Rare earth elements (REE) include the lanthanide series elements (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm,
Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu) plus Sc and Y. Currently these metals have become …

Uranium concentration/contamination in groundwater is currently a subject of concern all
over the world due to related severe health problems to humans, as groundwater is the main …

Different natural and anthropogenic processes cause pollution of various water bodies
worldwide creating numerous health problems for humans. This causes serious concern as …

Accurate determination of elemental and isotopic compositions of geological samples must
be a pre-requisite for successful mineral exploration, basic geochemical and …

Soils are usually the interface between human activity and environmental components that
must be conserved and protected. As a result of rising industrialization and urbanization …

The development of multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-
MS) in 1992 opened up new opportunities for geochemical, mineral exploration, and …

Progress in both basic and applied geochemical studies highly depend on the progress of
the analytical instrumentation in general. In recent times, there have been spectacular …

The use of analytical techniques is important and critical in all areas related to REE, such as
basic fundamental research, exploration, mining, extraction, and metallurgical activities at …

Quadrupole Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP‐MS) instruments were
introduced into geochemical and mineral exploration laboratories nearly four decades ago …

Chemostratigraphy utilizes the elemental, isotopic, and mineralogical compositions of
sediments and rocks to understand the conditions of deposition and diagenesis, variations …