Ground-State Diffuse Reflectance and Laser-Induced Luminescence on the Evaluation of Total PAHs in Urban Air Particulate Matter from Rio de Janeiro City in Brazil

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  • Anabela S. Oliveira
  • Milena B. Fernandes
  • Josino C. Moreira
  • Luis F. Vieira Ferreira
چکیده

As técnicas de reflectância difusa no estado fundamental e de fluorescência induzida por laser foram testadas na avaliação do teor total de hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos (PAHs) em particulado atmosférico não extraído e não fraccionado. Foi comparado o teor total de PAHs no particulado estimado por estes métodos e por cromatografia gasosa em amostras de particulado atmosférico coletado na cidade do Rio de Janeiro e ainda para o material padrão de referência (SRM) 1648. A reflectância difusa no estado fundamental provou ser uma boa técnica para estimar o teor total de PAHs em material urbano particulado, uma vez que os resultados se correlacionam diretamente com os dados obtidos pela técnica de cromatografia gasosa convencional. A fluorescência induzida por laser é também um método eficiente para estimar baixas concentrações. Ocorrem desvios aparentes na resposta da fluorescência devido à interferência do “black carbon” que têm de ser contabilizados. Estes métodos ópticos mostraram ser rápidos, de baixo custo, sensíveis e úteis como técnicas de monitoramento, permitindo medidas de campo.

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تاریخ انتشار 2002