Laser ablation ICPMS was presented as a direct multi-element analysis of aerosol particles collected by cascade impaction. This was a first attempt to analyse both micro- and nanoparticles by whole-spot analysis using a so-called multi-elemental mapping approach by rastering with the laser beam over the surface of the impaction foils. This approach combined with image analysis circumvent problems associated with elemental heterogeneity of the collected aerosols in the impaction spots.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 4032794The characterization of the volcanic aerosols emitted from the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption, after long-range transport (LRT) to Slovenia (ca. 3000 km), was presented. A whole array of physico-chemical characterization techniques was used comprising on-site continuous and discrete measurements augmented by detailed laboratory analyses.
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COBISS.SI-ID: 4411930The cutting and grinding processes used in the manufacture of glass products leads to the production of fine particles. The risk these fine particles represent to human health through inhalation has been investigated by the determination of the bioaccessibility of the lead found within a lead glass, utilizing artificial lysosomal fluid to simulate the leaching of the particles in the lungs.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 4478490A novel method was presented for the preparation, characterisation and subsequent use of PbS nanoparticles within an in-vitro bioaccessibility test representing the respiratory tract, specifically the conditions occurring in conjunction with phagocytosis by cells using artificial lysosomal fluid. The production of particles through the use of a nanosecond laser ablation enables their rapid production with a relatively narrow particle size distribution, and a diameter enabling them to represent particles that can enter the alveolar region of the respiratory tract (< 3 µm).
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
COBISS.SI-ID: 4275994The characterization of the volcanic aerosols emitted from the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption, after long-range transport (LRT) to Slovenia (ca. 3000 km), was presented. A whole array of physico-chemical characterization techniques was used comprising on-site continuous and discrete measurements augmented by detailed laboratory analyses.
B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference
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