CRP Publications
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
Electronic structure study of the CdS buffer layer in CIGS solar cells by X-ray absorption spectroscopy: Experiment and theory. systematic investigation of the electronic structure of the CdS buffer layer of CIGS solar cells has been undertaken using S K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), both experimentally and theoretically. We found from XAS that growing CdS films by chemical bath deposition (CBD) exhibits more long-range disorder when compared to single crystal CdS, CdS grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and theory. We investigated the significance of a variety of point defects and potential atomic substitutions in first-principles estimates of the differential S K-edge XAS sensitivity. We find that substituting some sulphur atoms with e.g. oxygen or selenium does not introduce significant changes to the partial S(3p) density of states of the conduction band in CdS and we infer that the electronic structure modifications of these defects are spatially localized and do not hybridize strongly with bands with significant sulfur p character. Moreover, by comparison with experimental XAS should be sensitive to CdSO4; however this is not in the CdS layers of CIGS devices studied here. We also find that the CBD of CdS on FTO-glass and separately on CIGS does not produce any significant changes in the local atomic structure of CdS indicating no CIGS-influenced growth. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. Volume 149, May 2016, Pages 275–283
Country/Organization
USA
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Manganese Compound Mixtures Determined by Core-level RIXS Spectroscopy”, Juan José Leani, José Robledo, Carlos Pérez and Héctor Jorge Sánchez, Annual Users´ Meeting of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS-RAU). 2016. Campinas, Brazil.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Peer Review Publication
Year
2015
Description
Oxide Nano-layers in Stratified Samples Studied by X-ray Raman Scattering at Grazing Incidence. X-ray resonant Raman scattering is applied at grazing incidence conditions with the aim of discriminating and identifying chemical environment of iron in different layers of stratified materials using a low resolution energy dispersive system. The methodology allows for depth studies with nanometric resolution. Nanostratified samples of Fe oxides were studied at the Brazilian synchrotron facility (LNLS) using monochromatic radiation and an EDS setup. The measurements were carried out in grazing incident regime with incident photon energy lower than and close to the Fe-K absorption edge. The result allowed for characterizing oxide nanolayers, not observable with conventional geometries, identifying the oxidation state present in a particular depth of a sample surface with nanometric, or even subnanometric, resolution using a low-resolution system.
Country/Organization
Argentina, Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Type
Conference
Year
2014
Description
Studies of trace element homeostasis in plants using complementary X-ray and mass spectrometry-based techniques” VOGEL-MIKUŠ, Katarina, KUMP, Peter, PELICON, Primož, VAVPETIC, Primož, PONGRAC, Paula, REGVAR, Marjana, DEBELJAK, Marta, ELTEREN, Johannes Teun van, ARCON, Iztok. V: 8th International Symposium on BioPIXE, Slovenia - Bled, September 14 - 19, 2014, incorporating Workshop on Atmospheric Aerosol Characterization and Transport, organized in cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency. PELICON, Primož (ur.), et al. Conference program and abstracts. Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute, 2014
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2011
Description
“Evaluation of chemical biomarkers in selected tumors with different grade of malignancy”, M. Lankosz, M. Grzelak, D. Krauze, P. Wrobel, B. Ostachowicz, D. Adamek, L. Chmura, 13th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental Health Research, Jackson, MS, USA, September 11–14, 2011.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Paper
Year
2019
Description
“Lead speciation of PM2.5 collected from Greater Cairo, Egypt and Zarqa, Jordan: An energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and X-ray absorption near edge structure study” Abdallah A Shaltout, Sameh I Ahmed, Messoud Harfouche, Salwa K Hassan, Kamal A Eid, X-Ray Spectrometry, 48(1), 38-45, 2019.
Country/Organization
Jordan
Type
Conference
Year
2018
Description
Copper extraction by glutaraldehyde-crosslinked polyethyleneimine antibiofouling nano-coatings from artificial seawater with adsorbing polysaccharides and competing ligands", Simarpreet Kaur, et al., Materials Research Society, Phoenix, USA. April 2-6, 2018
Country/Organization
Australia
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
Possibilities of low-power X-ray fluorescence spectrometry methods for rapid multielemental analysis and imaging of vegetal foodstuffs. In the present contribution the possibilities and drawbacks of two analytical strategies based on the use of low power X-ray fluorescence systems (EDXRF and µ-XRF) have been explored for rapid multielemental analysis and chemical imaging of different edible vegetal species. The proposed methodologies allow analysis of vegetation material without complex sample treatments providing relevant advantages in terms of simplicity and costs compared to classical destructive methods. As study cases, we have focused on the analysis of different parts of several vegetal species (Daucus carota, Spinacia oleracea, Cynara scolymus, Raphanus staivus, Coriandrum sativum) collected in agricultural soils irrigated with municipal treated wastewater samples. EDXRF and µ-EDXRF data revealed that content of some major elements such as P and S increased if crops are irrigated with municipal treated wastewater although the distribution of these elements is not depending of the type of water used for irrigation purposes. On the contrary, trace element content is not significantly higher in comparison to vegetables irrigated with fresh water, except for bromine. The findings of this contribution can contribute to expand the knowledge about the impact of the use of reclaimed wastewaters for irrigation on vegetal composition but the use of the aforementioned XRF techniques could be also extended to other food safety and nutritional studies Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. Volume 50, July 2016, Pages 1–9
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Understanding Copper speciation and mobilization in soils and mine tailings from “Mineral La Aurora” in central Mexico: contributions from Synchrotron techniques. Potentially toxic elements are usually present in mine tailings in concentrations that may threat environmental and human health. In this research, mine tailings and soils from the mine "La Aurora" located in central Mexico were studied. This mine was exploited for Pb, Zn, Ag, Cu and Au and abandoned since their last cycle in 1957. For this purpose, a combination of sequential extraction procedure (SEP), Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS), and X-ray synchrotron techniques (XAS) were used. Cu is present in mine tailings and soils in a range respectively between 125 ± 21 and 1763 ± 10 mg·kg-1 and 22 ± 2 and 88 ± 5 mg·kg-1. Repartition of Cu in mine tailings determined by SEP followed this general trend: Water soluble > Residual > Organic Bound > Exchangeable > Fe-Mn oxides bound > Carbonates bound. In contrast, Cu in soils was mainly retained in the residual fraction and followed this general trend: Residual > Organic bound > Fe-Mn oxides bound > Carbonates bound > Water soluble > Exchangeable. X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES), showed that Cu is present as Cu2+, forming highly mobile species, and in minor proportion as Cu+ species, as oxides and sulphides. Cu content in mine tailings is available for plants and bioaccessible with percentages higher than 50% in almost all the points tested. The calculated dose limit, that involves gastrointestinal disorders for chronic exposure is surpassed in all mine tailings tested. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica MexicanaVolumen 67, núm. 3, 2015, p. 447-456
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Effects of cadmium-tolerant bacteria on cadmium accumulation in mushroom” J. Jokkoksung, S. Siripornadulsil, The 18th Undergraduate Science Meeting. April 23, 2016. Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Country/Organization
Thailand
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Is SR-FTIR spectroscopy has a potential as a tissue classifier in ovarian cancer?” M. M. Grzelak, M. Lankosz, Z. Stegowski, S. Hotlos, L. Chmura, D. Adamek, XIVth International Conference on Molecular Spectroscopy: from molecules to functional materials: Kraków–Bialka Tatrzanska, 3–7 September 2017.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
“LabVIEW interface with Tango control system for a multi-technique X-ray spectrometry IAEA beamline end-station at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste”, P. M. Wrobel, et. al. and A. G. Karydas, Nucl. Instr. and Meth. in Phys. Res. A, 833, 2016, pp. 105–109.
