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Author (down) Cabal, A.; Schalm, O.; Eyskens, P.; Willems, P.; Harth, A.; van Espen, P. pdf  doi
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  Title Comparison of x-ray absorption and emission techniques for the investigation of paintings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication X-ray spectrometry Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 44 Issue 3 Pages 141-148  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES)  
  Abstract Four x-ray techniques: computed radiography, emission radiography, energy-resolved radiography and imaging x-ray fluorescence were compared using four mock-up panel paintings. The paintings have different stratigraphy and pigments and are representative for different historical periods. One of the paintings has a hidden underlying painting. The type of pigments used mainly influences the information obtained by both the emission and absorption measurements; high-Z white pigment and high-Z color pigments giving the best contrast. Each of the techniques revealed interesting aspects of the paintings, but none of them could reveal the hidden painting to a satisfactory level. Due to the statistical quality of the spectral data, x-ray fluorescence gives elemental images with high contrast. The radiographic images are better to reveal the internal structure. Imaging x-ray fluorescence and energy-resolved radiography measurements can be done simultaneously, and the combination has the highest potential for the study of complex multilayer paintings. Copyright (c) 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  
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  Language Wos 000353644500010 Publication Date 2015-02-05  
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  ISSN 0049-8246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:126016 Serial 7698  
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Author (down) Cabal, A.; Legrand, S.; Van den Bril, B.; Tote, K.; Janssens, K.; van Espen, P. pdf  doi
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  Title Study of the uniformity of aerosol filters by scanning MA-XRF Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2017 Publication X-ray spectrometry T2 – 17th European Conference on X-Ray Spectrometry (EXRS), JUN 19-24, 2016, Univ Gothenburg, Univ Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SWEDEN Abbreviated Journal X-Ray Spectrom  
  Volume 46 Issue 5 Pages 461-466  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is an attractive analytical method to determine the level of air pollution by heavy metals. The concentration of the filter in ng/cm(2) is obtained by direct comparison of the net characteristic line intensity of an element with that of a thin film standard. As the sampled area on the filter and the area of the standard are larger than the area analysed by the instrument, the distribution of the elements on the surface of both samples and standards have to be sufficiently uniform. If this is not the case, biased concentration estimates are obtained. Two scanning macro-XRF setups with a beam diameter of similar to 0.5 mm were used to investigate the distribution of elements in (1) commercially available (Micromatter) standards, (2) in-house quartz filter standards obtained with an aerosol generator and (3) particulatematter (PM10) collected on quartz filters by a Leckel SEQ 47/50 sampler. The uniformity of the Micromatter standards was better than 2%. At least some in-house standards showed a concave distribution with less material at the edges. The maximum bias introduced by this is less than 5%. Because of the limited sensitivity of scanning XRF compared with conventional XRF, the distribution of only a few common elements like Ca and Fe could be determined reliably in aerosol filters. The distribution of some heavy elements could only be measured in filters sampled in polluted regions. In general, the loading of particulate matter over the filters was uniform. Copyright (C) 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.  
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  Language Wos 000409246400026 Publication Date 2017-03-21  
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  ISSN 0049-8246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.298 Times cited 4 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.298  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:145644 Serial 5852  
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Author (down) Cabal Rodríguez, A.E.; Leyva Pernia, D.; Schalm, O.; van Espen, P.J.M. pdf  doi
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  Title Possibilities of energy-resolved X-ray radiography for the investigation of paintings Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 402 Issue 4 Pages 1471-1480  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract X-ray radiographic images of paintings often show little or no contrast. In order to increase the contrast in radiographic images we measured the X-ray spectrum of a low power X-ray tube, after passing through the painting, with a high energy-resolution SDD detector. To obtain images, the detector is collimated with a 400 mu m diameter pinhole and the painting was moved through the beam in the x and y-direction using a dwell time of a few seconds per pixel. The data obtained consists of a data cube of, typically, 200 x 200 pixels and a 512-channel X-ray spectrum for each pixel, spanning the energy range from 0 to 40 keV. Having the absorbance spectrum available for each pixel, we are able, a posteriori, to produce images by edge subtraction for any given element. In this way high contrast, element-specific, images can be obtained. Because of the high energy-resolution a much simpler edge subtraction algorithm can be applied. We also used principal-component imaging to obtain, in a more automated way, images with high contrast. Some of these images can easily be attributed to specific elements. It turns out that preprocessing of the spectral data is crucial for the success of the multivariate image processing.  
