M-22 Environmental-related materials and air-born particles

Materials Science and Nanotechnology

Electron microscopy with X-ray analysis is increasingly used for the single particle characterization of ambient atmospheric aerosols;  indeed directly observing elements and compounds within individual  particles allows more straightforward source identification than  e.g. bulk analysis of loaded aerosol filters does. Also aqueous sediments and other environmental materials are advantageously  studied for their composition and morphology by electron microscopy and related techniques.

Topics:

1. Soot particles
2. Urban, rural and indoor airborne particles
3. Waste materials (particles, trace elements)
4. Particles in aqueous sediments
5. Nanoparticles in the environment
6. Volcanic ashes

Chairpersons:

Invited Speakers:
- Ricardo Godoi, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil