Department of Chemistry
University of Gothenburg
SE-412 96 Göteborg
Sweden

Room 4244
Tel: +46 31 786 90 09
Fax: +46 31 772 31 07
E-mail: johan.boman@

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Research :

My research time is devoted to environmental science, with special focus on trace elements in the outer environment. Most of the projects are centered on application of the Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis technique. This is a nondestructive, multi-elemental technique were elements can be detected down to picogram levels. Applications are mainly dealing with field measurement studies of the air quality in several parts of the world.

The EDXRF technique is also being developed for new applications, to gain better detection levels and to combine the XRF analysis with other analytical techniques.

Selected recent publications:

J. Boman, M. J. Gatari, S. Janhäll, A. S. Shannigrahi and A. Wagner, Elemental content of PM2.5 aerosol particles collected in Göteborg during the Göte-2005 campaign in February 2005. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9, 2009.
http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/2597/2009/

J. Boman, J. Lindén, S. Thorsson, B. Holmer, I. Eliasson, A tentative study of urban and suburban fine particles (PM2.5) collected in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.. Published in X-Ray Spectrometry, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/xrs.1173

A. Wagner and J. Boman, Elemental analysis of size-segregated particulate matter sampled in Göteborg, Sweden. Spectrochimica Acta B, November 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2008.10.010

M. J. Gatari, J. Boman, A: Wagner. Evaluation of elemental content in aerosol particles in an industrial area in Nairobi, Kenya. X-Ray Spectrometry. June 2008.DOI 10.1002/xrs.1097

M. J. Gatari, W. Kimani, J. Boman, and J. B. C. Pettersson. Inorganic and black carbon content in aerosols measured at a high altitude site on Mount Kenya, Kenya. X-Ray Spectrometry. May 2008. DOI 10.1002/xrs.1094

P. Molnár, T. Bellander, G. Sällsten and J. Boman, Indoor and outdoor concentrations of PM2.5 trace elements at homes, preschools and schools in Stockholm, Sweden. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 9, 2007. DOI:10.1039/b616858b

A. Wagner, J. B. C. Pettersson and J. Boman, Elemental concentrations in air, water and aquatic biota in two rural provinces in northern Vietnam. Chemistry and Ecology. 23, February 2007

K. B. Lewerissa and J. Boman. Study of trace elements and soot in aerosols from a coal-fired power plant in northern Vietnam. Environmental monitoring and assessment. 130, 2007. http://www.springerlink.com/content/7243v33m4612337p/

List of publications at the end of the CV .