Chemical Fractionation of Trace Elements in Arctic PM 10 Samples
In this study, the information potential of a two-step sequential extraction procedure was evaluated. For this purpose, first of all the elemental composition of Arctic PM 10 samples collected in Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard Islands) from 28 February 2015 to 21 October 2015 was investigated. Enrichment Fact...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:21245a53693c4704a2128ad0d7ff8a85 2023-05-15T14:50:24+02:00 Chemical Fractionation of Trace Elements in Arctic PM 10 Samples Eleonora Conca Mery Malandrino Agnese Giacomino Paolo Inaudi Annapaola Giordano Francisco Ardini Rita Traversi Ornella Abollino 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12091152 https://doaj.org/article/21245a53693c4704a2128ad0d7ff8a85 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/9/1152 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4433 doi:10.3390/atmos12091152 2073-4433 https://doaj.org/article/21245a53693c4704a2128ad0d7ff8a85 Atmosphere, Vol 12, Iss 1152, p 1152 (2021) PM 10 Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard Islands) trace elements sequential extraction source identification Arctic haze Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12091152 2022-12-31T07:41:31Z In this study, the information potential of a two-step sequential extraction procedure was evaluated. For this purpose, first of all the elemental composition of Arctic PM 10 samples collected in Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard Islands) from 28 February 2015 to 21 October 2015 was investigated. Enrichment Factors, Principal Component Analysis and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis were performed to identify PM 10 sources and to understand the effects of short- and long-range transport processes. The investigation of the potential source areas was also aided by taking into account back-trajectories. Then, the sequential extraction procedure was applied to some of the samples in order to obtain more information on these sources. This approach allowed us to establish that most of the elements prevalently having an anthropogenic origin not only were present in higher concentrations, but they were also more easily extractable in late winter and early spring. This confirms the common statement that the anthropogenic portion of the elements present in a sample is generally loosely bound to the particulate matter structure, and so it is more easily extractable and releasable on the Arctic snowpack. Moreover, in the samples collected in late winter and early spring, even the elements prevalently having a crustal origin were more easily extractable, probably due to the particle size selection occurred during the long-range transport. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ny Ålesund Ny-Ålesund Svalbard Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Ny-Ålesund Atmosphere 12 9 1152 |
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In this study, the information potential of a two-step sequential extraction procedure was evaluated. For this purpose, first of all the elemental composition of Arctic PM 10 samples collected in Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard Islands) from 28 February 2015 to 21 October 2015 was investigated. Enrichment Factors, Principal Component Analysis and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis were performed to identify PM 10 sources and to understand the effects of short- and long-range transport processes. The investigation of the potential source areas was also aided by taking into account back-trajectories. Then, the sequential extraction procedure was applied to some of the samples in order to obtain more information on these sources. This approach allowed us to establish that most of the elements prevalently having an anthropogenic origin not only were present in higher concentrations, but they were also more easily extractable in late winter and early spring. This confirms the common statement that the anthropogenic portion of the elements present in a sample is generally loosely bound to the particulate matter structure, and so it is more easily extractable and releasable on the Arctic snowpack. Moreover, in the samples collected in late winter and early spring, even the elements prevalently having a crustal origin were more easily extractable, probably due to the particle size selection occurred during the long-range transport. |
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Eleonora Conca Mery Malandrino Agnese Giacomino Paolo Inaudi Annapaola Giordano Francisco Ardini Rita Traversi Ornella Abollino |
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Eleonora Conca Mery Malandrino Agnese Giacomino Paolo Inaudi Annapaola Giordano Francisco Ardini Rita Traversi Ornella Abollino |
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Chemical Fractionation of Trace Elements in Arctic PM 10 Samples |
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Chemical Fractionation of Trace Elements in Arctic PM 10 Samples |
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Chemical Fractionation of Trace Elements in Arctic PM 10 Samples |
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Chemical Fractionation of Trace Elements in Arctic PM 10 Samples |
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Chemical Fractionation of Trace Elements in Arctic PM 10 Samples |
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chemical fractionation of trace elements in arctic pm 10 samples |
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