Country/Organization
IAEA
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Efficiency of using calcium oxalate for protection of monumental limestone and marble”, Domagoj Mudronja, Stjepko Fazinic, Iva Bozicevic Mihalic, Allesandro Migliori, Juan Jose Leani and Andreas Karydas, European Conference on X-ray Spectrometry (EXRS2016), Gothenburg, Sweden, 19-24 June 2016.
Country/Organization
Croatia
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“PIXE and complementary techniques in studies of trace element biology in plants” K. VOGEL-MIKUŠ, PELICON, Primož, ELTEREN, Johannes Teun van, DEBELJAK, Marta, KUMP, Peter, ARCON, Iztok.. V: 14th International Conference on Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission, PIXE 2015, 25 February - 3 March 2015, Cape Town, South Africa.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
Quantitative Speciation of Manganese Oxide Mixtures by RIXS/RRS Spectroscopy”, J. J. Leani, J.I. Robledo y H. J. Sánchez, X-Ray Spectrometry, 46 507-511 (2017)
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2018
Description
“Uptake of Ag nanoparticles into plant roots – specific problems in EXAFS analysis” Poster communication: Alojz Kodre, Katarina Vogel-Mikuš, Eva Margui, Laura Torrent, Mònica Iglesias, 17 International Conference on X-ray absorption Fine Structure. XAFS-2018. 22-27 July 2018. Krakow, Poland.
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
Synchrotron radiation total reflection X-ray fluorescence (SR-TXRF) and X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) of fractionated air particulates collected from Jeddah” Abdallah A Shaltout, Messoud Harfouche, Sameh I Ahmed, M Czyzycki, A G Karydas, Microchemical Journal, 137, 78-84, 2018.
Country/Organization
Jordan
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Comparative elemental analysis of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from industrial and residential areas in Greater Cairo-Egypt by means of a multi-secondary target energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer” Abdallah A Shaltout, Salwa K Hassan, A G Karydas, Z I Zaki, N Y Mostafa, P Kregsamer, P. Wobrauschek, C. Streli, Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy 145, 29-35, 2018.
Country/Organization
Jordan
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2015
Description
Spectroscopic investigation of PM2.5 collected at industrial, residential and traffic sites in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The present work aims at detecting and characterizing the semiquione free radicals and inorganic composition of atmospheric aerosols particles, PM2.5, collected at three different sites (industrial, residential, and traffic dominated) in Taif city, Saudi Arabia, during 2011/2012. PM2.5 particles have been collected on polycarbonate filters in a collection cartridge in a cyclone. The duration ofthe collection was 24 h at an air flow of 3 L min-1. The average PM2.5 mass concentration was 37 ±22 µg/m3, 57 ± 22 µg/m3 and 50 ± 31 µg/m3 at the residential, industrial and traffic sites, respectively. These values are higher than the target value for air quality standards of European Union (25 µg/m3). Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopic techniques were chosen for sample analysis. Fourteen elements were quantified by EDXRF; Si, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr and Pb. The measured concentrations of the potentially hazardous trace elements As, Cu, Sb, Cr, Mn, Ni and Pb were either below the detection limit or below the limits defined by international guidelines and national standards of ambient air quality. Furthermore, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique was used for testing and identifying paramagnetic species in the PM2.5 particles. The EPR spectra ofPM2.5 from the three sites have a g-value in the range from 2.0033 to 2.235 which is characteristic for semiquinone radicals. The PM2.5 samples showed three EPR signals indicate to the presence of semiquinone radical anion.
Country/Organization
Saudi Arabia: Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Egypt: Spectroscopy Department, Physics Division, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt, Sweden: Department of Chemistry and molecular biology, Atmospheric Science, University of Gothenburg
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Nanoparticles shape effects on the structural defects and surface chemistry: Implications in CO oxidation by Cu/CeO2 catalysts”, Lykaki, M., Pachatouridou, E., Carabineiro, S.A.C., Iliopoulou, E., Andriopoulou, C., Kallithrakas-Kontos, N., Boghosian, S., Konsolakis, M., Ceria, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 230, 18-28 (2018),
Country/Organization
Greece
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
Electronic structure study of the CdS buffer layer in CIGS solar cells by X-ray absorption spectroscopy: Experiment and theory. systematic investigation of the electronic structure of the CdS buffer layer of CIGS solar cells has been undertaken using S K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), both experimentally and theoretically. We found from XAS that growing CdS films by chemical bath deposition (CBD) exhibits more long-range disorder when compared to single crystal CdS, CdS grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) and theory. We investigated the significance of a variety of point defects and potential atomic substitutions in first-principles estimates of the differential S K-edge XAS sensitivity. We find that substituting some sulphur atoms with e.g. oxygen or selenium does not introduce significant changes to the partial S(3p) density of states of the conduction band in CdS and we infer that the electronic structure modifications of these defects are spatially localized and do not hybridize strongly with bands with significant sulfur p character. Moreover, by comparison with experimental XAS should be sensitive to CdSO4; however this is not in the CdS layers of CIGS devices studied here. We also find that the CBD of CdS on FTO-glass and separately on CIGS does not produce any significant changes in the local atomic structure of CdS indicating no CIGS-influenced growth.