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  Language Wos 000299842000008 Publication Date 2011-07-14  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  ISSN 1618-2642; 1618-2650 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:96200 Serial 8394  
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Author (down) Byrnes, I.; Lind, O.C.; Hansen, E.L.; Janssens, K.; Salbu, B. url  doi
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  Title Characterization of radioactive particles from the Dounreay nuclear reprocessing facility Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Science Of The Total Environment Abbreviated Journal Sci Total Environ  
  Volume 727 Issue Pages 138488-12  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Radioactive particles originating from nuclear fuel reprocessing at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's Dounreay Facility were inadvertently released to the environment in the late 1950s to 1970s and have subsequently been found on site grounds and local beaches. Previous assessments of risk associated with encountering a particle have been based on conservative assumptions related to particle composition and speciation. To reduce uncertainties associated with environmental impact assessments from Dounreay particles, further characterization is relevant. Results of particles available for this study showed variation between Dounreay Fast Reactor (DFR) and Materials Test Reactor (MTR) particles, reflecting differences in fuel design, release scenarios, and subsequent environmental influence. Analyses of DFR particles showed they are small (100-300 mu m) and contain spatially correlated U and Nb. Molybdenum, part of the DFR fuel, was identified at atomic concentrations below 1%. Based on SR-based micrometer-scale X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure spectroscopy (mu-XANES), U may be present as U (IV), and, based on a measured Nb/U atom ratio of similar to 2, stoichiometric considerations are commensurable with the presence of UNb2O7. The MTR particles were larger (740-2000 mu m) and contained U and Al inhomogeneously distributed. Neodymium (Nd) was identified in atomic concentrations of around 1-2%, suggesting it was part of the fuel design. The presence of U(IV) in MTR particles, as indicated by mu-XANES analysis, may be related to oxidation of particle surfaces, as could be expected due to corrosion of UAlx fuel particles in air. High U-235/U-238 atom ratios in individual DFR (3.2 +/- 0.8) and MTR (2.6 +/- 0.4) particles reflected the presence of highly enriched uranium. The DFR particles featured lower Cs-137 activity levels (2.00-9.58 kBq/particle) than the MTR (43.2-641 kBq Cs-137/particle) particles. The activities of the dose contributing radionuclides Sr-90/Y-90 were proportional to Cs-137 (Sr-90/Cs-137 activity ratio approximate to 0.8) and particle activities were roughly proportional to the size. Based on direct beta measurements, gamma spectrometry, and the VARSKIN6 model, contact dose rates were calculated to be approximately 74 mGy/h for the highest activity MTR particle, in agreement with previously published estimates. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.  
