Chemical Analysis Methods for Particle-Phase Pollutants

Dear Colleagues,

Atmospheric aerosol particles affect human and ecosystem health, geochemical cycles, and the Earth’s climate. The chemical composition of airborne particulate matter (PM) determines the type and severity of the environmental impact. The varied formation and transformation processes result in complex PM composition, rendering the characterization of ambient PM very challenging. Meanwhile, great advances have been made in terms of more detailed PM characterization at the molecular level.

This Special Issue of Atmosphere is focused on the state-of-the-art of chemical analysis methods for aerosol particles, including recently developed methods, especially advanced mass spectrometric (MS) methods, as well as applications of existing analytical methods. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts reporting measurement approaches for both ambient aerosol and source emissions, including those of biogenic and anthropogenic origin. Specifically, characterization of secondary organic aerosols (SOA) warrants more efforts, which are a particularly welcome contribution to this Special Issue. Methods applied for real-time in situ PM characterization, including utilization of low-cost sensors, as well as filter-based time-integrated laboratory analyses, can be presented here. Ultimately, this Special Issue wants to give an overview of the latest chemical characterization methods that provide a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of atmospheric aerosol properties, as well as their formation and transformation processes. Prospective authors are welcome to contact the guest editor with questions regarding their chosen topics for this Special Issue.

Dr. Guenter Engling
Guest Editor

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