Various methods to determine air pollutants on pollen grains
Open Access
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Grana
- Vol. 30 (2) , 553-556
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00173139109432025
Abstract
Birch pollen (Betula sp.) was treated with polluted air and the inorganic components of the pollen surface were analysed by different methods. By EDAX some particles were found to be composed of e.g., Si and S, or Al, Ca and Fe. The SIMS method indicated P, K, Si, Ca, Mg, Al, Na, Rb, Ba, Zn, Sr and B. ESCA seems to be more suitable for analysis of organic compounds, and only C, O, Si, and N could be detected.Keywords
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