Country/Organization
USA
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
Recent Advances in the Analysis of Mercury in Water - Review. Mercury is one of the most toxic elements that may be found in natural water bodies and can negatively affect living organisms, human health as well as drinking water quality. In addition, water is the main transportation and transformation pathway of mercury into the environment and living organisms. Therefore, specific strategies have been developed to reduce mercury releases and to remediate mercury contaminated areas. Mercury analysis in water is of great importance, in order to monitor water quality and associated environmental stresses, thus a considerable number of new publications appear every year. Many of these publications deal with the determination of mercury’s chemical form; others with the development of new analytical techniques, while there are also studies that focus on areas of particular environmental interest. Classic analytical chemistry methods for mercury analysis and speciation in water, namely CVAAS and ICP-MS, have achieved sub-ppt detection limits; while even though, atomic and nuclear analytical methods are promising, especially XRF which has achieved sub-ppb detection limits, they are scarcely used. Other promising analytical methods include CVAFS, FIA-AFS, CVAES, Raman probe, Raman scattering and anodic stripping voltammetry. This paper is a review of the state of the art of mercury analysis and speciation in water (including seawater) with emphasis given on the last 5 years. It highlights the novelties of the referenced papers; the applied analytical techniques, mercury speciation, pre-concentration procedures, selectivity, achieved detection limits, the type of the analyzed waters; systems for on-site analysis and mercury analysis in real water samples.
Country/Organization
Greece, Technical University of Crete, University Campus, Akrotiri, Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
Type
Conference
Year
2014
Description
“Elemental and Chemical Analysis of PM10 and PM2.5 Indoor and Outdoor Pollutants” N. Hamdan, N. Jisrawi, H. Alawadhi, 4th Journal Conference on Environmental Science and Development (JCESD 2014), San Diego, CA, USA, 29-31 October 2014.
Country/Organization
UAE
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
Synchrotron Induced TXRF analysis of aqueous samples and solid suspensions and comparison with laboratory measurements” Oral communication: E. Marguí, M. Hidalgo, A. Migliori, J. Leani, A. G. Karydas and I. Queralt, COLLOQUIUM SPECTROSCOPICUM INTERNATIONALE XXXIX, 30 August-3 September, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, PORTUGAL.
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Confocal X-ray Resonant Raman in combination with multivariate methods for 3D-reconstruction of chemical state distributions in stratified samples”, J.J. Leani, R.D. Pérez, J.I. Robledo, H.J. Sánchez, TXRF 2017 Brescia (ITALIA), September 2017.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Complementing X-ray and MS based techniques in studies of trace elements in biological systems” VOGEL-MIKUŠ, Katarina, PELICON, Primož, KUMP, Peter, KOVAC, Janez, ELTEREN, Johannes Teun van, DEBELJAK, Marta, ARCON, Iztok, JEROMEL, Luka, OGRINC POTOCNIK, Nina, VAVPETIC, Primož. V: BOGDANOVIC-RADOVIC, Iva (ur.). Welcome to the 22nd International Conference on Ion Beam Analysis, IBA 2015, Opatija, Croatia, June 14 - June 19, 2015. Zagreb: Ruder Boškovic Institute, 2015
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
"Measurement, calculation and fitting of grazing incidence X-ray fluorescence and X-ray reflectivity data for the characterization of nanometer-layers and ultra-shallow-implants" D. Ingerle, G. Pepponi, F. Meirer, P. Wobrauschek, C. Streli, Chinese Conference on X-ray Spectrometry, Weihai, China, 27.09.2015 - 28.09.2015.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conference
Year
2018
Description
“X-Ray Resonant Raman Scattering: studying the L-line information with synchrotron radiation” José I. Robledo, Juan J. Leani, and Héctor J. Sánchez, International Symposium on Radiation Physics 2018, Córdoba (ARGENTINA), Oct 2018.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Low Resolution RIXS: A versatile Spectroscopic Tool for Chemical State Assessments”, Héctor Jorge Sánchez, Juan José Leani, and José Robledo, INTERNATIONAL Forum on Advances in Radiation Physics, Buenos Aires (ARGENTINA), May 2017. Invited Conference.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
Trace elements and As speciation analysis of fly ash samples from an Indonesian coal power plant by means of neutron activation analysis and synchrotron based techniques. The elemental characterization of coal fly ash samples is required to estimate the coal burning emissions into the environment and to assess the potential impact into the biosphere. Fly ash samples collected from a coal fired power plant in center Java, Indonesia were characterized by instrumental neutron activation analysis at two different facilities (BATAN, ANSTO) and synchrotron based techniques at Elettra Italy. Assessment of thirty (30) elements and an investigation of the potential toxicity of As species in coal fly ash were presented. The results obtained are discussed and compared with those reported from other regions of the world.
