Speciation of metal(loid)s in environmental samples by X-ray absorption spectroscopy: A critical review

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 822, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-22

  Gräfe, Markus ^a   Donner, Erica ^b,c   Collins, Richard N ^d   Lombi, Enzo ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CRC CARE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abstract factor analysis; Chemical state; Imaging; Synchrotron; X ray absorption spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DATA PROCESSING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODELS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; ORES; PHASE INTERFACES; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SYNCHROTRONS; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL STATE; COMBINATORIAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; X RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY;

INTERFACE STATES;

CHROMIUM; METAL; NANOMATERIAL; URANIUM; POLLUTANT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT TISSUE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; SEDIMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; CHEMISTRY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POLLUTANT;

CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; URANIUM; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84897957852     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.02.044     Document Type: Review

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