Difference between low-volume and high-volume Andersen samplers in measuring atmospheric aerosols--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Fu, F., Shinohaya, N., Ito, M., Xu, X., Shen, M., & Xu, L. (2008). Difference between low-volume and high-volume Andersen samplers in measuring atmospheric aerosols. Particuology, 6(3), 218–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2008.01.005

Difference between low-volume and high-volume Andersen samplers in measuring atmospheric aerosols

Fengfu Fu ^{a b *}, Nobuo Shinohaya ^b, Mitsuo Ito ^b, Xueqin Xu ^a, Mincong Shen ^a, Liangjun Xu ^a

a Key Lab of Analysis and Detecting Technology for Food Safety (Fuzhou University) of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
b Division of Environment and Radiation Sciences, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319–1195, Japan

10.1016/j.partic.2008.01.005

Volume 6, Issue 3, June 2008, Pages 218-222

Received 2 June 2007, Accepted 29 January 2008, Available online 16 May 2008.

E-mail: fengfu@fzu.edu.cn

Highlights

Abstract

The mass concentration and size distribution of aerosols in Tokaimura were investigated using a high-volume and a low-volume Andersen sampler. A difference was found using the two samplers: the concentration of total aerosols determined with the high-volume sampler is smaller than that of the low-volume sampler by 70–90% throughout the year. Compared to the high-volume sampler, low-volume sampler gave lower concentration for aerosols >7 μm, higher concentration for aerosols of 3.3–7.0 μm and <1.1 μm, though similar results for aerosols of 1.1–3.3 μm. The low-volume sampler was found to have better separation efficiency and higher accuracy.

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Keywords

Aerosols; Cascade impactor; Andersen air sampler; Atmospheric particles

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