Determination of the concentrations and elemental compositions of particulate matter in photocopy centers

Year 2017, Volume: 21 Issue: 2, 178 - 189, 01.04.2017

Simge Çankaya Beyhan Pekey

https://doi.org/10.16984/saufenbilder.297003

Abstract

In this study,
particulate matter sampling was carried out in order to determine the indoor
air particle pollution arising from photocopying. For that purpose, 9 different
photocopy centers were selected in Kocaeli. The samples were collected with
using a 5-stage Sioutas Cascade Impactor and the elemental compositions were
analysed with ICP-MS analysis technique. Mass concentrations and elemental
compositions of particulate matter collected was determined for 5 different
size fractions (PM_>2.5, PM_2.5-1.0, PM_1.0-0.5,
PM_0.5-0.25 ve PM_<0.25) and the results of this study
were evaluated within this context.

Keywords

Particulate matter, photocopy, Sioutas cascade impactor, ICP-MS

Fotokopi merkezlerinde partikül madde konsantrasyonlarının ve element kompozisyonlarının belirlenmesi

Abstract

 Bu çalışmada,
Kocaeli’nde seçilen 9 farklı fotokopi merkezinde, fotokopi kullanımından
kaynaklı iç ortam partikül madde kirliliğinin belirlenmesi amacıyla partikül
madde örneklemeleri gerçekleştirilmiştir. Örnekler, 5 aşamalı Sioutas sıralı
örnekleyici kullanılarak toplanmış ve element içerikleri ICP-MS analiz tekniği
kullanılarak belirlenmiştir. Toplanan partikül maddelerin kütle konsantrasyonları
ve element kompozisyonları, 5 farklı boyut aralığı (PM_>2.5, PM_2.5-1.0,
PM_1.0-0.5, PM_0.5-0.25 ve PM_<0.25) için
belirlenmiş ve çalışmanın sonuçları bu kapsamda değerlendirilmiştir.  

Keywords

Partikül madde, fotokopi, Sioutas sıralı örnekleyici, ICP-MS 5

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