Development of a procedure for the determination of X-ray fluorescence of metals in aerosols

The precision of the determination of the of heavy metals in aerosols by X-ray fluorescence after their collection on a paper filter is evaluated depending on the chemical composition and weight of unsaturated samples. Recommendations on the choice of the optimal shape of the calibration function and on the conditions for the determination of its coefficients used for the X-ray analysis of unsaturated samples are formulated. A procedure for the X-ray determination of metals in aerosols collected on paper filters is developed; its performance characteristics are presented.