Improved identification of primary biological aerosol particles using single-particle mass spectrometry

Zawadowicz, Maria A.; Froyd, Karl D.; Murphy, Daniel M.; Cziczo, Daniel J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7193-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7193-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-7193-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 11

Research article

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16 Jun 2017

Research article |

| 16 Jun 2017

Improved identification of primary biological aerosol particles using single-particle mass spectrometry

Maria A. Zawadowicz, Karl D. Froyd, Daniel M. Murphy, and Daniel J. Cziczo

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Improved identification of primary biological aerosol particles using single particle mass spectrometry M. A. Zawadowicz https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/C6V7FL

Short summary

This paper reports the results of laboratory and field measurements of primary biological aerosol particles using single-particle mass spectrometry (SPMS). Identification of biological particles using SPMS can be challenging, as their mass spectra can present features similar to phosphorus-containing minerals and combustion by-products. Using a large database of laboratory measurements, a criterion for the identification of biological particles has been developed.