ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
8670C
;
8670L
;
3580B
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The results of a joint experiment of IFAM-Pisa and ENEA-Frascati for the detection of traces of pollutants in soil by a time-resolved laser-induced spectroscopy technique are reported. Using samples of soil with known pollutants' concentration [Geochemical Exploration Reference (GXR) silicate from US Geological Survey], we were able to estimate the sensitivity of this Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technique to be of the order of some parts per million for a vast class of metallic pollutants, including extremely dangerous soil pollutants such as copper, lead and chromium.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01095271
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