Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Chemistry and University Honors
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
James F. Pankow
Subjects
Atmospheric aerosols -- Analysis, Tobacco smoke -- Analysis, Cations -- Measurement, Anions -- Measurement
DOI
10.15760/honors.136
Abstract
Air pollution, especially particulate matter, is a widespread environmental and public health risk. In this work, a method has been developed to separate, resolve, and quantitate monovalent anionic and cationic organic acids in aerosol particulate matter through ion chromatography (IC). The standard samples were analyzed on a Dionex ICS-5000 Ion Chromatography System with suppressed conductivity detection, and calibration curves for all analytes were created. A preliminary tobacco smoke sample was also analyzed. This method may be applied to the analysis of atmospheric particulate matter, as well as tobacco smoke particulate matter, in order to determine and quantitate primary anions and cations.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/15559
Recommended Citation
Karpinski, Clarissa D., "Development and Initial Application of Low-Molecular Weight Organic Acids and Inorganic Ionic Species in Aerosol Particulate Matter via Ion Chromatography" (2015). University Honors Theses. Paper 165.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/honorstheses/165
10.15760/honors.136