Partner: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
PI: Prof. Nenes Athanasios ([email protected])
Operator: Nenes Athanasios, LAPI/EPFL and CSTACC/FORTH; Sofia Gkretsi, LAPI/EPFL
Thermal-Optical OC/EC analysis performed using a Sunset Laboratory Inc. OCEC analyzer is a NIOSH-recognized method (Method-5040) for the determination of organic and elemental carbon of atmospheric particles collected on quartz fiber filters. Details are here: https://www.sunlab.com/lab-oc-ec-aerosol-analyzer/
Filters and sample size
- Filter type: pure quartz filters (binder free)
- Standard sample sizes of 1.0 and 1.5 cm2
Measurement range
- Total carbon: 0.20 – 600 μg cm-2
- Organic Carbon: 0.20 – 600 μg cm-2
- Elemental Carbon: 0.20 – 30 μg cm-2
- Detection limit: 0.10 μg cm-2