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  Language Wos 000537414400014 Publication Date 2020-04-07  
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  ISSN 0048-9697 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 9.8 Times cited 1 Open Access  
  Notes ; This study has been funded by the Research Council of Norway through its Centre of Excellence (CoE) funding scheme (Project No. 223268/F50). The authors are grateful to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency for providing the samples examined in this study and Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) for granting beamtime at HASYLAB BL. The authors would like to thank Prof. D.H. Oughton for fruitful discussions on dosimetry, Dr. K. Proost for assistance with micro-XANES measurements, Dr. T. Gavfert for assistance with calibration of the Canberra SPAB15 instrument, and Dr. E. Reinoso-Maset for support on the Bruker M4 Tornado mu-XRF. The authors also thank Karl Andreas Jensen for guidance and support on ICP-MS. Finally, the authors express gratitude to Dr. D. Hamby and the RAMP organization for providing access to the VARSKIN6 code. ; Approved Most recent IF: 9.8; 2020 IF: 4.9  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:170154 Serial 6467  
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Author (down) Buydens, L.; van Espen, P.; Rutan, S. doi  openurl
  Title CAC-2010 : Twelfth international conference on chemometrics in analytical chemistry Type Editorial
  Year 2011 Publication Analytica chimica acta Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 705 Issue 1/2 Pages 1  
  Keywords Editorial; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Language Wos 000295993900001 Publication Date 2011-08-14  
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  ISSN 0003-2670; 1873-4324 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:93573 Serial 7570  
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Author (down) Bulska, E.; Wysocka, I.A.; Wierzbicka, M.H.; Proost, K.; Janssens, K.; Falkenberg, G. doi  openurl
  Title In vivo investigation of the distribution and the local speciation of selenium in Allium cepa L. by means of microscopic X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy and confocal microscopic X-ray fluorescence analysis Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Analytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal Anal Chem  
  Volume 78 Issue 22 Pages 7616-7624  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Language Wos 000242021400003 Publication Date 2006-10-10  
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  ISSN 0003-2700; 5206-882x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 6.32 Times cited 56 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 6.32; 2006 IF: 5.646  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:60714 Serial 5659  
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Author (down) Bull, D.; Krekeler, A.; Alfeld, M.; Dik, J.; Janssens, K. openurl 
  Title An intrusive portrait by Goya Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication The Burlington magazine Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 153 Issue 1303 Pages 668-673  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Art; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  ISSN 0007-6287; 2044-9925 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: NA  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:93602 Serial 5672  
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Author (down) Bugani, S.; Modugno, F.; Lucejko, J.J.; Giachi, G.; Cagno, S.; Cloetens, P.; Janssens, K.; Morselli, L. pdf  doi
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  Title Study on the impregnation of archaeological waterlogged wood with consolidation treatments using synchrotron radiation microtomography Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal Anal Bioanal Chem  
  Volume 395 Issue 7 Pages 1977-1985  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract In favourable conditions of low temperature and low oxygen concentration, archaeological waterlogged wooden artefacts, such as shipwrecks, can survive with a good state of preservation. Nevertheless, anaerobic bacteria can considerably degrade waterlogged wooden objects with a significant loss in polysaccharidic components. Due to these decay processes, wood porosity and water content increase under ageing. In such conditions, the conservation treatments of archaeological wooden artefacts often involve the replacement of water with substances which fill the cavities and help to prevent collapse and stress during drying. The treatments are very often expensive and technically difficult, and their effectiveness very much depends on the chemical and physical characteristics of the substances used for impregnation. Also important are the degree of cavity-filling, penetration depth and distribution in the structure of the wood. In this study, the distribution in wood cavities of some mixtures based on polyethylene glycols and colophony, used for the conservation of waterlogged archaeological wood, was investigated using synchrotron radiation X-ray computed microtomography (SR-A mu CT). This non-destructive imaging technique was useful for the study of the degraded waterlogged wood and enabled us to visualise the morphology of the wood and the distribution of the materials used in the wood treatments. The study has shown how deposition is strictly related to the dimension of the wooden cavities. The work is currently proceeding with the comparison of synchrotron observations with the data of the solutions viscosity and with those of the properties imparted to the wood by the treatments.  
