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https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-13-22221-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-13-22221-2013
26 Aug 2013
 | 26 Aug 2013
Status: this preprint was under review for the journal ACP but the revision was not accepted.

Characterization of minerals in air dust particles in the state of Tamilnadu, India through ftir spectroscopy

R. Senthil Kumar and P. Rajkumar

Abstract. The abstract of this paper explains the presence of minerals in air which causes great concern regarding public health issues. The spectroscopic investigation of air dust particles of several samples in various locations in the state of Tamilnadu, India is reported. Qualitative analyses were carried out to determine the major and minor constituent minerals present in the samples based on the FTIR absorption peaks. This study also identified the minerals like quartz, asbestos, kaolinite, calcite, hematite, montmorillonite, nacrite and several other trace minerals in the air dust particles. The presents of quartz is mainly found in all the samples invariably. Hence the percentage of quartz and its crystalline nature were determined with the help of extinction co-efficient and crystallinity index respectively.

R. Senthil Kumar and P. Rajkumar
 
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R. Senthil Kumar and P. Rajkumar
R. Senthil Kumar and P. Rajkumar

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