Filter Sample Analysis
PI: Prof.Athanasios Nenes (athanasios.nenes@epfl.ch); Dr. Eleftheriadis Konstatinos (elefther@ipta.demokritos.gr); Prof. Nikolaos Mihalopoulos (nmihalo@noa.gr) Operators:The filters collected from the Digitel, HiVol and INP samplers will be used in a variety of analysis to characterize numerous aspects of the chemical composition and properties of the aerosol on Mt.Helmos during CALISHTO. The filter analysis planned includes:
- Elemental and organic carbon (NCSR Demokritos)
- IC analysis (EPFL/CSTACC) for hygroscopicity and pH calculations
- Offline AMS (CSTACC) for PMF analysis of sources & OC composition
- ATR-FTIR analysis (EPFL) for OC Analysis
- BrC/OP and soluble metals (Fe, Cu, Mn) with ICP-MS (CSTACC/EPFL)
- Phospholipids analysis for bioaerosol content characterization (EPFL)
- Sugars, polysaccharides (NOA/UoC)