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  Language Wos 000272017000005 Publication Date 2009-09-16  
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  ISSN 1618-2642 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.431 Times cited 30 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.431; 2009 IF: 3.480  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:94493 Serial 5853  
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Author (down) Bugani, S.; Camaiti, M.; Morselli, L.; Van de Casteele, E.; Janssens, K. doi  openurl
  Title Investigating morphological changes in treated vs. untreated stone building materials by x-ray micro-CT Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2008 Publication Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal Anal Bioanal Chem  
  Volume 391 Issue 4 Pages 1343-1350  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Vision lab; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Language Wos 000256088700030 Publication Date 2008-03-14  
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  ISSN 1618-2642 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.431 Times cited 25 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.431; 2008 IF: 3.328  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:69319 Serial 5673  
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Author (down) Bugani, S.; Camaiti, M.; Morselli, L.; Van de Casteele, E.; Janssens, K. doi  openurl
  Title Investigation on porosity changes of Lecce stone due to conservation treatments by means of x-ray nano- and improved micro-computed tomography: preliminary results Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2007 Publication X-ray spectrometry Abbreviated Journal X-Ray Spectrom  
  Volume 36 Issue 5 Pages 316-320  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Vision lab; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Language Wos 000249961800005 Publication Date 2007-07-16  
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  ISSN 0049-8246 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.298 Times cited 28 Open Access  
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.298; 2007 IF: 1.117  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:66602 Serial 5676  
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Author (down) Buczyńska, A.J.; Krata, A.; Van Grieken, R.; Brown, A.; Polezer, G.; De Wael, K.; Potgieter-Vermaak, S. pdf  doi
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  Title Composition of PM2.5 and PM1 on high and low pollution event days and its relation to indoor air quality in a home for the elderly Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication The science of the total environment Abbreviated Journal Sci Total Environ  
  Volume 490 Issue Pages 134-143  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Many studies probing the link between air quality and health have pointed towards associations between particulate matter (PM) exposure and decreased lung function, aggravation of respiratory diseases like asthma, premature death and increased hospitalisation admissions for the elderly and individuals with cardiopulmonary diseases. Of recent, it is believed that the chemical composition and physical properties of PM may contribute significantly to these adverse health effects. As part of a Belgian Science Policy project (Health effects of particulate matter in relation to physicalchemical characteristics and meteorology), the chemical composition (elemental and ionic compositions) and physical properties (PM mass concentrations) of PM were investigated, indoors and outdoors of old age homes in Antwerp. The case reported here specifically relates to high versus normal/low pollution event periods. PM mass concentrations for PM1 and PM2.5 fractions were determined gravimetrically after collection via impaction. These same samples were hence analysed by EDXRF spectrometry and IC for their elemental and ionic compositions, respectively. During high pollution event days, PM mass concentrations inside the old age home reached 53 μg m− 3 and 32 μg m− 3 whilst outside concentrations were 101 μg m− 3 and 46 μg m− 3 for PM2.5 and PM1, respectively. The sum of nss-sulphate, nitrate and ammonium, dominate the composition of PM, and contribute the most towards an increase in the PM during the episode days constituting 64% of ambient PM2.5 (52 μg m− 3) compared to 39% on non-episode days (10 μg m− 3). Other PM components, such as mineral dust, sea salt or heavy metals were found to be considerably higher during PM episodes but relatively less important. Amongst heavy metals Zn and Pb were found at the highest concentrations in both PM2.5 and PM1. Acidbase ionic balance equations were calculated and point to acidic aerosols during event days and acidic to alkaline aerosols during non-event days. No significant sources of indoor pollutants could be identified inside the old-age home as high correlations were found between outdoor and indoor PM, confirming mainly the outdoor origin of indoor air.  
