The determination and distribution of various trace elements in natural waters by x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
- Author:
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Armitage, Donald Bruce
- Title:
- The determination and distribution of various trace elements in natural waters by x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
- Periodical:
- Chemistry Department
- Year:
- 1970
- Volume:
- Ph.D.
- Subject:
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Trace elements
Water quality
Geochemistry
- Summary:
- A determination of trace elements in sea water was necessary to study the geochemical properties and geographical distribution of these elements. A method was developed for the analysis of six consecutively trace metals such as uranium, copper, nickel, cobalt, iron, and manganese in a sample of fresh and sea water. This was done through a combination of solvent extraction with an 8-hydroxy quinoline-chloroform mixture and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. This paper describes the preliminary studies that were done, the chemicals, apparatus, and procedures that were used during the study, as well as the results obtained from the sea water and fresh water analyses.
- URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10125/11411
- Date:
- May 1970
- Collection:
- Monographs