“…A range of Pb reference compounds representing the most common Pb species reported in aerosol particles, − soils, − , street dust, and Pb-based paints , were purchased or synthesized for XAFS modeling and included the following: Pb oxides (PbO, massicot; β-PbO 2 , plattnerite), galena (PbS), Pb metal, Pb sulfate [mixture of lanarkite (Pb 2 O(SO 4 )) and anglesite (PbSO 4 )], cerussite (PbCO 3 ), hydrocerussite ((PbCO 3 ) 2 •Pb(OH) 2 ), crocoite (PbCrO 4 ), pyromorphite (Pb 5 (PO 4 ) 3 Cl), Pb acetate, Pb citrate, Pb oxalate, Pb adsorbed onto goethite (350 mmol/kg; pH 6.5), birnessite (300 mmol/kg; pH 6.5), and gibbsite (300 mmol/kg; pH 6.5) (as representative species on Pb associated to Fe-, Mn-, or Al-oxyhydroxides), Pb adsorbed on cysteine, and Pb complexed to humic acid (300 mmol/kg; pH 5). Details on the source of Pb standards, sample preparation, beamline parameters, and data analysis are given in Appendix A (SI).…”