A critical review of the use of iron isotopes in atmospheric aerosol research
Yifan Zhang,Rui Li,Zachary B. Bunnell,Yizhu Chen,Guanhong Zhu,Jinlong Ma,Guohua Zhang,Tim M. Conway,and Mingjin Tang
Yifan Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Environmental Technology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Rui Li
Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Yizhu Chen
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Environmental Technology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Guanhong Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Jinlong Ma
State Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Environmental Technology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Environmental Technology and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Resources Utilization, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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The sources of aerosol Fe, especially soluble aerosol Fe, remain to be constrained. The stable isotope ratio of Fe has emerged as a potential tracer for discriminating and quantifying sources of aerosol Fe. In this review, we examine the state of the field for using Fe isotopes as an aerosol source tracer, and constraints on endmember signatures.
The sources of aerosol Fe, especially soluble aerosol Fe, remain to be constrained. The stable...