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Trace pollutants analysis in soil by a time-resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technique

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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.

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  1. Istituto di Fisica Atomica e Molecolare del C.N.R., Via del Giardino 7, I-56127, Pisa, Italy

    A. Ciucci, V. Palleschi & S. Rastelli

  2. ENEA, Dipartimento Innovazione, Settore Fisica Applicata, Centre Ricerche Frascati, C.P. 65, I-00044, Frascati, Roma, Italy

    R. Barbini, F. Colao, R. Fantoni, A. Palucci, S. Ribezzo & H. J. L. van der Steen

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Ciucci, A., Palleschi, V., Rastelli, S. et al. Trace pollutants analysis in soil by a time-resolved laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy technique. Appl. Phys. B 63, 185–190 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01095271

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