Antimony in the environment as a global pollutant: A review on analytical methodologies for its determination in atmospheric aerosols

This review summarizes and discusses the research carried out on the determination of antimony and its predominant chemical species in atmospheric aerosols. Environmental matrices such as airborne particulate matter, fly ash and volcanic ash present a number of complex analytical challenges as very...

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Published in:Talanta (Oxford) 2008-03, Vol.75 (1), p.2-14
Main Author: Smichowski, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols - chemistry
Air Pollutants - analysis
Airborne particulate matter
Analytical chemistry
Analytical techniques
Antimony
Antimony - analysis
Applied sciences
Ashes
Atmosphere - chemistry
Chemistry
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Exact sciences and technology
Global environmental pollution
Pollution
Speciation
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Summary:This review summarizes and discusses the research carried out on the determination of antimony and its predominant chemical species in atmospheric aerosols. Environmental matrices such as airborne particulate matter, fly ash and volcanic ash present a number of complex analytical challenges as very sensitive analytical techniques and highly selective separation methodologies for speciation studies. Given the diversity of instrumental approaches and methodologies employed for the determination of antimony and its species in environmental matrices, the objective of this review is to briefly discuss the most relevant findings reported in the last years for this remarkable element and to identify the future needs and trends. The survey includes 92 references and covers principally the literature published over the last decade.
ISSN:0039-9140
1873-3573
DOI:10.1016/j.talanta.2007.11.005