Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net 1867-8610 1 1 2008 10.5194/amtd-1-205-2008 http://www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/1/205/2008/ http://www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/1/205/2008/amtd-1-205-2008.html http://www.atmos-meas-tech-discuss.net/1/205/2008/amtd-1-205-2008.pdf 205 248 2008-11-26 Evaluation and application of a semi-continuous chemical characterization system for water soluble inorganic PM_2.5 and associated precursor gases K. J. Godri G. J. Evans greg.evans@utoronto.ca J. Slowik A. Knox J. Abbatt J. Brook T. Dann E. Dabek-Zlotorzynska Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario, Canada Analysis and Air Quality Division, Environmental Science and Technology Centre, Environment Canada, 335 River Road, Ottawa, ON K1A OH3, Canada Water soluble inorganic particles components (Cl^−, SO₄^2−, NO₃^−, and NH₄⁺) and concentrations of their associated precursor gases (HCl, SO₂, HNO₃, NH₃) were semi-continuously measured using the Dionex Gas Particle Ion Chromatography (GPIC) system. Sampling was conducted adjacent to a high traffic street in downtown Toronto, Canada from June 2006 to March 2007. This study evaluated the precision and accuracy of field sampling measurements with the GPIC both relative to filter based measurements and other co-located semi-continuous instruments (R&P 8400N Nitrate Monitor, API Fluorescent SO₂ Gas Analyzer, and Aerodyne C-ToF-AMS). 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