Heavy metal concentrations in soils as determined by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), with special emphasis on chromium

Environmental Research

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-420

  Senesi, G S ^a   Dell'Aglio, M ^a   Gaudiuso, R ^b   De Giacomo, A ^a,b   Zaccone, C ^b   De Pascale, O ^a   Miano, T M ^b   Capitelli, M ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromium; Heavy metals; Inductively coupled plasma (ICP); Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); Sewage sludge; Soil

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; SILICON; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CALIBRATION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LASER; PLASMA; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; ELECTRON; HUMAN; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; ITALY; LASERS; METALS, HEAVY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 64749112116     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.02.005     Document Type: Article

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