Analytical Chemistry of Aerosols : Science and Technology

Containing contributions from experts from Europe, the United States, and Japan, Analytical Chemistry of Aerosols shows the existing procedures and trends in the measurement and analysis of atmospheric aerosols and presents new or experimental methods for chemical aerosol analysis. The book presents a comprehensive treatment of modern analytical and methods sampling and separation procedures, and environmental applications, as well as critical reviews of the latest literature. Extensively illustrated with line drawings, photographs, micrographs, and equations, it addresses topics in bulk analysis, single particle analysis, and special systems.

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.