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Achievement of 1.4 ng detection limit of cesium with TXRF spectrometer by changing the X-ray detector and reducing noise

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10380J, Paper

Susumu Imashuku, Deh Ping Tee, Hiroko Seki, Hiroya Miyauchi, Osami Wada, Jun Kawai
The sensitivity of the portable total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF) spectrometer we previously developed was improved twice by shielding the cables of the X-ray tube, grounding all instrument cases, replacing...
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Atomic spectrometry update. Clinical and biological materials, foods and beverages

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA90005J, Atomic Spectrometry Update

Andrew Taylor, Martin P. Day, John Marshall, Marina Patriarca, Mark White
Recent analytical research in the fields of clinical and biological materials and foods and beverages using all types of atomic spectrometry is reviewed.
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Femtosecond laser ablation particle introduction to a liquid sampling-atmospheric pressure glow discharge ionization source

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10331A, Communication

Anthony J. Carado, C. Derrick Quarles, Andrew M. Duffin, Charles J. Barinaga, Richard E. Russo, R. Kenneth Marcus, Gregory C. Eiden, David W. Koppenaal
Ionization of femtosecond laser ablated metal particles by means of a liquid sampling-atmospheric pressure glow discharge ionization source.
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On-line preconcentration using chelating and ion-exchange minicolumns for the speciation of chromium(III) and chromium(VI) and their quantitative determination in natural waters by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10290K, Technical Note

M. M. Lopez Guerrero, E. Vereda Alonso, J. M. Cano Pavon, M. T. Siles Cordero, A. Garcia de Torres
The flow injection system developed permits the simultaneous determination of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in seawaters by ICP-MS.
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Evaluation of Sr chemical purification technique for natural geological samples using common cation-exchange and Sr-specific extraction chromatographic resin prior to MC-ICP-MS or TIMS measurement

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10333H, Technical Note

Yue-Heng Yang, Fu-Yuan Wu, Zhi-Chao Liu, Zhu-Yin Chu, Lie-Wen Xie, Jin-Hui Yang
Sample preparation protocols based on common cation and Sr-specific resin were evaluated for geological samples.
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Precise micrometre-sized Pb-Pb and U-Pb dating with NanoSIMS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10303F, Paper

Wei Yang, Yang-Ting Lin, Jian-Chao Zhang, Jia-Long Hao, Wen-Jie Shen, Sen Hu
A new method of zircon Pb-Pb dating (<2 [small mu ]m) and U-Pb dating (<5 [small mu ]m) with NanoSIMS.
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Dielectric barrier discharge-plasma induced vaporization for the determination of thiomersal in vaccines by atomic fluorescence spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10329J, Technical Note

Qingju Wu, Zhenli Zhu, Zhifu Liu, Hongtao Zheng, Shenghong Hu, Libo Li
Direct determination of thiomersal in vaccines by atomic fluorescence spectrometry was achieved based on dielectric barrier discharge-plasma induced vaporization. There is no consumption of additional reagents for the whole measurements.
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An interlaboratory comparison of bone lead measurements via K-shell x-ray fluorescence spectrometry: validation against inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10369A, Paper

David J Bellis, Andrew C Todd, Patrick J Parsons
109Cd-based K-shell x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (hereafter, for brevity, XRF) is used, often in epidemiological studies, to perform non-invasive, in vivo measurements of lead in bone. We conducted the first interlaboratory...
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Investigating Diagenesis and the Suitability of Porcine Enamel for Strontium (87Sr/86Sr) Isotope Analysis

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10356G, Paper

Richard Madgwick, Jacqui Mulville, Jane Evans
Population origins, animal movements, and the presence of non-local individuals have all been addressed through the analysis of strontium isotope ratios in dental tissues. There has been extensive research regarding...
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Analyzing unburned carbon in fly ash using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with multivariate calibration method

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10229C, Paper

Shunchun Yao, Jidong Lu, Jianping Zheng, Meirong Dong
Linear multivariate regression is an alternative calibration method for analyzing the UC of fly ashes from different coals with LIBS.
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Glow discharge imaging spectroscopy with a novel acousto-optical imaging spectrometer

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10325G, Paper

M. Voronov, V. Hoffmann, T. Wallendorf, S. Marke, J. Monch, C. Engelhard, W. Buscher, S. J. Ray, G. M. Hieftje
High spatial, time and spectral resolution of plasma images in Glow Discharge is demonstrated using a novel unique Acousto-Optical Spectrometer.
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A pilot study on the use of laser ablation-ICP-mass spectrometry for assessing/mapping the distribution of a drug and its metabolites across the body compartments of rats

