Author(s)

J. Slanina, H.M. ten Brink and Yuhua Bai

Abstract

The Analysis of Bulk-Elements' in Aerosols: An Underdeveloped Area with Grave Consequences J. Slanina*, H.M. ten Brink* and Yuhua BaP * Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN), P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands ^Centre of Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China EMail: slanina@ecn.nl; tenbrink@ecn.nl 1 The problem Aerosol particles (very fine "dust") have great effects on the environment. These effects range from direct effects on human health, contributions to acid deposition and eutrophica- tion, influence on oxidant formation, to radiative forcing, leading to cooling by the reflection of sunlight. Assessment of these effects as well as investigations of the sources of these aerosols require knowledge of the chemical composition of the aerosols, overall as well as a function of particle size. The classical methods used for sampling of aerosols, based on the use of filters or filter packs, can lead to artifacts of losses of se

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