, interest in the physicochemcal properties of aerosols has grown tremendously. Scientists in environmental hygiene, medicine, and toxicology have recognized the importance held by the chemical composition and properties of aerosols and the interactions of inhaled, "bad" aerosols.
This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of modern aerosol analytical methods, sampling and separation procedures, and environmental applications, and offers critical reviews of the latest literature. This important field has developed rapidly in the last 15 years, but until now, no book effectively summarized or analyzed the existing research.
Analytical Chemistry of Aerosols reviews procedures, techniques, and trends in the measurement and analysis of atmospheric aerosols. With contributions from acknowledged, international experts, the book discusses various methods of bulk analysis, single particle analysis, and the analysis of special aerosol systems, including fibrous and bacterial aerosols.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566700405
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/23/1999
Pages:	498
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kvetoslav Rudolf Spurny

Table of Contents

Introduction. General Approach. Bulk Analysis. Single Particle Analysis. Special Systems.

Editorial Reviews

Describes existing procedures and new trends in the measurement and analysis of atmospheric aerosols. Reviews the latest literature in the field, and addresses topics in bulk analysis, single particle analysis, and special systems. Coverage includes filtration and denuder sampling techniques, aerosol analysis by a PIXIE system, introduction to the theory of electron paramagnetic resonance and its application to the study of aerosols, and analysis of individual aerosol particles using a nuclear microscope. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews