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RESEARCH PRODUCT
CHARACTERIZATION OF IRON COMPOUNDS FROM URBAN AND RURAL AEROSOL SOURCES
S. WeberA.n. DedikHugo M. OrtnerStephan WeinbruchJürgen EnslingPhilipp GütlichPeter HoffmannG. Miehesubject
Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringGoethiteMechanical EngineeringAnalytical chemistryElectron microprobeHematitePollutionAerosolIncinerationDiesel fuelchemistry.chemical_compoundchemistryvisual_artEnvironmental chemistryvisual_art.visual_art_mediumGasolineMagnetitedescription
Abstract Iron plays an important role in the chemistry and physics (by varying the hygroscopicity) of the atmosphere. Bulk samples were taken from an air-conditioning device, from the electrofilter of a gas–oil power station of the Technical University of and from rural sites near Darmstadt, situated between medium-altitude mountains and with a climate dominated by air masses from the west. Samples were collected in urban and rural (meadow) air, from different waste incineration power stations, from the exhausts of a gasoline and from a diesel motor car, and from a private gas fired heating system. The samples were characterized for elemental composition by total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF), electron probe microanalysis (EPMA), Mosbauer spectrometry, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The total Fe content varied in a large range from 10 to 1900 ng Fe m −3 air or from 10 to 560 mg Fe g −1 aerosol. Iron compounds were identified as goethite, hematite, magnetite, Fe silicates, Fe sulfates, and Fe containing alloys.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-08-01 | Journal of Aerosol Science |