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  Language Wos 000347293800015 Publication Date 2014-05-21  
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  ISSN 0048-9697 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.9 Times cited 27 Open Access  
  Notes ; The work reported in this paper was financed by the Belgian Science Policy under the Science for Sustainable Development programme (SD/HE/01), the Flemish Scientific Fund (FWO:G.0873.11). We thank the direction and staff of the elderly homes for their support. The authors are thankful to the partners of the project Lotte Jacobs, Tim Nawrot and Benoit Nemery for taking care of project organization, Andy Delcoo, Jo Dewulf and Hugo De Backer from Royal Meteorological Institute, Brussels, Belgium for supplying the meteorological data. We acknowledge Dr. Laszlo Bencs for assistance regarding backward trajectory analyses and two reviewers for their constructive comments. The authors gratefully acknowledge the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) for the provision of the HYSPLIT transport and dispersion model and/or READY website (http://www.ready.noaa.gov) used in this publication. ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.9; 2014 IF: 4.099  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:117005 Serial 5544  
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Author (down) Buczyńska, A.J.; Krata, A.; Stranger, M.; Godoi, A.F.L.; Kontozova-Deutsch, V.; Bencs, L.; Naveau, I.; Roekens, E.; Van Grieken, R. pdf  doi
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  Title Atmospheric BTEX-concentrations in an area with intensive street traffic Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2009 Publication Atmospheric environment : an international journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 43 Issue 2 Pages 311-318  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract The major threat to clean air in developed and industrializing countries is now posed by traffic emissions. The effects of traffic road modifications on the air quality are, however, rarely reported in the literature. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the modernization and renovation of a traffic artery in the region of Mortsel (Antwerp, Belgium) on the concentration of volatile organic compounds such as: benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and m-, p-, o-xylenes (BTEX). The original goal of the reconstruction works was to reduce the traffic lanes of one of the busiest streets in Antwerp, in order to discourage the road traffic and in consequence also to improve the air quality in this region. The average concentrations of BTEX before these works in 2003 were: 1.6, 7.0, 0.9, 2.3, and 0.9 ìg/m3, for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, m + p xylenes, and o-xylene, respectively. However, after the completion of the works, in 2005, they were slightly higher: 2.5, 9.5, 1.6, 3.4, and 1.3 ìg/m3, respectively. The scatter plots of benzene against toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes in 2003 and 2005 showed very good correlations. This fact indicated that all of the measured compounds originated from the same source, namely the road traffic. Moreover, the data obtained from an air-monitoring station at less than 6 km distance from the sampling site (operated by the Flemish Environment Agency, and located in Borgerhout, Antwerp), confirmed the lack of influence of background concentrations of BTEX. The obtained results led to the conclusion that the reduction of the number of traffic lanes had apparently increased the traffic jams and also increased the emission from cars. Therefore, these modernization works had even a negative impact on the local concentration of traffic-related pollutants as BTEX.  
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  Language Wos 000262956500011 Publication Date 2008-10-18  
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  ISSN 1352-2310 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:72925 Serial 7518  
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Author (down) Buczyńska, A.J.; Geypens, B.; Van Grieken, R.; De Wael, K. pdf  doi
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  Title Large-volume injection combined with gas chromatography/isotope ratio mass spectrometry for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Rapid communications in mass spectrometry Abbreviated Journal Rapid Commun Mass Sp  
  Volume 28 Issue 1 Pages 1-9  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract RATIONALE: Compound-specific stable isotope analyses of carbon require relatively large amounts of sample for reliable analyses. Commonly applied injections of 1 μL may thus be inefficient for samples with low concentrations of pollutants (e.g. air particulate matter) or when the amount of a sample is limited. METHODS: A Large-Volume Injection (LVI) method for carbon stable isotope ratio analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) was optimized in this study. Gas chromatography/combustion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GCCIRMS) and ion trap mass spectrometry (ITMS) were used for the determination of stable carbon isotope ratios and quantification of compounds, respectively. RESULTS: The optimized method resulted in very good reproducibility, even for the most volatile PAH, naphthalene, when a small amount of higher boiling co-solvent was used. No significant fractionation of isotope ratios could be seen and the recoveries of analytes were similar to or better than that of a splitless cold injection. CONCLUSIONS: Injection of 100 μL, instead of the commonly used 1 μL, increases the detection limit for PAHs significantly and/or simplifies the sample preparation step. Using our optimized method, stable carbon isotope ratios can be reliably measured in samples with concentrations of PAHs down to 0.050.1 ng μL1.  
