Phosphorus (P) is an indispensable element for all life on Earth and, during the past decade,
concerns about the future of its global supply have stimulated much research on soil P and …

Plants, being sessile, face an array of biotic and abiotic stresses in their lifespan that
endanger their survival. Hence, optimized uptake of mineral nutrients creates potential new …

This is the twenty-first annual review published in JAAS of the application of atomic
spectrometry to the chemical analysis of environmental samples. In the analysis of air, there …

Portable X‐ray fluorescence (PXRF) can provide a rapid and nondestructive analysis for
environmentally important elements in plant matrices. No previous publication has been …

Thallium is an extremely toxic metal which, due to its similarities to K, is readily taken up by
plants grown in Tl-contaminated soils. Thallium is also a precious metal nearly as …

Growing public concern over protecting our environment obligates chemists, including
analytical chemists, to change chemical activity in such a way that it will be conducted in an …

Even a cursory perusal of any analytical journal will demonstrate the increasing important of
trace and ultra-trace analysis. And as instrumentation continues to develop, the definition of …

This annual review of X-ray fluorescence covers developments over the period 2004–2005
in instrumentation and detectors, matrix correction and spectrum analysis procedures, X-ray …

The aim of the research presented in this article is to select best internal standard for use in
the direct routine analysis of L series elements concentration in water samples by applying …

A method is shown for the determination of trace amounts of lithium by X-ray fluorescence
spectrometry (XRF) in natural mineral waters with various therapeutic effects originating in …