Publications

Glossary of Terms

AAS

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

AFP

Australian Fine Particle (Study)

amu

Atomic mass unit

ANSTO

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

ANSTO-SFU

ANSTO-Stacked Filter Unit

ANZSIC

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification Code

AS

Australian Standard

ASP

Aerosol Sampling Program

ASV

Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

ATP

Air Toxics Program

bdl

Below detection limit

CSIRO

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

CSIRO-AR

CSIRO-Atmospheric Research

CVAFS

Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry

Dichot

Dichotomous Sampler

EIS

Europe Information Service

ERDC

Energy Research and Development Corporation, NSW

ESCA

Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis

FAAS

Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

FPM

Fine Particulate Matter

GFAAS

Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

HDPE

High Density Polyethylene

Hivol

High Volume Sampler

IBA

Ion Beam Analysis

IC

Ion Chromatography

ICP-AES

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy

ICP-MS

Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry

LIBS

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

MAS

Melbourne Aerosol Study

MOUDI

Micro-Orifice Uniform Deposit Impactor

na

Data or parameter were not available to be included in table

n/a

Not applicable

NAA

Neutron Activation Analysis

NATA

National Association of Testing Authorities

NEPC

National Environment Protection Council

NEPM

National Environment Protection Measure

NPI

National Pollutant Inventory

NSW EPA

New South Wales Environment Protection Authority

PIXE

Particle Induced X-ray Emission spectroscopy

PM1, PM_2.5,

Mass concentration in mg/m³ of Particulate Matter with aerodynamic

& PM₁₀

diameters less than 1, 2.5 and 10 micrometres (mm) respectively.

SEA

South Eastern Arterial (Freeway Study)

SEM

Scanning Electron Microscopy

SMPS

Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer

SSI

Size-Selective Inlet

TEM

Transmission Electron Microscopy

TEOM

Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance

TIMS

Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometry

tpa

tonnes per annum (1000 kg/annum)

TSP

Total Suspended Particles

UN/ECE

United Nations/European Commission on the Environment

US EPA

United States Environmental Protection Agency

VIC EPA

Victoria Environment Protection Agency

WA DEP

Western Australia Department of Environmental Protection

WHO

World Health Organisation

XPS

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

XRF

X-ray Fluorescence spectroscopy