Country/Organization
Indonesia, National Nuclear Energy Agency –BATAN, Center for Applied Nuclear Science and Technology
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
XAS analysis of iron and palladium bonded to a polysaccharide produced anaerobically by a strain of Klebsiella oxytoca. Klebsiella oxytoca BAS-10 ferments citrate to acetic acid and CO2, and secretes a specific exopolysaccharide (EPS), which is able to bind different metallic species. These biomaterials may be used for different biotechnological purposes, including applications as innovative green biogenerated catalysts. In production of biogenerated Pd species, the Fe(III) as ferric citrate is added to anaerobic culture of K. oxytoca BAS-10, in the presence of palladium species, to increase the EPS secretion and improve Pd-EPS yield. In this process, bi-metallic (FePd-EPS) biomaterials were produced for the first time. The morphology of bi-metallic EPS, and the chemical state of the two metals in the FePd-EPS, are investigated by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, micro-X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy methods (XANES and EXAFS), and compared with mono-metallic Pd-EPS and Fe-EPS complexes. Iron in FePd-EPS is in the mineralized form of iron oxides/hydroxides, predominantly in the form of Fe3+, with a small amount of Fe2+ in the structure, most probably a mixture of different nano-crystalline iron oxides and hydroxides, as in mono-metallic Fe-EPS. Palladium is found as Pd(0) in the form of metallic nanoparticles with face-centred cubic structure in both bi-metallic (FePd-EPS) and mono-metallic (Pd-EPS) species. In bi-metallic species, Pd and Fe nanoparticles agglomerate in larger clusters, but they remain spatially separated. The catalytic ability of bi-metallic species (FePd-EPS) in a hydrodechlorination reaction is improved in comparison with mono-metallic Pd-EPS. Journal of synchrotron radiation, ISSN 0909-0495, 2015, vol. 22, str. 1215-1226
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
Core-level RIXS as a tool for analyze charge-related variations on the Li4Ti5O12 compound”, Juan José Leani, José Robledo, Fabiana Oliva, Andreas Karydas, Carlos Pérez and Héctor Jorge Sánchez, SARX 2016, Petrópolis (BRA) 2016
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Chemistry of ovarian epithelial tumors investigated using X-ray based methods (XRF, TXRF, XANES)” L. Chmura, D. Adamek, M. Grzelak, M. Brzyszczyk, M. Czyzycki, P. Wrobel, B. Ostachowicz, M. Lankosz, M. Szczerbowska-Boruchowska, Innovative technologies in biomedicine: the 2nd international conference: October 12–14, 2015, Krakow, Poland, M. Czyzycki: IAEA, Vienna.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Analysis of EDXRF Spectra and GIXRF Measurements with the GIMPy Code”, Giancarlo Pepponi, Fabio Brigidi, TXRF 2015, Westminster, CO, USA; 03.08.2015 – 07.08.2015.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conferecne
Year
2016
Description
“GIMPyGUI, a graphical user interface for the GIMPy code” Damiano Martorelli, Giancarlo Pepponi, Fabio Brigidi, EXRS 2016 Gotheborg, Sweden, April 2016
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Application of the TXRF technique for the elemental analysis of ovarian tumours and corresponding cyst fluid” M. Grzelak, M. Lankosz, B. Ostachowicz,, P. Wrobel, A. Swiercz, K. Pyzik, L. Chmura, D. Adamek, TXRF2017: 17th International Conference on Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis and Related Methods: September 19–22, 2017, Brescia, Italy.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
Determination of Chromium and Manganese Species in water samples using X-ray Resonant Raman Scattering and Principal Component Analysis at the IAEA-Elettra synchrotron beamline end-station facility”, Juan José Leani, José Robledo, Andreas Germanos Karydas, Alessandro Migliori and Héctor Jorge Sánchez, EXRS 2016. Gotebörg (SWE)
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Peer Review Publication
Year
2015
Description
Resonant Raman Scattering Background in XRF Spectra of Binary Samples: In x-ray fluorescence analysis, spectra present singular characteristics produced by the different scattering processes. When atoms are irradiated with incident energy lower and close to an absorption edge, scattering peaks appear due to an inelastic process known as resonant Raman scattering. In this work we present theoretical calculations of the resonant Raman scattering contributions to the background of x-ray fluorescence spectra of binary samples of current technological or biological interest. On one hand, a binary alloy of Fe with traces of Mn (Mn: 0.01%, Fe: 99.99%) was studied because of its importance in the stainless steels industries. On the second hand a pure sample of Ti with V traces (Ti: 99%, V: 1%) was analysed due to the current relevance in medical applications. In order to perform the calculations the Shiraiwa and Fujino's model was used to calculate characteristic intensities and scattering interactions. This model makes certain assumptions and approximations to achieve the calculations, especially in the case of the geometrical conditions and the incident and take-off beams. For the binary sample studied in this work and the considered experimental conditions, the calculations show that the resonant Raman scattering background is significant under the fluorescent peak, affects the symmetry of the peaks and, depending on the concentrations, overcomes the enhancements contributions (secondary fluorescence).
