A term which characterizes an entire sampling and sample pretreatment procedure, usually
represented as a percentage of the original amount of the analyte which is left for
measurement (signal formation) after having passed through this procedure. This term
also applies to the efficiency of
collection of an
air pollutant by an arrestment plant. For particulates, the
collection efficiency is size related.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167
(Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990))
on page 2181
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
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J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
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