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10343E, Paper

Andrei Izmer, Deepti Gholap, Kathleen De Houwer, Filip Cuyckens, Frank Vanhaecke
The distribution of a Br-containing anti-TB drug over the organs of rats was visualized and semi-quantitatively assessed via spatially resolved analysis of thin sections using LA-ICP-MS.
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The data treatment dependent variability of U-Pb zircon ages obtained using mono-collector, sector field, laser ablation ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10358C, Paper

Alex Ulianov, Othmar Muntener, Urs Schaltegger, Francois Bussy
U-Pb dating of zircons by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) is a widely used analytical technique in Earth Sciences. For U-Pb ages below 1 billion years (1...
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Comparison of different methods for the absolute quantification of harbour seal transferrin glycoforms using HPLC-ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10287K, Paper

Mechthild Grebe, Daniel Profrock, Antje Kakuschke, M. Estella del Castillo Busto, Maria Montes-Bayon, Alfredo Sanz-Medel, Jose A. C. Broekaert, Andreas Prange
Different approaches for biomarker quantification via iron specific ICP-MS detection were developed and critically compared.
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Directly suspended droplet microextraction combined with energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to determine nano levels of phosphate in surface water

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10313C, Paper

Katarzyna Pytlakowska, Rafal Sitko
Combination of EDXRF and DSDME was proposed for determination of phosphate in water via molybdenum blue complex.
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Fully automated lab-on-valve-multisyringe flow injection analysis-ICP-MS system: an effective tool for fast, sensitive and selective determination of thorium and uranium at environmental levels exploiting solid phase extraction

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,327-334
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10304D, Paper

Jessica Avivar, Laura Ferrer, Montserrat Casas, Victor Cerda
The proposed system has proved to be a fully automated, versatile, fast and accurate analyzer for the determination of Th and U isotopes at trace levels in environmental samples.
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Plasma pencil as an excitation source for atomic emission spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,305-309
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10278H, Paper

Lukas Novosad, Ales Hrdlicka, Pavel Slavicek, Vitezslav Otruba, Viktor Kanicky
Plasma pencil can be used for quantitative determination of some elements in aqueous solutions by AES with the same introduction system as for ICP. 3-sigma detection limits are about 10^-2 mg l^-1.
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Atomic spectrometry update. Environmental analysis

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,187-221
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA90057A, Atomic Spectrometry Update

Owen T. Butler, Warren R. L. Cairns, Jennifer M. Cook, Christine M. Davidson
This update reviews papers published approximately between September 2010 and August 2011 in the field of atomic spectrometric analysis of environmental samples.
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Pulsed glow discharge time of flight mass spectrometry for the screening of polymer-based coatings containing brominated flame retardants

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,318-326
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10300A, Paper

Claudia Gonzalez de Vega, Lara Lobo, Beatriz Fernandez, Nerea Bordel, Rosario Pereiro, Alfredo Sanz-Medel
Study of rf-PGD-ToFMS potential for the fast and effective screening of polymers containing BFRs by comparing their mass-spectral fingerprint.
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Reference-free quantification of particle-like surface contaminations by grazing incidence X-ray fluorescence analysis

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,248-255
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10286B, Paper

Falk Reinhardt, Janos Osan, Szabina Torok, Andrea Edit Pap, Michael Kolbe, Burkhard Beckhoff
An adapted procedure for the quantification of nano-structures on surfaces is presented, which exceeds established TXRF quantification algorithms.
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Some speculations on the mechanisms of photochemical vapor generation

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,222-231
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10249H, Perspective

Ralph E. Sturgeon, Patricia Grinberg
Possible mechanisms to account for a number of phenomena associated with the photochemical production of metal species are discussed.
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Effects of precipitation and UV photolysis on Ag isotope ratio: experimental studies

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,299-304
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10291E, Paper

Yan Luo, Valbona Celo, Ewa Dabek-Zlotorzynska, Lu Yang
First results on silver isotope fractionation observed in a number of experimental studies that mimic natural environment conditions and/or processes are reported.
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Determination of Fe2+ and Fe3+ species by FIA-CRC-ICP-MS in Antarctic ice samples

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,310-317
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10276A, Paper

Andrea Spolaor, Paul Vallelonga, Jacopo Gabrieli, Giulio Cozzi, Claude Boutron, Carlo Barbante
A new, fast and sensible FIA-CRC-ICP-MS method using Ni-NTA Superflow[registered sign] resin for iron speciation in ice samples at low ng g^-1 levels has been developed.
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Electron impact excitation-cavity ringdown absorption spectrometry of elemental mercury at 405 nm

