ArticleAtmospheric environment (Oxford, England : 1994)2021
The performance of an inexpensive spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument for near real-time analysis of toxic metal particles.
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- Improving quantitative analysis of spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy: Multivariate calibration of metal particles using machine learning.Journal of aerosol science · 2022Article
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To meet the demand for identifying and controlling toxic air contaminants in environmental justice communities, we have recently developed a cost-effective spark-induced breakdown spectroscopy (SIBS) instrument for detecting and quantifying toxic metal air pollutants. We characterized the detection limit and linearity of this SIBS instrument by analyzing nebulized elemental standard solutions. The experimental parameters affecting SIBS performance were optimized, including the time delay to observation, the distance between electrodes, and the ablation voltage. The instrument successfully detected Cr, Cu, Mn, Fe, Zn, Co, and Ni, with limits of detection ranged from 0.05 μg m
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