The role of different soil sample digestion methods on trace elements analysis: A comparison of ICP-MS and INAA measurement results

Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 84-93

  Gaudino, Stefania ^a   Galas, Chiara ^a   Belli, Maria ^a   Barbizzi, Sabrina ^a   De Zorzi, Paolo ^a   Jaćimović, Radojko ^b   Jeran, Zvonka ^b   Pati, Alessandra ^a   Sansone, Umberto ^c  

^a Agenzia per la Protezione dell'Ambiente e per i Servizi Tecnici APAT   (Italy)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Digestion methods; ICP MS; INAA; Soils; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847208865     PISSN: 09491775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00769-006-0238-1     Document Type: Article

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