• DocumentCode
    866322
  • Title

    Multi-Element Analysis of Small Biological Samples

  • Author

    Rokita, E. ; Maenhaut, W. ; Cafmeyer, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Institute of Physics, Jagellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1983
  • fDate
    4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1601
  • Lastpage
    1603
  • Abstract
    A method combining PIXE and INAA was developed to determine the elemental composition of small biological samples. The method needs virtually no sample preparation and less than 1 mg is sufficient for the analysis. The method was used for determining up to 18 elements in leaves taken from Cracow Herbaceous. The factors which influence the elemental composition of leaves and the possible use of leaves as an environmental pollution indicator are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Activation analysis; Biological materials; Biology; Iron; Neutrons; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Physics; Pollution measurement; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1983.4332594
  • Filename
    4332594