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,284-292
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10221H, Paper

Chuji Wang, Peeyush Sahay, Susan T. Scherrer
The method of electron impact excitation-cavity ringdown spectroscopy.
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A synchrotron radiation micro-X-ray absorption near edge structure study of sulfur speciation in human brain tumors-a methodological approach

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,239-247
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10211K, Paper

Magdalena Szczerbowska-Boruchowska, Zdzislaw Stegowski, Marek Lankosz, Malgorzata Szpak, Dariusz Adamek
The experimental and methodological aspects of sulfur oxidation states imaging in brain tumor sections using the XANES technique are presented.
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Non-invasive quantitative phase analysis and microstructural properties of an iron fragment retrieved in the copper-age Selvicciola Necropolis in southern Tuscia

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,293-298
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10184F, Paper

F. Grazzi, P. Pallecchi, P. Petitti, A. Scherillo, M. Zoppi
An iron fragment, discovered in a copper age necropolis, has been microscopically analyzed, using the non-invasive technique of thermal neutron diffraction.
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Extraction induced by emulsion breaking for metals determination in diesel oil by ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,364-370
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10279J, Technical Note

Ricardo J. Cassella, Daniel M. Brum, Nicolle F. Robaina, Anderson A. Rocha, Claudio F. Lima
Extraction induced by emulsion breaking is proposed as a simple approach for metals extraction from diesel oil to an aqueous phase in order to allow their determination by ICP-MS.
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Preconcentration of ultra-trace germanium in water samples with nano-sized TiO2 colloid and determination by GFAAS with colloid sampling

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,359-363
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10275C, Technical Note

Luojing Xiang, Xu Zhang, Min Lu, Shahua Qian, Shaobo Mo
A novel method for preconcentration of ultra-trace germanium in water samples with nano-sized TiO₂ colloid and determination by GFAAS with colloid sampling is presented in this work.
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Quantitative analysis of metallic traces in water-based liquids by UV-IR double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,276-283
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10178A, Paper

Kheireddine Rifai, Stephane Laville, Francois Vidal, Mohamad Sabsabi, Mohamed Chaker
Double-pulse (UV+IR) laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy was used to improve the limit of detection of traces of gold, lead and iron in aqueous solutions.
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Rapid screening of arsenic species in urine from exposed human by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with germanium as internal standard

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,354-358
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10289C, Technical Note

A. Castillo, C. Boix, N. Fabregat, A. F. Roig-Navarro, J. A. Rodriguez-Castrillon
The use of ⁷²Ge as a pseudo-isotope of As allows the speciation of As in urine without requiring calibration.
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Theoretical calculations of the influence of resonant Raman scattering on the quantification of XRF spectrochemical analysis

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,232-238
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10219B, Paper

Hector Jorge Sanchez, Maria Cecilia Valentinuzzi, Juan Jose Leani
Resonant Raman scattering influences the background of XRF spectra. Theoretical calculations can contribute to quantify its effect on spectrochemical analysis.
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Promises and pitfalls in the reliable determination of 233U using high resolution ICP-OES

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,335-339
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10288E, Technical Note

Michael Krachler, Detlef H. Wegen
Applying appropriate peak deconvolution strategies, high resolution ICP-OES provides the potential for accurate ²³³U analysis of nuclear samples.
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A microfluidic system for introduction of nanolitre sample in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using electrokinetic flow combined with hydrodynamic flow

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,346-353
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10273G, Technical Note

Heyong Cheng, Zigang Xu, Jinhua Liu, Xiuzhong Wang, Xuefeng Yin
This work developed a microfluidic system for introducing nanolitre sample in inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry using electrokinetic flow combined with hydrodynamic flow. Simply changing the sampling time can freely vary the sampling volume in the nanolitre level.
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Ultrasensitive determination of selenium by atomic fluorescence spectrometry using nano-TiO2 pre-concentration and in situ hydride generation

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,270-275
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10244C, Paper

Dongyan Deng, Jingrong Zhou, Xi Ai, Lu Yang, Xiandeng Hou, Chengbin Zheng
A sensitive method using nano-TiO₂ preconcentration and in situ hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry was developed for the determination of Se in real samples.
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Influence of the excitation energy on absorption effects in Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence analysis

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,340-345
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10146C, Technical Note

C. Horntrich, P. Kregsamer, S. Smolek, A. Maderitsch, P. Wobrauschek, R. Simon, A. Nutsch, M. Knoerr, C. Streli
The influence of the excitation energy on absorption effects in Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) analysis was investigated by comparing measurements and simulations.
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Measuring the elemental abundance and isotopic signature of solar wind xenon collected by the Genesis mission