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  Language Wos 000328248300007 Publication Date 2013-12-16  
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  ISSN 0951-4198 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 1.998 Times cited 5 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 1.998; 2014 IF: 2.253  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:111677 Serial 5689  
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Author (down) Buczyńska, A.J.; Geypens, B.; Van Grieken, R.; De Wael, K. pdf  url
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  Title Optimization of sample clean-up for the GC-C-IRMS and GC-IT-MS analysis of PAHs from air particulate matter Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2015 Publication Microchemical journal Abbreviated Journal Microchem J  
  Volume 119 Issue Pages 83-92  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract The optimization of sample clean-up for the analysis of air particulate matter PAHs stable carbon isotope ratio using Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) cartridges is described in this paper. Various adsorbents, such as silica gel, alumina, florisil, commercially available for sample purification were compared. Best performance for the clean-up of 24-h air particulate matter samples was obtained with activated silica-gel columns in terms of selectivity and reproducibility. One step clean-up was optimized for concentration determination and in case of co-elutions, a second step was additionally used for carbon isotope ratio analysis. The method was subsequently validated with standard reference material and was checked for carbon isotope fractionation artefacts. No significant differences in δ13C values were found for unprocessed solutions of PAHs and solution subjected to the extraction and purification procedure. The procedure was tested on air particulate matter samples collected in three different locations in Belgium. Statistically significant differences in carbon isotope ratio of PAHs between Borgerhout location and Zelzate or Gent were noticed, confirming the differences in distribution and diagnostic ratios found during the concentration analyses and different PAH sources in these locations. The results, therefore, seem very promising for the use of δ13C of PAHs as an additional information helpful in source identification of these pollutants  
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  Language Wos 000348957800013 Publication Date 2014-11-01  
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  ISSN 0026-265x; 0026-265x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 3.034 Times cited 7 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.034; 2015 IF: 2.746  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:120641 Serial 5759  
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Author (down) Buczyńska, A.J.; Geypens, B.; Van Grieken, R.; De Wael, K. pdf  doi
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  Title Stable carbon isotopic ratio measurement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as a tool for source identification and apportionment : a review of analytical methodologies Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Talanta : the international journal of pure and applied analytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal Talanta  
  Volume 105 Issue Pages 435-450  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract The measurement of the ratio of stable isotopes of carbon (13C/12C expressed as a δ13C) in the individual components of a sample may be used as a means to identify the origin of these components. This article reviews the approaches and reports on the successes and failures of source identification and apportionment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) with the use of compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA). One of the conditions for a precise and accurate analysis of isotope ratios with the use of GC-C-IRMS is the need for well separated peaks, with no co-elutions, and reduced unresolved complex mixture (UCM). Additionally, special care needs to be taken for an investigation of possible isotope fractionation effects introduced during the analytical treatment of samples. With the above-mentioned problems in mind, this review discusses in detail and compares current laboratory methodologies, mainly in the extraction and subsequent clean-up techniques used for environmental samples (air particulate matter, soil and sediments). Sampling strategies, the use of isotopic internal standards and the ranges for precision and accuracy are also reported and discussed.  
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  Language Wos 000319088500064 Publication Date 2012-10-30  
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  ISSN 0039-9140; 1873-3573 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor 4.162 Times cited 19 Open Access  
  Notes ; ; Approved Most recent IF: 4.162; 2013 IF: 3.511  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:102091 Serial 5845  
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Author (down) Buczyńska, A.J. openurl 
  Title Analytical methodology for combined stable carbon isotope ratio and concentration measurement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air particulate matter Type Doctoral thesis
  Year 2014 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 186 p.  