Country/Organization
Argentina, Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Measurement uncertainty in Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence. Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) spectrometry is a multi-elemental technique using micro-volumes of sample. This work assessed the components contributing to the combined uncertainty budget associated with TXRF measurements using Cu and Fe concentrations in different spiked and natural water samples as an example. The results showed that an uncertainty estimation based solely on the count statistics of the analyte is not a realistic estimation of the overall uncertainty, since the depositional repeatability and the relative sensitivity between the analyte and the internal standard are important contributions to the uncertainty budget. The uncertainty on the instrumental repeatability and sensitivity factor could be estimated and as such, potentially relatively straightforward implemented in the TXRF instrument software. However, the depositional repeatability varied significantly from sample to sample and between elemental ratios and the controlling factors are not well understood. By a lack of theoretical prediction of the depositional repeatability, the uncertainty budget can be based on repeat measurements using different reflectors. A simple approach to estimate the uncertainty was presented. The measurement procedure implemented and the uncertainty estimation processes developed were validated from the agreement with results obtained by inductively coupled plasma—optical emission spectrometry(ICP-OES) and/or reference/calculated values Spectrochimica Acta Part B 111 (2015) 30–37
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Oxide Nano-layers in Stratified Samples Studied by X-ray Raman Scattering at Grazing Incidence. X-ray resonant Raman scattering is applied at grazing incidence conditions with the aim of discriminating and identifying chemical environment of iron in different layers of stratified materials using a low resolution energy dispersive system. The methodology allows for depth studies with nanometric resolution. Nanostratified samples of Fe oxides were studied at the Brazilian synchrotron facility (LNLS) using monochromatic radiation and an EDS setup. The measurements were carried out in grazing incident regime with incident photon energy lower than and close to the Fe-K absorption edge. The result allowed for characterizing oxide nanolayers, not observable with conventional geometries, identifying the oxidation state present in a particular depth of a sample surface with nanometric, or even subnanometric, resolution using a low-resolution system.Journal of Spectroscopy (2015), Article ID 618279
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Polyethyleneimine for copper absorption II:kinetics, selectivity and efficiency from seawater: Glutaraldehyde (GA) cross-linked polyethyleneimine (PEI) coatings have previously been reported to effectively and selectively take up copper from seawater relevant concentrations in artificial seawater. We evaluate the copper uptake of such coatings from natural seawater. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy elemental analysis revealed the coatings to be highly efficient and equally selective for copper uptake in natural seawater, reaching a maximum copper loading of 2 wt% in 48 hours. Similar to observations in artificial seawater we found that zinc was initially accumulated in the coatings, but was exchanged by copper over time. We investigate the spatial distribution of copper in the coatings by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), which revealed that copper was evenly distributed in the coating, with the exception of lower concentrations at the coating-water interface. We use synchrotron X-ray absorption studies and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to show that the copper–ligand interaction was mediated by Schiff's bases (imines RSC Advances, 2015,5, 51883-51890
Country/Organization
Australia. Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“JGIXA – A Software Package for the Calculation and Fitting of Grazing Incidence X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray Reflectivity Data for the Characterization of Nanometer-layers and Ultra-shallow-implants” D. Ingerle, P. Wobrauschek, C. Streli, G. Pepponi, F. Meirer, TXRF 2015, Westminster, CO, USA; 03.08.2015 – 07.08.2015.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Peer Review Publication
Year
2015
Description
Exploratory Methodology for Retrieving Oxidation State Information from X-Ray Resonant Raman Scattering Spectrometry. It has been observed recently that the resonant Raman scattering (RRS) peak of an X-ray spectrum contains information about the chemical environment of the irradiated matter. This information is extracted with complex processing of the spectrum data. Principal component analysis (PCA) is a statistical multivariate technique that allows exploring the variance-covariance structure of a set of data, through a few linear combinations of the original variables. This methodology can be applied to obtain information from RRS spectra. To analyse its potentiality, several measurements of different oxides in surface nanolayers were measured in total reflection conditions using synchrotron radiation. Multivariate analysis techniques, in particular, PCA, were used to obtain the information encrypted in the RRS peak, and to establish a new methodology, simpler and more accurate. The results show that multivariate analysis techniques are suitable for the analysis of this kind of spectra, foreseeing its application in future research.
Country/Organization
Argentina, Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de CórdobaArgentima, Instituto de Física Enrique Gaviola Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas - CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Type
Conference
Year
2018
Description
“New Advances in Energy Dispersive Resonant Inelastic X Ray Scattering”, Héctor Jorge Sánchez, Juan José Leani, José Robledo, Roberto Pérez, International Symposium on Radiation Physics 2018, Córdoba (ARGENTINA), Oct 2018. Invited Conference.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Towards the histopathological analysis based on X-ray fluorescence elemental imaging - the case study of ovarian cancers” P. M. Wróbel, M. M. Grzelak, Z. Stegowski, M. Lankosz, D. Adamek, L. Chmura, R. Jach, M. Czyzycki, A. Migliori, A. Karydas, Submitted for publication in Spectrochimica Acta, Part B (2018).
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
PIXE-alpha non-destructive and in situ compositional investigation of black gloss on ancient pottery. The chemical characterization of the black gloss on ancient pottery is, since several years, the object of different scientific investigations. Among the different typologies of black gloss, the Attic one is the most refined, because it is prepared by using a fine suspension of an illitic clay applied on the surface of the clay body so that, after an oxiding-reducing-oxiding firing cycle at high temperature (800–950?°C), it reaches the typical shiny black aspect. Red figure vases were largely produced in South Italy often reaching a high artistic level. This is the case of the Sicilian red figure vases, sometimes called ‘Sicelioti’, whose production began in Sicily around the end of the fifth century BC and continued until the beginning of the third century BC.The aim of this work is to submit and compare a selection of data related to the chemical composition of the surface black gloss of some Attic and Sicilian red figure vases: This has been investigated, and a chemical-based discrimination has been proposed. The non-destructive particle-induced X-ray emission-alpha portable spectrometer was used. The results, carried out in situ at the ‘Paolo Orsi’ Archaeological Museum in Syracuse (Sicily), together with the ones recently obtained in similar analyses at the Archaeological Museum of Catania University, confirmed the compositional stability of Attic vase black gloss and indicated that in a well-defined time period, the chemical composition of the Sicilian black gloss decorations is very stable and superimposable with that of the contemporary Attic artifacts.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Surface enhanced characterization of complex stratified materials using synchrotron radiation at grazing incidence excitation conditions” A. G. Karydas, J.J. Leani, A. Migliori, R. Padilla-Alvarez, M. Bogovac, R. B. Kaiser, C. Caliri and F. P. Romano, Technart2015, Catania, 27-30 April 2015.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Has SR-FTIR spectroscopy potential as a tissue classifier in ovarian cancer diagnosis?” M. M. Grzelak, L. Chmura, P. M Wróbel, Z. Stegowski, D. Adamek, H. Castillo-Michel, B. Hesse, M. Lankosz, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 203, 48-55, (2018).
