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Multielement analytical procedure coupling INAA, ICP-MS and ICP-AES: Application to the determination of major and trace elements in sediment samples of the Bouregreg river (Morocco)

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Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) were used for the determination of major and trace elements in sediment samples of the Bouregreg river (Morocco). The reliability of the results was checked, by using IAEA Soil-7 certified reference material. Results obtained by the three techniques were compared to control digestions efficiencies. A general good agreement was found between INAA and both ICP-MS and ICP-AES after alkaline fusion (ICPf). The ICP-MS technique used after acid attack (ICPa) was satisfactory for a few elements. A principal component analysis (PCA) has been used for analyzing the variability of concentrations, and defining the most influential sites with respect to the general variation trends. Three groups of elements could be distinguished. For these groups a normalization of concentrations to the central element concentration (that means Mn, Si or Al) is proposed.

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  1. Equipe de Physique et Techniques Nucléaires, Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière et Rayonnement, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, B.P. 133, 14 000, Kénitra, Morocco

    H. Bounouira, A. Choukri & O. K. Hakam

  2. Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, Faculté des Sciences, 4 Avenue Ibn Battouta, B.P. 1014 RP, Rabat, Morocco

    R. Cherkaoui

  3. Laboratoire Pierre Süe CEA — CNRS / UMR, 9956 Centre de Saclay, Bât. 637, 91191, Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France

    H. Bounouira, A. Gaudry, R. Delmas & C. Mariet

  4. Equipe de Géomatériaux et Environnement, Laboratoire des Géosciences Appliquée, Université Ibn Tofail, Faculté des Sciences, B.P. 133, 14 000, Kénitra, Morocco

    S. Chakiri

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Bounouira, H., Choukri, A., Cherkaoui, R. et al. Multielement analytical procedure coupling INAA, ICP-MS and ICP-AES: Application to the determination of major and trace elements in sediment samples of the Bouregreg river (Morocco). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 278, 65–79 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-6937-9

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