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Investigation of Winter Atmospheric Aerosol Particles in Downtown Katowice using XPS and SEM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2003

A. Wawroś ,
E. Talik  and
J.S. Pastuszka
A. Wawroś
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, 4 Uniwersytecka St., 40-007 Katowice, Poland
E. Talik
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, 4 Uniwersytecka St., 40-007 Katowice, Poland
J.S. Pastuszka
Affiliation:
Institute of Occupational Medicine & Environmental Health, 13 Kościelna St., 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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Abstract

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to determine the surface chemical composition of atmospheric particles (PM-10 and PM-2.5), collected in downtown Katowice, Upper Silesia, Poland, in the winter season (November and December 2000). Carbon- and oxygen-containing species dominated the particulate surface with traces of N, S, Si, Cl, Na, Zn, Al, Cu, Fe, Ca, K, Mg, Pb, and P present. Additionally, the size, morphology, and chemical composition of about 300 of the individual atmospheric particles were analyzed by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy and electron probe microanalysis. A number of aluminosilicates and metallic elements such as Fe, K, Mg, Zn, as well as rare earth elements, were detected by SEM. The results obtained show that the analyzed aerosol is of natural and anthropogenic origin. Particles containing sulfur compounds as well as oxygen and sodium in downtown Katowice come mainly from the east and southeast sectors.

Keywords

air aerosolPM-2.5PM-10elemental composition of aerosolscanning microscopyphotoelectron spectroscopy
Type
Fifth EMAS Regional Workshop: Electron Probe Microanalysis Today—Practical Aspects
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 349 - 358
Copyright
© 2003 Microscopy Society of America

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