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  • Title: A comparison of Cu, Pb, As, Cd, Zn, Fe, Ni and Mn determined by acid extraction/ICP-OES and ex situ field portable X-ray fluorescence analyses.
    Author: Kilbride C, Poole J, Hutchings TR.
    Journal: Environ Pollut; 2006 Sep; 143(1):16-23. PubMed ID: 16406626.
    Abstract:
    Total concentrations of Cu, Pb, As, Cd, Zn, Fe, Ni and Mn were determined for 81 soil samples using two types of field portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) system; dual isotope and X-ray tube. FPXRF metal concentrations were statistically compared with analytical results from aqua regia extractions followed by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) analysis. The ability of each FPXRF instrument to produce analytical results comparable to the reference method was assessed by linear regression. A high degree of linearity was found for Fe and Pb with the X-ray tube instrument and for Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd and Mn with the dual source instrument. FPXRF analyser performance improved with increased analysis time for Cu, Mn and Pb, whilst Fe, Zn, Cd, Ni and As showed no significant improvement. Particle size did not influence FPXRF analyser performance. Both the dual isotope and the X-ray tube FPXRF instruments are effective tools for rapid, quantitative assessment of soil metal contamination and for monitoring the efficacy of remediation strategies.
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