Journal
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 405, Issue 9, Pages 2957-2963Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-6660-9
Keywords
Molybdenum; Isotopes; Isotope dilution mass spectrometry; Metal; Tracer; Air; SRM 3134
Funding
- NSERC
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Here, we report the first measurements of the molybdenum (Mo) isotopic composition of aerosols collected on Teflon air filters. Mo concentrations and isotopic compositions were measured at selected locations in the city of Calgary, Canada, including a residence, the isotope laboratory at the University of Calgary, the University of Calgary weather station, and the City of Calgary Transit bus garage. Concentrations ranged from 0.07 ng/m(3) in the laboratory to 19.0 ng/m(3) in the bus garage. The concentrations of Mo in the air samples collected in the bus garage were the highest measured in this study. To date, there are no reported data for the Mo isotopic composition of airborne Mo. In this study, the delta Mo-98/95 values measured for the different urban sampling sites and reported relative to SRM 3134, ranged from -0.18 to +0.94 aEuro degrees. The results of this investigation suggest that measurements of Mo concentrations and isotopic compositions have the potential to trace anthropogenic emissions in an urban environment.
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