scholarly journals Air pollution monitoring with mosses in Western Rhodopes, Bulgaria

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-260
Author(s):  
N. P. Gribacheva ◽  
G. M. Gecheva ◽  
V. M. Stefanova
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Pollution Monitoring ◽  
Uranium Mine ◽  
Radioactive Elements ◽  
Air Pollution Monitoring ◽  
Plasma Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
First Time

For the first time a complex study of the bioaccumulation of 22 macro- and microelements, as well as of 18 rare earth and radioactive elements in mosses was applied in the territory of Western Rhodopes. The research is a part of the international program (ICP Vegetation, UNECE) that has been carried out in most of the European countries since 1987. Certain local emitters like old and open mines, serpentines, as well as cross-border transmission were identified. In addition, highest concentrations of radioactive elements were registered in the area of an old uranium mine and most elevated sites, probably due to increased wet deposition. Both heavy metals and toxic elements, as well as radioactive elements maxima were lower than measured highest levels for Bulgaria and Europe. In such studies, inductively coupled plasma spectrometry (ICP-OES, ICP-MS) could be recommended.

scholarly journals Zircons from Collisional Granites, Garhwal Himalaya, NW India: U–TH–Pb Age, Geochemistry and Protolith Constraints

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1071
Author(s):  
Sumit Mishra ◽  
Alexander Slabunov ◽  
Sergei Svetov ◽  
Anna Kervinen ◽  
Natalia Nesterova
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Tectonic Setting ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Geochemical Characteristics ◽  
Fold Belt ◽  
Plasma Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Isotope Dating

In the present work, we studied zircons from the less foliated granites of the Chail Group, which form a thrust sheet of the Lesser Himalayan Sequences, Garhwal region. Compositionally, these granites are S–type, formed in a collisional tectonic setting. Zircons possess an internal structure, mineral inclusions, and geochemical characteristics typical of magmatic origin. The U–Th–Pb geochronology and geochemistry were assessed using the laser ablation multi–collector inductively coupled plasma spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS) technique. U–Th–Pb isotope dating of zircons from two different samples revealed their age, estimated from the upper intersection of the discordia, to be 1845 ± 19 Ma. Zircons from one sample contained inherited cores belonging to three age groups: Paleoarchean (3.52 Ga), Neoarchean (2.78 Ga and 2.62 Ga), and Paleoproterozoic (2.1 Ga). Zircons with ages of 3.52, 2.62, and 2.1 Ga were interpreted as magmatic based on their geochemical characteristics. The 2.78 Ga core was interpreted as metamorphic. The observed inheritance is consistent with the melting of sedimentary rocks. The inherited zircons could have originated from Aravalli and Bundelkhand Craton and Paleoproterozoic Aravalli Fold Belt rocks. This confirms that the studied granites are S–type and could have been formed in a collisional environment at 1.85 Ga on the western flank of the Columbia Supercontinent.

scholarly journals Antimony and Nickel Impurities in Blue and Green Copper Pigments

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1236
Author(s):  
Sylwia Svorová Pawełkowicz ◽  
Barbara Wagner ◽  
Jakub Kotowski ◽  
Grażyna Zofia Żukowska ◽  
Bożena Gołębiowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Ore Deposits ◽  
Copper Ore ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Parish Church ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
First Time

Impurities in paint layers executed with green and blue copper pigments, although relatively common, have been studied only little to date. Yet, their proper identification is a powerful tool for classification of paintings, and, potentially, for future provenance studies. In this paper, we present analyses of copper pigments layers from wall paintings situated in the vicinity of copper ore deposits (the palace in Kielce, the palace in Ciechanowice, and the parish church in Chotków) located within the contemporary borders of Poland. We compare the results with the analyses of copper minerals from three deposits, two local, and one historically important for the supply of copper in Europe, i.e., Miedzianka in the Holy Cross Mountains, Miedzianka in the Sudetes, and, as a reference, Špania Dolina in the Slovakian Low Tatra. Optical (OM) and electron microscopy (SEM-EDS), Raman spectroscopy, and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) have been used for a detailed investigation of the minute grains. Special attention has been devoted to antimony and nickel phases, as more unusual than the commonly described iron oxides. Analyses of minerals from the deposits helped to interpret the results obtained from the paint samples. For the first time, quantitative analyses of copper pigments’ impurities have been described.

Detection of microplastics using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) operated in single-event mode

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 455-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Bolea-Fernandez ◽  
Ana Rua-Ibarz ◽  
Milica Velimirovic ◽  
Kristof Tirez ◽  
Frank Vanhaecke
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Single Event ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
First Time

The occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in the environment is a matter of increasing concern. In this work, it has been shown for the first time that ICP-MS operated in single-event mode can be used for the characterization of MPs relying on their C content.

Aerosol sizing and transport studies with slurry nebulization in inductively coupled plasma spectrometry

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 1033-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner A.H. Van Borm ◽  
José A.C. Broekaert ◽  
Reinhold Klockenkämper ◽  
Peter Tschöpel ◽  
Freddy C. adams
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Plasma Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry ◽  
Transport Studies ◽  
Slurry Nebulization
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