Quantification of trace arsenic in soils by field-portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: Considerations for sample preparation and measurement conditions

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 262, Issue , 2013, Pages 1213-1222

  Parsons, Chris ^a   Margui Grabulosa, Eva ^b   Pili, Eric ^c,d   Floor, Geerke H ^b   Roman Ross, Gabriela ^b   Charlet, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c DIF   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Method validation; Portable; Soil; XRF

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PERFORMANCE; CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS; INDEPENDENT MEASUREMENT; METHOD VALIDATIONS; PORTABLE; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY; XRF;

ARSENIC; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; X RAY TUBES;

X RAY SPECTROMETERS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; CORRECTION; FLOODPLAIN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOODPLAIN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; X RAY TUBE;

ARSENIC; METHOD VALIDATION; PORTABLE; SOIL; XRF;

ALGORITHMS; ARSENIC; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; IRON; MANGANESE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 84887615319     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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