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Quantitative X-ray diffraction phase analysis of airborne particulate collected by a cascade impactor sampler using the Rietveld full-pattern fitting method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Vicente Esteve*
Affiliation:
Dpto. de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica. Universitat Jaume I. Ap. 224. 12080 Castellón. Spain
Juan Carda
Affiliation:
Dpto. de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica. Universitat Jaume I. Ap. 224. 12080 Castellón. Spain
María Mercedes Reventós
Affiliation:
Dpto. de Geología. Universitat de València. Burjassot (Valencia). Spain
José María Amigó
Affiliation:
Dpto. de Geología. Universitat de València. Burjassot (Valencia). Spain
*
a)To whom correspondence should be addressed, e-mail: estevev@nuvol.uji.es

Abstract

Samples of airborne particulate were collected at the “El Ingenio” site in Castellón (Spain) using a cascade impactor sampler. Quantitative analysis of present phases in the aerosol was performed using the full-pattern fitting Rietveld method. Quantitative information was obtained from refined individual scale factors and unit-cell volumes, obtained with a Rietveld refinement program. Quartz, calcite, and gypsum were encountered as major phases, and their size distribution and concentration in the atmosphere were calculated.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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