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
"Studio della vernice nera attica e delle sue imitazioni prodotte nell’area del Mediterraneo nel periodo Classico (V-IV sec. a.C.) mediante tecniche a raggi-X basate sulla radiazione di Sincrotrone: Grazing Incidence-XRF e Grazing Incidence-XANES". C. Caliri, R. Catalano, A. D’Amicis, M. Bogovac, A. Dell’Aglio, M.T. Giannotta, A.G. Karydas, G. Lamagna, J.J. Leani, A.M. Manenti, A. Migliori, J. Osan, L. Pappalardo, F. Rizzo, F.P. Romano, H.C. Santos, , 101° National Congress of the Italian Society of Physics, Rome, 21-25 September 2015.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
Changes in Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) Structure due to Charge Effects Analyzed by Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering in Combination with Multivariate Methods”, Juan José Leani, Jose I. Robledo, Fabiana Oliva, Mateusz Czyzycki, Andreas Karydas, Alessandro Migliori and Héctor Sánchez, EXRS 2016. Gotebörg (SWE)
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“RIXS combined with PCA for the Study of the Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) Molecule with Different Levels of Charge”, Juan José Leani, José Robledo, Fabiana Oliva, Carlos Pérez and Héctor Jorge Sánchez, Annual Users´ Meeting of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS-RAU). 2016. Campinas, Brazil.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Confrence
Year
2017
Description
"Xanes Analysis of Copper Association in Pei Thin Film Polymers for Antibiofouling", Mikael Larsson, et. al., Australian X-ray Analysis Association Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 5-9 Feb, 2017
Country/Organization
Australia
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
“Total reflection X-ray fluorescence as a fast multielemental technique for human placenta sample analysis” E. Marguí, P. Ricketts, H. Fletcher, A.G. Karydas, A. Migliori, J.J. Leani, M. Hidalgo, I. Queralt, M. Voutchkov, Spectrochimica Acta Part B 130, 53-59, 2017.
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“EDXRF analysis of suspended particulate matter (SPM) from residential and industrial areas in Cairo, Egypt” Abdallah A Shaltout, Salwa K Hassan, A G Karydas, Messoud Harfouche, O H Abd-Elkader, P Kregsamer, P. Wobrauschek, C. Streli, X-Ray Spectrometry, 47 (3), 223-230, 2018.
Country/Organization
Jordan
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2015
Description
Polyethyleneimine for copper absorption II:kinetics, selectivity and efficiency from seawater: Glutaraldehyde (GA) cross-linked polyethyleneimine (PEI) coatings have previously been reported to effectively and selectively take up copper from seawater relevant concentrations in artificial seawater. We evaluate the copper uptake of such coatings from natural seawater. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy elemental analysis revealed the coatings to be highly efficient and equally selective for copper uptake in natural seawater, reaching a maximum copper loading of 2 wt% in 48 hours. Similar to observations in artificial seawater we found that zinc was initially accumulated in the coatings, but was exchanged by copper over time. We investigate the spatial distribution of copper in the coatings by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), which revealed that copper was evenly distributed in the coating, with the exception of lower concentrations at the coating-water interface. We use synchrotron X-ray absorption studies and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to show that the copper–ligand interaction was mediated by Schiff's bases (imines
Country/Organization
Australia. Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Dynamics of Biogeochemical Systems: processes and modeling: conference program and abstracts” VOGEL-MIKUŠ, Katarina, ARCON, Iztok, KUMP, Peter. Use of synchrotron X-ray based techniques to study localization and ligand environment of cadmium in plants. V: OGRINC, Nives (ur.), POTOCNIK, Doris (ur.), FAGANELI, Jadran (ur.).. [Ljubljana]: National Institute of Biology: Jožef Stefan Institute, [2015], str. 54.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“GIMPy: a software for the simulation of X-ray fluorescence and reflectivity of layered materials”, Fabio Brigidi, Giancarlo Pepponi, EXRS 2016 Gotheborg, Sweden, April 2016
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
Spectroscopic Characterization of Dust-Fall Samples Collected from Greater Cairo, Egypt. This work aimed to characterize dust-fall samples collected from street’s trees in Greater Cairo (GC), Egypt, and its surroundings by different spectroscopic techniques, namely; X-ray diffraction (XRD), attenuated total-reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR), particle-size analyzer, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) combined with energy dispersive X-ray measurements. Samples were collected from 19 different locations inside and outside of GC. Quantitative phase analysis of the dust-fall samples was performed using the Rietveld method. Results showed that the most frequently observed phases in the dust-fall samples were calcite (CaCO3), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O), and quartz (SiO2) with average concentrations of 39 ± 16, 8 ± 7, 22 ± 13, and 33 ± 14 wt%, respectively. The occurrence of these constituents referred to a combination of different anthropogenic and natural sources. The ATR-FTIR results are in good agreements with XRD data of the different observed phases. Based on the SEM and particle-size measurements, quantitative determination of the particle-size distribution was described. It was found that not only the large-sized particles are deposited but also the small-sized ones (PM10 and PM2.5). In addition, the particle size of the collected dust-fall samples varied from 0.1 to 200 µm with an average particle size of 17.36 µm; however, the particle size ranged from 2.5 to 40 µm predominated in all of the dust-fall samples.
Country/Organization
Saudi Arabia: Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Egypt: Spectroscopy Department, Physics Division, National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt,
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
Possibilities of low-power X-ray fluorescence spectrometry methods for rapid multielemental analysis and imaging of vegetal foodstuffs. In the present contribution the possibilities and drawbacks of two analytical strategies based on the use of low power X-ray fluorescence systems (EDXRF and µ-XRF) have been explored for rapid multielemental analysis and chemical imaging of different edible vegetal species. The proposed methodologies allow analysis of vegetation material without complex sample treatments providing relevant advantages in terms of simplicity and costs compared to classical destructive methods. As study cases, we have focused on the analysis of different parts of several vegetal species (Daucus carota, Spinacia oleracea, Cynara scolymus, Raphanus staivus, Coriandrum sativum) collected in agricultural soils irrigated with municipal treated wastewater samples. EDXRF and µ-EDXRF data revealed that content of some major elements such as P and S increased if crops are irrigated with municipal treated wastewater although the distribution of these elements is not depending of the type of water used for irrigation purposes. On the contrary, trace element content is not significantly higher in comparison to vegetables irrigated with fresh water, except for bromine. The findings of this contribution can contribute to expand the knowledge about the impact of the use of reclaimed wastewaters for irrigation on vegetal composition but the use of the aforementioned XRF techniques could be also extended to other food safety and nutritional studies
Country/Organization
Spain, University of Girona and Portugal: Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
How do roots of the metal-resistant perennial bush Zygophyllum fabago cope with cadmium and zinc toxicities? Zygophyllum fabago is a perennial species tolerating high concentrations of Cd and Zn through protection of photosynthetically active leaves and regulation of Cd and Zn translocation from the roots to the shoots. This study aimed to assess metabolites involved in detoxification of those heavy metals in roots in relation to their coordination. Plant and SoilJuly 2016, Volume 404, Issue 1, pp 193–207
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2014
Description
Elemental Identification, Chemical Speciation and Source Apportionment of PM10 and PM2.5 Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution in the UAE” N. Hamdan, H. Alawadhi, N. Jisrawi, Qatar Foundation annual Research conference, November 17-18, 2014.
