Spectroscopic Measurement of Pollutant Gases

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Abstract

This chapter presents an overview of the most common spectroscopic methods for monitoring trace pollutant gases in ambient air. The methods are discussed in the context of monitoring several priority pollutants, namely ozone, nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia. Spectroscopic methods are widely used for monitoring these gases owing to their sensitivity, selectivity and real-time, online analysis capabilities. Considerations for obtaining sensitive and selective absorption and emission measurements are presented. The absorption techniques considered are UV photometry and nondispersive infrared spectroscopy, differential optical absorption spectroscopy, tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy, cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy, cavity ring-down spectroscopy and cavity-attenuated phase-shift spectroscopy. Fluorescence and chemiluminescence methods are also presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Quality of Air, 2016
EditorsMiguel de la Guardia, Sergio Armenta
PublisherElsevier B.V.
Pages295-319
Number of pages25
ISBN (Print)9780444636058
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Publication series

NameComprehensive Analytical Chemistry
Volume73
ISSN (Print)0166-526X

Keywords

  • Absorption
  • Chemiluminescence
  • Fluorescence
  • Gas
  • Pollutant
  • Spectroscopy

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