Single-particle characterization of soil samples collected at various arid areas of China, using low-Z particle electron probe X-ray microanalysis{star, open}

Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 393-399

  Kim, HyeKyeong ^a   Hwang, HeeJin ^a   Ro, Chul Un ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian dust; Desert soils; Loess soils; Low Z particle EPMA; Single particle analysis; Soils

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITION; DUST; MICROANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ASIAN DUST; DESERT SOILS; LOESS SOILS; LOW-Z PARTICLE EPMA; SINGLE PARTICLE ANALYSIS;

SOILS;

EID: 33745220747     PISSN: 05848547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sab.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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