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Field intercomparison studies for evaluation and validation of the AESminiSamplR technique for sampling and analysis
J Y Lu1, W H Schroeder, G Keeler
1Department of Chemistry, Biology and Chemical Engineering, Ryerson Polytechnic University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ont., Canada M5B 2K3. julialu@ryerson.ca
Abstract:
This paper presents new data and reviews literature results from six field intercomparison studies to further evaluate and validate the AESminiSamplR [Anal. Chem., 70 (1998) 2403] technique for sampling and analysis of total particulate mercury in ambient air. The intercomparison studies were carried out at: two remote sites in the Arctic [Alert, Nunavut, Canada (82 degrees 28'N, 62 degrees 18'W) and Ny-Alesund, Svalbard (78 degrees 54'N, 11 degrees 53'E)], one site in Ann Arbor, MI, and three sites in Europe (one in Italy and two in Sweden). The AESminiSamplR was compared with five other methods using different materials, different flow rates, different sample treatment procedures, and/or different detection techniques. Four of the five methods compared were operated by different laboratories. When the compared methods were operated by different laboratories, a difference