Portable XRF is a rapid, mobile, high throughput, and potentially cost effective instrumental
analytical technique capable of elemental assessment. It is widely used for environmental …

Lead (Pb) isotopic analyses proved to be a very efficient tool for tracing the sources of local
and global Pb pollution. This review presents an overview of literature published on the use …

Since their introduction in the late 1970s, sequential extraction procedures have
experienced a rapid increase in use. They are now applied for a large number of potentially …

This study is one of very few dealing with the distribution and the origin of heavy metals in
French soils from a priori non-polluted forest areas. The abundance of heavy metals …

Soil ingestion is an important pathway for exposure to metals for children. The objectives of
this study were to:(1) Assess urban soil contamination by selected metals (As, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb …

Rapid urbanization has caused potential pollution of heavy metal in Shanghai. A
comprehensive pollution study of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) in 35 lake surface …

Abstract The Pb isotopic composition (206 Pb/207 Pb and 208 Pb/206 Pb) in smelter-
impacted soils was measured using a quadrupole-based ICP-MS. Four forest/tilled soil …

This study examines the metal (loid) contents (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Tl and Zn) and
Pb isotopes in different environmental compartments (soil, road dust, house dust) from the …

In this study, we investigated the historical variation, source identification, and distribution of
heavy metal pollution in sediments of the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) using 210 Pb dating …

Lead isotope analysis is an increasingly widespread tool in the study of environmental
pollution as Pb isotope compositions do not change during industrial and environmental …