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Determination of trace elements in mine soil samples using portable X-ray fluorescencespectrometer: A comparative study with ICP-OES |
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| Creator | 1. Hamdi Sahraoui 2. Mohamed Hachicha |
| Title | Determination of trace elements in mine soil samples using portable X-ray fluorescencespectrometer: A comparative study with ICP-OES |
| Publisher | Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University |
| Publication Year | 2559 |
| Journal Title | KKU Engineering Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 43 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 162-165 |
| Keyword | Trace elements,Mine soils,ICP-OES,Portable XRF,In situ analysis |
| ISSN | 0125-8273 |
| Abstract | Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn) and Cadmium (Cd) levels on soils surrounding of Lakhouat mine (North-West of Tunisia) were measured.The total concentration of these elements in the soil samples was determined by portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) in situ andcompared to the traditional digestion method using inductively coupled-plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES).Statistical analyses were performed to determine if significant differences existed between the instrumental techniques, whichincluded simple correlations by the regression lines and t-test for mean comparison. The statistical analysis demonstrated thatno statistically significant differences were observed for the Pb concentrations; however, for the Zn and Cd concentrations,t-test showed significant differences between the instrumental techniques. Application of the XRF method gave us thepossibility to realize quick multielement soil analysis. |