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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
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, UK
Karl D. Froyd
NOAA Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder,
Colorado, USA
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental
Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Daniel M. Murphy
NOAA Chemical Sciences Division, Boulder,
Colorado, USA
Daniel J. Cziczo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, UK
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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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.
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