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Monitoring the air quality in ambient air is an important step for assessing the air pollution level in one region and its impact to the human health. In this study, the determination of chemical elements concentrations in airborne particulate matter collected in suburban area of Lembang, Indonesia was carried out. Samples were collected using a Gent stacked filter unit sampler in two size fractions of <2.5 μm (fine) and 2.5–10 μm (coarse). Sampling was conducted twice a week for 24 h from January 2008 to June 2009 and 123 pairs of samples were collected. Black carbon was determined by reflectance and chemical elements analysis were performed using particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE). PIXE as one of ion beam analysis techniques is suitable for analyzing particulate matter for its multielemental analysis with good limits of detection. Results showed that none of daily concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 exceeded the 24 h Indonesian NAAQS for PM2.5 and PM10. Chemical elements such as Mg, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Hg and Pb were determined and the correlation between these elements was reported in order to understand the anthropogenic sources of particulate matter.
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This study was partly financial supported by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) under RAS/7/015 project.
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Lestiani, D.D., Santoso, M., Trompetter, W.J. et al. Determination of chemical elements in airborne particulate matter collected at Lembang, Indonesia by particle induced X-ray emission. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 297, 177–182 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-2348-z
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