Environmental monitoring of trace elements in bark of Scots pine by thick-target PIXE

L. Harju, K-E Saarela, Johan Rajander, Jan-Olof Lill, A. Lindroos, Sven-Johan Heselius

    Tutkimustuotos: LehtiartikkeliArtikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

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    Abstrakti

    The lowest detection limits for the analyses of heavy metal ions were obtained by combining dry ashing at 550 degreesC with the PIXE method. More than 100 times higher concentrations were found for the heavy metal ions Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As and Pb in the bark samples from a polluted area in comparison to samples from a non-polluted area. The work demonstrated that external-beam thick-target PIXE is a sensitive and reliable method for quantitative determination of heavy metals in tree bark samples. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
    AlkuperäiskieliEi tiedossa
    Sivut163–167
    Sivumäärä5
    JulkaisuNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
    Vuosikerta189
    TilaJulkaistu - 2002
    OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Julkaistu artikkeli, soviteltu

    Keywords

    • bark
    • environmental pollution
    • heavy metals
    • PIXE
    • Scots pine

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