Journal article
Substrate-Deposited Sea Spray Aerosol Particles: Influence of Analytical Method, Substrate, and Storage Conditions on Particle Size, Phase, and Morphology
Environmental science & technology, Vol.49(22), pp.13447-13453
11/17/2015
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02732
PMID: 26477686
Abstract
Atmospheric aerosols are often collected on substrates and analyzed weeks or months after the initial collection. We investigated how the selection of substrate and microscopy method influence the measured size, phase, and morphology of sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles and how sample storage conditions affect individual particles using three common microscopy techniques: optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. Micro-Raman spectroscopy was used to determine changes in the water content of stored particles. The results show that microscopy techniques operating under ambient conditions provide the most relevant and robust measurement of particle size. Samples stored in a desiccator and at ambient conditions leads to similar sizes and morphologies, while storage that involves freezing and thawing leads to irreversible changes due to phase changes and water condensation. Typically, SSA particles are deposited wet and, if possible, samples used for single-particle analysis should be stored at or near conditions at which they were collected in order to avoid dehydration. However, if samples need to be dry, as is often the case, then this study found that storing SSA particles at ambient laboratory conditions (17-23% RH and 19-21 °C) was effective at preserving them and reducing changes that would alter samples and subsequent data interpretation.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Substrate-Deposited Sea Spray Aerosol Particles: Influence of Analytical Method, Substrate, and Storage Conditions on Particle Size, Phase, and Morphology
- Creators
- Olga Laskina - Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United StatesHolly S Morris - Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United StatesJoshua R Grandquist - Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United StatesArmando D Estillore - Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United StatesElizabeth A Stone - Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United StatesVicki H Grassian - Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United StatesAlexei V Tivanski - Department of Chemistry and ‡Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa , Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Environmental science & technology, Vol.49(22), pp.13447-13453
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1021/acs.est.5b02732
- PMID
- 26477686
- ISSN
- 0013-936X
- eISSN
- 1520-5851
- Grant note
- P30 ES005605 / NIEHS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/17/2015
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Chemistry; Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9983985921202771
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