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Determination of trace elements in cloud water and aerosols using instrumental neutron activation analysis and hydride generation with atomic absorption spectrometry

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Cloud water and aerosol samples were collected at Whiteface Mountain, NY using the ASRC omnidirectional cloud water collector and high volume samples respectively. Trace element concentrations in cloud water samples were determined by neutron activation analysis and hydride generation with atomic absorption spectrometry. Agreement between the two methods for Se concentration was excellent (0.98±0.05). Aerosol samples were also analyzed for trace elements by neutron activation. Elemental analysis of cloud water and aerosols provide information useful to the study of microphysical and chemical interactions in cloud systems.

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  1. Department of Environmental Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, State University of New York, 12201-0509, Albany, NY, USA

    E. G. Burkhard, G. Mehmood & L. Husain

  2. NYS Department of Health, Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, 12201-0509, Albany, NY, USA

    L. Husain

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Burkhard, E.G., Mehmood, G. & Husain, L. Determination of trace elements in cloud water and aerosols using instrumental neutron activation analysis and hydride generation with atomic absorption spectrometry. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 161, 101–112 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034884

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