Low-cost geochemical surveys for environmental studies in developing countries: Testing a field portable XRF instrument under quasi-realistic conditions

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 3-12

  Higueras, P ^a   Oyarzun, R ^b   Iraizoz, J M ^a   Lorenzo, S ^a   Esbri J M ^a   Martinez Coronado A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcudian Valley district; Developing nations; Environmental monitoring; Field Portable XRF; Field testing; Mine wastes

Indexed keywords

ALCUDIAN VALLEY DISTRICT; DEVELOPING NATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIELD TESTING; MINE WASTES; PORTABLE XRF;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENT TESTING; INSTRUMENTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORIES; LEAD; METAL TESTING; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; ZINC;

X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FIELD SURVEY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; HEAVY METAL; LABORATORY METHOD; MINE WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REAL TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER SYSTEM; TESTING METHOD;

AFRICA; ALCUDIA VALLEY; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; CIUDAD REAL [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; LATIN AMERICA; MELANESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SPAIN;

EID: 80055100040     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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