Characterization of free L- and D-amino acids in size-segregated background aerosols over the Ross Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Science of The Total Environment
• Main Authors: Feltracco, Matteo, Zangrando, Roberta, Barbaro, Elena, Becagli, Silvia, Park, Ki-Tae, Vecchiato, Marco, Caiazzo, Laura, Traversi, Rita, Severi, Mirko, Barbante, Carlo, Gambaro, Andrea
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Aerosol; Amino acid; Antarctica; Phytoplankton bloom; Settore CHIM/01 - Chimica Analitica; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Mario Zucchelli; Mario Zucchelli Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10278/5024500; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163070

The study of airborne chemical markers is crucial for identifying sources of aerosols, and their atmospheric processes of transport and transformation. The investigation of free amino acids and their differentiation between the L-and D- en-antiomers are even more important to understand their source...