Country/Organization
UAE
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Spectroscopic investigation of lead toxicity in Air” Abdallah A. Shaltout, Annual Scientific meeting, 8 November 2017, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Country/Organization
Jordan
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Interaction of Natural and Anthropogenic Pollutants in the Atmosphere: A Source Apportionment Study of PM10 and PM2.5” N. Hamdan, H. Alawadhi, N. Jisrawi, The Third International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment (ICWEE2015), AUS, Sharjah, March 24-26, 2015.
Country/Organization
UAE
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Spectroscopic investigation of PM2.5 collected at industrial, residential and traffic sites in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The present work aims at detecting and characterizing the semiquione free radicals and inorganic composition of atmospheric aerosols particles, PM2.5, collected at three different sites (industrial, residential, and traffic dominated) in Taif city, Saudi Arabia, during 2011/2012. PM2.5 particles have been collected on polycarbonate filters in a collection cartridge in a cyclone. The duration ofthe collection was 24 h at an air flow of 3 L min-1. The average PM2.5 mass concentration was 37 ±22 µg/m3, 57 ± 22 µg/m3 and 50 ± 31 µg/m3 at the residential, industrial and traffic sites, respectively. These values are higher than the target value for air quality standards of European Union (25 µg/m3). Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopic techniques were chosen for sample analysis. Fourteen elements were quantified by EDXRF; Si, S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr and Pb. The measured concentrations of the potentially hazardous trace elements As, Cu, Sb, Cr, Mn, Ni and Pb were either below the detection limit or below the limits defined by international guidelines and national standards of ambient air quality. Furthermore, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique was used for testing and identifying paramagnetic species in the PM2.5 particles. The EPR spectra ofPM2.5 from the three sites have a g-value in the range from 2.0033 to 2.235 which is characteristic for semiquinone radicals. The PM2.5 samples showed three EPR signals indicate to the presence of semiquinone radical anion. Journal of Aerosol Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaerosci.2014.09.004
Country/Organization
Saudi Arabia
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Trace elements and As speciation analysis of fly ash samples from an Indonesian coal power plant by means of neutron activation analysis and synchrotron based techniques" Muhayatun Santoso, Diah Dwiana Lestiani, Endah Damastuti, Syukria Kurniawati, John W. Bennett, Andreas Germanos Karydas, 14th International Conference on Modern Trends in Activation Analysis - MTAA14, August 2015.
Country/Organization
Indonesia
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
Comparison of Grazing Incidence X-ray Fluorescence and X-ray Reflectivity Data Obtained at the XRF Beamline of the Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste and an Optimized Lab Spectrometer", D. Ingerle, P. Wobrauschek, C. Streli, G. Pepponi, J. Leani, A. Migliori, A.G. Karydas, D. Eichert, W. Jark, J. Zecevic, F. Meirer: TXRF 2015, Westminster, CO, USA; 03.08.2015 – 07.08.2015.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
“Orientating lipase molecules through surface chemical control for enhanced activity: A QCM-D and ToF-SIMS investigation”, Paul Joyce, Ivan Kempson, Clive A. Prestidge. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 142, 173–181 (2016)
Country/Organization
Australia
Type
Conference
Year
2018
Description
“Uptake and translocation of silver nanoparticles in Lactuca sativa: accumulation and ligand environment studies” Poster communicat ion: Laura Torrent, Mònica Iglesias, Eva Marguí, Katarina Vogel-Mikuš, Alojz Kodre, Anja Kavcic, Manuela Hidalgo, European Conference on X-ray spectrometry. EXRS-2018. 24-29 June 2018. Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Exploratory Methodology for Retrieving Oxidation State Information from X Ray Resonant Raman Scattering Spectrometry”, José I. Robledo, Héctor J. Sánchez, Carlos A. Pérez and Juan José Leani Annual Users´ Meeting of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS-RAU). 2015. Campinas, Brazil.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Simple and low cost dithizone-functionalized polymer membranes as a tool for mercury preconcentration and monitoring in aqueous bodies. Preliminary results using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES)”, N. Kallithrakas, S. Foteinis, Global NEST (2018, submitted)
Country/Organization
Greece
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Modern tools for spectroscopy on advanced materials” KOKALJ, Anton, MARTIN-SAMOS, Layla, RESSEL, Barbara. EUSpec COST Action MP1306:. Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute;
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
JGIXA — A software package for the calculation and fitting of grazing incidence X-ray fluorescence and X-ray reflectivity data for the characterization of nanometer-layers and ultra-shallow-implants. Grazing incidence XRF (GIXRF) is a very surface sensitive, nondestructive analytical tool making use of the phenomenon of total external reflection of X-rays on smooth polished surfaces. In recent years the method experienced a revival, being a powerful tool for process analysis and control in the fabrication of semiconductor based devices. Due to the downscaling of the process size for semiconductor devices, junction depths as well as layer thicknesses are reduced to a few nanometers, i.e. the length scale where GIXRF is highly sensitive. GIXRF measures the X-ray fluorescence induced by an X-ray beam incident under varying grazing angles and results in angle dependent intensity curves. These curves are correlated to the layer thickness, depth distribution and mass density of the elements in the sample. But the evaluation of these measurements is ambiguous with regard to the exact distribution function for the implants as well as for the thickness and density of nanometer-thin layers. In order to overcome this ambiguity, GIXRF can be combined with X-ray reflectometry (XRR). This is straightforward, as both techniques use similar measurement procedures and the same fundamental physical principles can be used for a combined data evaluation strategy. Such a combined analysis removes ambiguities in the determined physical properties of the studied sample and, being a correlative spectroscopic method, also significantly reduces experimental uncertainties of the individual techniques. In this paper we report our approach to a correlative data analysis, based on a concurrent calculation and fitting of simultaneously recorded GIXRF and XRR data. Based on this approach we developed JGIXA (Java Grazing Incidence X-ray Analysis), a multi-platform software package equipped with a user-friendly graphic user interface (GUI) and offering various optimization algorithms. Software and data evaluation approach were benchmarked by characterizing metal and metal oxide layers on Silicon as well as Arsenic implants in Silicon. The results of the different optimization algorithms have been compared to test the convergence of the algorithms. Finally, simulations for Iron nanoparticles on bulk Silicon and on a W/C multilayer are presented, using the assumption of an unaltered X-ray Standing Wave above the surface.