  Keywords Doctoral thesis; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:120050 Serial 7456  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.J.; Van Grieken, R.E. doi  openurl
  Title Laser microprobe mass spectrometric identification of sulfur species in single micrometer-size particles Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1984 Publication Analytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 56 Issue 6 Pages 871-873  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Language Wos A1984SP09600012 Publication Date 2005-03-08  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0003-2700; 5206-882x ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116521 Serial 8163  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.J.; Van Grieken, R.E. pdf  doi
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  Title Molecular ion distributions in laser microprobe mass-spectrometry of calcium-oxide and calcium salts Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1983 Publication Spectrochimica acta: part B : atomic spectroscopy Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 38 Issue 5-6 Pages 853-858  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Laser Microprobe Mass Spectrometry (LAMMA) is used to examine micrometric particles of calcium oxyanion salts (CaCO3, CaSO4, CaSO4·2H2O) and calcium oxide, in both the positive and negative ion mode. The major molecular ions, appearing in the positive mass spectrum, can be divided into three series, namely CamOm-1+, (CaO)m+ and (CaO)mH+ (m = 1-4). In the case of the former two series the relative intensities of the mass peaks as a function of the fragment valence K = (1 + 2n)/m, for CamOn+, can be fitted to a Gaussian distribution curve, as was earlier demonstrated for secondary ion mass spectrometry. The high stability of the (CaO)mH+ series can be explained by the favourable fragment valence of +2 corresponding to the usual oxidation state of calcium.  
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  Language Wos A1983QY80000019 Publication Date 2002-07-25  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0584-8547; 1873-3565 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:113626 Serial 8273  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Van Grieken, R. pdf  doi
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  Title Direct detection of sulfate and nitrate layers on sampled marine aerosols by laser microprobe mass analysis Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1985 Publication Atmospheric environment Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 19 Issue 11 Pages 1969-1970  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract The direct detection of sulfate and nitrate layers on sampled marine aerosols was carried out by laser microprobe mass analysts.  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Wos Publication Date 2003-08-06  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0004-6981 ISBN Additional Links UA library record  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:113617 Serial 7810  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Van Grieken, R. doi  openurl
  Title Recombination reactions and geometry effects in laser microprobe mass analysis studied with 12C/13C bilayers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1986 Publication International journal of mass spectrometry and ion processes Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 74 Issue 2-3 Pages 161-177  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Bilayers of carbon, consisting of a layer of natural carbon and a second layer highly enriched in 13C, were investigated with the LAMMA 500-® instrument. When such a bilayer is perforated by the laser beam, comparable amounts of 12C and 13C are evaporated and partly ionized so that geometry effects and recombination reactions during laser-induced ionization can straightforwardly be studied.  
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  Language Wos A1986G343200003 Publication Date 2002-07-25  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0168-1176; 1873-2801 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:113611 Serial 8461  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Van Grieken, R. openurl 
  Title Recombination reactions and geometry effects in laser microprobe mass analysis studied with 12C/13C bilayers Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 1986 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:117512 Serial 8462  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Van Grieken, R. openurl 
  Title Speciation and distribution of sulfur and nitrogen in individual aerosol particles measured by LAMMA Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 1984 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:117494 Serial 8568  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Storms, H.; Van Grieken, R.; Van der Auwera, L. doi  openurl
  Title Characterization of North-Sea aerosols by individual particle analyses Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1988 Publication Atmospheric environment : an international journal Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 22 Issue 11 Pages 2593-2602  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract On aerosol and rain water samples, collected in the Southern Bight of the North Sea, single particle analyses were performed using both laser microprobe mass analysis and electron-probe X-ray microanalysis in combination with an automated image analysis system. In the aerosols collected from an air mass that had travelled from the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of North France, pure seasalt constituted the most abundant particle type, while aluminosilicates (mostly spherical fly-ash particles) amounted to about 20% and mixed seasalt/aluminosilicate, carbonaceous particles, CaSO4 and spherical iron oxides contributed each 510 %. In air masses that had a longer residence time over the continent, spherical iron oxides, carbonaceous particles and ammonium sulfates together made up 70 % of the total particle load. Seasalt particles were nearly all enriched in sulfate or nitrate, but they were seen to be washed out efficiently after a rain shower. In rain water, some 40 % of the particles appeared to be spherical or irregularly shaped aluminosilicates, from fly-ash and dust dispersal, but more than 50 % consisted of SiO2. The high relative abundance of these particles in rain water may be the result of Al leaching from fly-ash, or of more efficient scavenging by rain droplets.  
