This review comments on the ever expanding range of work using the XRF group of
techniques published approximately between April 2012 and March 2013. It presents …

This study explored the toxicity of triclosan in the presence of TiO2 P25 to the green alga
Eremosphaera viridis in Lake Erie. Multiple physicochemical end points were conducted to …

Given their strong affinity for the skeleton, trace elements are often stored in bones and teeth
long term. Diet, geography, health, disease, social status, activity, and occupation are some …

Mineral nutrients are indispensible to the maintenance of life. A mineral element is
considered essential when deficient ingestion results in harm or suboptimal function, and if …

The identification of multi-principal element alloys with optimal properties from a vast
composition space is a daunting task, particularly for high-entropy alloys (HEAs) composed …

We describe a procedure for ascertaining the extent of diagenesis in archaeological human
skeletons through the distribution of Sr, Ba, Cu, Pb, Fe, and Mn in cross-sections of femoral …

This study aimed to evaluate the possible use of mercury as a medical treatment at the
medieval monastic hospital Skriðuklaustur (ad 1494–1554) in eastern Iceland. The …

Lead-glazed potsherds from archaeological excavations at six Renaissance (1536–1660
CE) sites in southern Denmark and northern Germany have been subjected to etching …

Forensic anthropologists are more often turning to nondestructive methods to assist with
skeletal analyses, specifically for trace elemental analyses. Portable XRF (pXRF) …

In the summer of 1845, under the command of Sir John Franklin, 128 officers and men
aboard Royal Navy ships HMS Erebus and HMS Terror sailed into Lancaster Sound and …