Microanalysis of individual environmental particles. Plenary lecture

Abstract

Applications of instrumental microanalysis techniques for the characterization of individual particles in environmental samples are reviewed. The principles of electron microprobe analysis and related techniques, the micro-version of proton-induced X-ray emission, laser microprobe mass spectrometry, secondary ion mass spectrometry and Raman microprobe analysis, are briefly reviewed and their published applications to aerosols and to aqueous suspensions are described.