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  Language Wos A1988R523900028 Publication Date 2003-08-06  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 1352-2310 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:113610 Serial 7632  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Storms, H.; Van Grieken, R. openurl 
  Title Chemical characterization of airborne particulate matter above the North Sea Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 1985 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords P3 Proceeding; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:117500 Serial 7646  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Storms, H.; Van Grieken, R. openurl 
  Title Chemical characterization of individual aerosol particles from remote and polluted marine air Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 1985 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords P3 Proceeding; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:117497 Serial 7647  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Storms, H.; Van Grieken, R. doi  openurl
  Title LAMMA and electron-microprobe analysis of atmospheric aerosols Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1984 Publication Journal de physique Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 45 Issue C:2 Pages 785-788  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract A laser microprobe mass analyser and a highly automated electron probe X-ray microanalysis unit have been used to study the elemental composition, inorganic speciation and morphology of atmospheric aerosols collected at various remote to polluted and marine to continental locations.  
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  Language Wos A1984SQ01400182 Publication Date 2007-08-21  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0302-0738 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:113621 Serial 8148  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Storms, H.; Tavares, T.; Van Grieken, R. doi  openurl
  Title Characterization of individual particle types in coastal air by laser microprobe mass analysis Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1985 Publication International journal of environmental analytical chemistry Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 1-14  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Laser Microprobe Mass Analysis (LAMMA) was used in a preliminary study to characterize aerosol particles from a beach and inland sites and from a heavily industrialized area. As many as six types of both positive and negative mass spectra with different inorganic and organic signals could be distinguished in the different particle size ranges. Information about the elemental composition and the speciation of S and N was obtained. With increasing distance from sea, progressive uptake of nitrate in seasalt particles was found. Complex particles, containing soot and organic ammonium sulfate, were also detected.  
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  Language Wos A1985AZE1800001 Publication Date 2007-07-07  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0306-7319 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116575 Serial 7626  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Otten, P.; Van Grieken, R. doi  openurl
  Title Inorganic nitrogen speciation in single micrometer-size particles by laser microprobe mass analysis Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1988 Publication Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 3 Issue Pages 237-240  
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
  Abstract Individual micrometer-size particles of inorganic nitrogen salts, such as NaNO3, NaNO2, (NH4)2SO4, NH4Cl, NH4NO3 and their mixtures, were analysed in the laser microprobe mass analyser. The cluster-ion distributions of the salts are systematically described and can be used to gain speciation information. The results can be used to study the distribution of the atmospheric aerosol inorganic nitrogen compounds and to investigate their chemical transformations under ambient conditions.  
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  Language Wos A1988M144200041 Publication Date 2004-04-20  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN 0267-9477 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles  
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access  
  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:116800 Serial 8106  
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Author (down) Bruynseels, F.; Artaxo, P.; Storms, H.; Van Grieken, R. openurl 
  Title LAMMA-study of aerosol samples collected in the Amazon basin Type H3 Book chapter
  Year 1987 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 355-358 T2 - Microbeam analysis 1987 / Geiss, R.H.  
  Keywords H3 Book chapter; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:117527 Serial 8151  
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Author (down) Brunekreef, B.; Janssen, N., A.H.; de Hartog, J., J.; Oldenwening, M.; Meliefste, K.; Hoek, G.; Lanki, T.; Timonen, K., L.; Vallius, M.; Pekkanen, J.; Van Grieken, R. openurl 
  Title Personal, indoor, and outdoor exposures to PM2.5 and its components for groups of cardiovascular patients in Amsterdam and Helsinki Type Minutes and reports
  Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Minutes and reports; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation)  
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  Notes Approved no  
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:51816 Serial 8374  
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