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Technical Note: Fast two-dimensional GC-MS with thermal extraction for anhydro-sugars in fine aerosols |
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Y. Ma, M. D. Hays, C. D. Geron, J. T. Walker, M. J. Gatari Gichuru |
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Artikel
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Englisch
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1680-7316
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In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ; 10, no. 9 ; Nr. 10, no. 9 (2010-05-07), S.4331-4341 |
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250008431
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Publikation (Nr.) |
copernicus.org/acp-10-4331-2010.pdf |
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Zusammenfassung |
A fast two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC-MS) method
that uses heart-cutting and thermal extraction (TE) and requires no chemical
derivatization was developed for the determination of anhydro-sugars in fine
aerosols. Evaluation of the TE-GC-GC-MS method shows high average relative
accuracy (≥90%), reproducibility (≤10% relative standard
deviation), detection limits of less than 3 ng/μL, and negligible
carryover for levoglucosan, mannosan, and galactosan markers. TE-GC-GC-MS-
and solvent extraction (SE)-GC-MS-measured levoglucosan concentrations
correlate across several diverse types of biomass burning aerosols. Because
the SE-GC-MS measurements were taken 8 years prior to the TE-GC-GC-MS ones,
the stability of levoglucosan is established for quartz filter-collected
biomass burning aerosol samples stored at ultra-low temperature
(−50 °C). Levoglucosan concentrations (w/w) in aerosols collected following
atmospheric dilution near open fires of varying intensity are similar to
those in biomass burning aerosols produced in a laboratory enclosure. An
average levoglucosan-mannosan-galactosan ratio of 15:2:1 is observed for
these two aerosol sets. TE-GC-GC-MS analysis of atmospheric aerosols from
the US and Africa produced levoglucosan concentrations (0.01–1.6 μg/m3)
well within those reported for aerosols collected globally and
examined using different analytical techniques (0.004–7.6 μg/m3).
Further comparisons among techniques suggest that fast
TE-GC-GC-MS is among the most sensitive, accurate, and precise methods for
compound-specific quantification of anhydro-sugars. In addition, an
approximately twofold increase in anhydro-sugar determination may be
realized when combining TE with fast chromatography. |
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