Abstract: The concentration of cadmium (Cd) in soils, atmospheric particles, and solid wastes was determined using a new solid sampling atomic fluorescence spectrometry (SSAFS), which was designed by Beijing Titan Instruments Co., Ltd. Nine standard soils(GBW07407, GBW07402, GBW07410, GBW07425, GBW07426, GBW07428, GBW07419, GBW07309 and GBW07418) were chosen to study the influence of sample mass on the measurements, and the standard curves were well fitted (R ² > 0.93) in the range of 1.0-10.0 mg. When the sample mass was 10.0 mg, the detection limit and determination limit were 0.004 7 and 0.016 mg/kg, respectively. The concentration of Cd in five field samples measured with SSAFS using the seven standard curves (except GBW07418 and GBW07419) was consistent with the value measured with the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). However, compared with the concentration of Cd determined by ICP-MS, the concentration in atmospheric particles determined by SSAFS was much higher, and the value in solid wastes was smaller. As a result, in order to improve the accuracy of data, it was suggested that the same type of standards or standards in the studied area should be used to establish the standard curves before analyzing solid samples in some area.