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, 27,256-269
DOI: 10.1039/C1JA10163C, Paper

S. A. Crowther, J. D. Gilmour
We discuss development of a protocol for extracting solar wind xenon from silicon collector targets flown on NASA's Genesis mission, and derive a preliminary xenon isotopic composition. (Image courtesy of NASA, http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov.)
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Anomalous isotopic shifts associated with organic resin residues during cadmium isotopic analysis by double spike MC-ICPMS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10360E, Paper

Melanie Gault-Ringold, Claudine H. Stirling
Resin-derived organics create analytical artefacts during Cd isotopic analysis that methods in double spiking cannot correct for.
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Evaluation of sample dissolution method for Sm-Nd isotopic analysis of scheelite

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10349D, Technical Note

Zhu-Yin Chu, Jing-Hui Guo, Yue-Heng Yang, Liang Qi, Lei Chen, Xiao-Chun Li, Jian-Feng Gao
We present the first report to thoroughly evaluate and validate the sample dissolution method for Sm-Nd isotopic analysis of scheelite.
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Direct determination of sulfur in solid samples by means of high-resolution continuum source graphite furnace molecular absorption spectrometry using palladium nanoparticles as chemical modifier

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10322B, Paper

Martin Resano, Maria R. Florez
This paper demonstrates the potential of Pd nanoparticles to stabilize sulfur species in a graphite furnace, permitting solid sampling analysis.
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Palladium nanoparticles as the modifier for the determination of Zn, As, Cd, Sb, Hg and Pb in biological samples by ultrasonic slurry sampling electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10314A, Paper

Ya-Zih Yi, Shiuh-Jen Jiang, A. C. Sahayam
The use of Pd nanoparticles as the modifier in ETV-ICP-MS provides a simple technique to determine Zn, As, Cd, Sb, Hg and Pb in biological samples without complicated sample pretreatment. Compared to conventional aqueous Pd solution, the use of Pd-NPs enhanced ion signals significantly.
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In-depth multi-technique characterization of chromium-silicon mixed oxides produced by reactive ion beam mixing of the Cr/Si interface

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10296J, Paper

R. Escobar Galindo, N. Benito, D. Duday, G. G. Fuentes, N. Valle, P. Herrero, L. Vergara, V. Joco, O. Sanchez, A. Arranz, C. Palacio
RBS-ERDA-SIMS-XPS characterisation of oxygen implanted Cr/Si system; evolution of the formation of ternary mixed oxide as a function of the oxygen fluence; corroboration by TEM observations and TRIDYN simulations with crystalline bubble-like CrSiO_x structures detected at the interface.
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Development of a novel dielectric barrier microhollow cathode discharge for gaseous atomic emission spectroscopy

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10225K, Technical Note

Cordula Meyer, Daniel Demecz, Evgeny L. Gurevich, Ulrich Marggraf, Gunter Jestel, Joachim Franzke
A novel microhollow cathode discharge based on the dielectric barrier principle for analytical application as a microplasma gas detector is presented.
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Iron phosphate as a novel sorbent for selective adsorption of chromium(III) and chromium speciation with detection by ETAAS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10292G, Paper

Xiao-Xing Zhang, Shi-Song Tang, Ming-Li Chen, Jian-Hua Wang
Iron phosphate is used as a novel sorbent for the selective retention of chromium(III) and applied for chromium speciation in environmental waters.
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Roman glass across the Empire: an elemental and isotopic characterization

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10355A, Paper

Monica Ganio, Sara Boyen, Thomas R Fenn, Rebecca Scott, Sofie Vanhoutte, Domingo Gimeno, Patrick Degryse
This study focuses on natron glass, excavated in different areas of the Roman Empire, dated from the 1st to 5th century AD. The far-east side of the Roman Empire is...
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Use of artificial neural networks in measuring characteristics of shielded plutonium for arms control

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10230G, Paper

Matt J. Aitkenhead, Mark Owen, David M. Chambers
Prediction of presence/absence, Pu-239 content and sample age from real and simulated gamma-ray spectra using an optimised neural network design.
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Depth dependent element ratios in fluid inclusion analysis by laser ablation ICP-MS

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2JA10147E, Technical Note

Marcel Guillong, Thomas Pettke
Depending on the aspect ratio of laser ablation craters to excavate fluid inclusions, element ratios used for quantification like Pb/Na and Cl/Na fractionate by up to a factor of 2.5 while others like K/Na remain uniform.
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