Relationships between trace element contents and other soil variables in some Papua New Guinea soils as shown by regression analysis

Soil Research ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Bleeker ◽  
MP Austin
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Copper Concentration ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Parent Material ◽  
Soil Horizon ◽  
Soil Variables ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents ◽  
Texture Contrast

Multiple linear regression has been used to examine the relationships between total trace element contents and a number of other soil variables in horizons of six texture-contrast soils from Papua-New Guinea. The results indicate that the trace elements can be divided into three groups on the basis of both regression analyses and profile distribution: namely copper, zinc, and nickel; cobalt and manganese; and chromium. With the copper concentration in the soil as the dependent variable a regression equation having an index of determination (R2) of 0.89 was obtained containing as major independent variables copper concentration in the parent material and percentage clay of the soil horizon. Zinc and nickel showed a similar relationship to percentage clay as copper but the major variability of these elements remains unexplained. Manganese and cobalt were found to be mainly related to the presence of a fluctuating water table occurring in three of the six profiles (R2 = 0.59), while chromium was principally related to the percentages of the 50-75, 150-210, and 420-1200 � sand fractions (R2 = 0.84).

Trace Element Contents in Thyroid Cancer Investigated by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis ◽  
Activation Analysis ◽  
Neutron Activation ◽  
Trace Element ◽  
Thyroid Tissue ◽  
Tissue Levels ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents

Background: Thyroid cancer is an internationally important health problem. The aim of this exploratory study was to evaluate whether significant changes in the thyroid tissue levels of Ag, Co, Cr, Fe, Hg, Rb, Sb, Sc, Se, and Zn exist in the malignantly transformed thyroid. Methods: Thyroid tissue levels of ten trace elements were prospectively evaluated in 41 patients with thyroid malignant tumors and 105 healthy inhabitants. Measurements were performed using non-destructive instrumental neutron activation analysis with high resolution spectrometry of long-lived radionuclides. Tissue samples were divided into two portions. One was used for morphological study while the other was intended for trace element analysis. Results: It was found that contents of Ag, Co, Cr, Hg, and Rb were significantly higher (approximately 12.8, 1.4, 1.6, 19.6, and 1.7 times, respectively) in cancerous tissues than in normal tissues. Conclusions: There are considerable changes in trace element contents in the malignantly transformed tissue of thyroid.

Trace-Element Contents of Serum, Urine, and Kidney Stones in Urinary Stone Formers

Urolithiasis ◽  
1989 ◽  
pp. 229-231
Author(s):  
J. Hofbauer ◽  
I. Steffan ◽  
H. Schwetz ◽  
G. Vujicic ◽  
O. Zechner
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Kidney Stones ◽  
Urinary Stone ◽  
Stone Formers ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents

Environmental assessment of potential toxic trace element contents in the inundated floodplain area of Tablas de Daimiel wetland (Spain)

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 1159-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Jiménez-Ballesta ◽  
F. J. García-Navarro ◽  
S. Bravo ◽  
J. A. Amorós ◽  
C. Pérez-de-los-Reyes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents ◽  
Floodplain Area ◽  
Toxic Trace Element

Assessment of sampling and analytical uncertainty of trace element contents in arable field soils

2011 ◽  
Vol 184 (7) ◽  
pp. 4517-4538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Buczko ◽  
Rolf O. Kuchenbuch ◽  
Walter Übelhör ◽  
Ludwig Nätscher
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Analytical Uncertainty ◽  
Arable Field ◽  
Field Soils ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents

Minor elements in olivine from spinel lherzolite xenoliths: implications for thermobarometry

1997 ◽  
Vol 61 (405) ◽  
pp. 257-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly ◽  
D. Chen ◽  
W. L. Griffin ◽  
C. G. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Trace Element ◽  
Garnet Peridotite ◽  
Spinel Peridotite ◽  
Spinel Lherzolite ◽  
Proton Microprobe ◽  
Minor Elements ◽  
Spinel Lherzolites ◽  
Peridotite Xenoliths ◽  
Trace Element Contents ◽  
Element Contents

AbstractThe proton microprobe has been used to determine contents of Ca, Ti, Ni, Mn and Zn in the olivine of 54 spinel lherzolite xenoliths from Australian and Chinese basalts. These data are compared with proton-probe data for Ni, Mn and Zn in the olivine of 180 garnet peridotite xenoliths from African and Siberian kimberlites. Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn contents are well-correlated; because the spinel lherzolite olivines have higher mean Fe contents than garnet peridotite olivines (average Fo89.6vs. Fo90–92) they also have lower Ni and higher Mn contents. Zn and Fe are well-correlated in garnet peridotite olivine, but in spinel peridotites this relationship is perturbed by partitioning of Zn into spinel. None of these elements shows significant correlation with temperature. Consistent differences in trace-element contents of olivines in the two suites is interpreted as reflecting the greater degree of depletion of Archean garnet peridotites as compared to Phanerozoic spinel lherzolites. Ca and Ti contents of spinel-peridotite olivine are well correlated with one another, and with temperature as determined by several types of geothermometer. However, Ca contents are poorly correlated with pressure as determined by the Ca-in-olivine barometer of Köhler and Brey (1990). This reflects the strong T-dependence of this barometer: the uncertainty in pressure (calculated by this method) which is produced by the ±50°C uncertainty expected of any geothermometer is ca ± 8 kbar, corresponding to the entire width of the spinel-lherzolite field at 900–1200°C.

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