Country/Organization
Austria, TU Wien, Atominstitut Strahlenphysikalische Analytik & Radiochemie
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
3D- RIXS Analyzed by Multivariate Methods for Reveling Local Atomic Environments” J. J. Leani, R. D. Pérez, J. I. Robledo and H. J. Sánchez, 27th Annual Users´ Meeting of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS-RAU). 2017. Campinas, Brazil.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Spectroscopic investigation of lead toxicity in PM2.5 collected from Cairo and Jordan using SRTXRF and XANES” Abdallah A. Shaltout, M. Harfoushe, S. I. Ahmed, S. K. Hassan, 15th SESAME user meetings, 18-19 December 2017, Amman, Jordan.
Country/Organization
Jordan
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
“3D-reconstruction of chemical state distributions in stratified samples by spatially resolved micro-Xray resonant Raman spectroscopy” J. J. Leani, R. D. Pérez, J. I. Robledo and H. J. Sánchez, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 32, 402-407 (2017)
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Analytical performance of benchtop total reflection X-ray fluorescence instrumentation for multielemental analysis of wine samples. Recent technological improvements have led to a widespread adoption of benchtop total reflection X-ray fluorescence systems (TXRF) for analysis of liquid samples. However, benchtop TXRF systems usually present limited sensitivity compared with high-scale instrumentation which can restrict its application in some fields. The aim of the present work was to evaluate and compare the analytical capabilities of two TXRF systems, equipped with low power Mo and W target X-ray tubes, for multielemental analysis of wine samples. Using the Mo-TXRF system, the detection limits for most elements were one order of magnitude lower than those attained using the W-TXRF system. For the detection of high Z elements like Cd and Ag, however, W-TXRF remains a very good option due to the possibility of K-Lines detection. Accuracy and precision of the obtained results have been evaluated analyzing spiked real wine samples and comparing the TXRF results with those obtained by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). In general, good agreement was obtained between ICP-OES and TXRF results for the analysis of both red and white wine samples except for light elements (i.e., K) which TXRF concentrations were underestimated. However, a further achievement of analytical quality of TXRF results can be achieved if wine analysis is performed after dilution of the sample with de-ionized water. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, Volume 120, p. 37-43.
Country/Organization
Spain, University of Girona and Italy: University of Brescia
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2015
Description
Elemental and Chemical Analysis of PM10 and PM2.5Indoor and Outdoor Pollutants in the UAE. Knowledge of both the size distribution and elemental composition of different size fractions of aerosol particles is useful not only in providing information about the chemical composition and source apportionment of pollutants, but also in understanding the transformation chemistry of pollutants during transport in the atmosphere. We have used allow pressure-multistage inertial impactor and a double stage low volume sampler for particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter between 10 ?m, and 2.5 ?m respectively (PM10 andPM2.5) to collect both indoor and outdoor samples. We have integrated various spectroscopic techniques to obtain complementary information about the composition of various size fractions of pollutants, their transformation and their possible sources. Our results show that the coarse fraction of PM is mainly due to natural sources such as dust storms crustal matter and seas salts, while the fine and ultrafine fractions of PM matter contains compounds created through reactions of the natural coarse pollutants with anthropogenic emissions such as sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), during transport in the atmosphere. The major phase of such new compounds was ammonium sulphate.
Country/Organization
UAE, Physics Department, the American University of Sharjah and the National X-ray Fluorescence Laboratory
Type
Paper
Year
2014
Description
“Changes in the proteome of the cadmium-tolerant bacteria Cupriavidus taiwanensis KKU2500-3 in response to cadmium toxicity” S. Siripornadulsil, L. Thanwisai, W. Siripornadulsil, Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 60(3), 121–131, 2014.
Country/Organization
Thailand
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
Grazing Incidence XRF and XANES nondestructive analysis of the Attic pottery black gloss and its imitations manufactured in South Italy (V-IV century b.C.). C. Caliri, R. Catalano, A. D’Amicis, M. Bogovac, A. Dell’Aglio, M.T. Giannotta, A.G. Karydas, G. Lamagna, J.J. Leani, A.M. Manenti, A. Migliori, J. Osan, L. Pappalardo, F. Rizzo, F.P. Romano, H.C. Santos, Technart2015, Catania, 27-30 April 2015.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
EXAFS study of mercury ligand environment in mycorrhizal plant roots” The 16th International Conference on X-ray Absorption Fine Structure KODRE, Alojz, VOGEL-MIKUŠ, Katarina, ARCON, Iztok, DEBELJAK, Marta., 23-28 August, 2015, Karlsruhe. Program. Karlsruhe: [s. n.], 2015, str. 92.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Elemental and Chemical Analysis of PM10 and PM2.5 Indoor and Outdoor Pollutants in the UAE” N. M. Hamdan, H. Alawadhi, N. Jisrawi, International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 566-570, 2015.
Country/Organization
UAE
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
Combined micro-XRF and TXRF methodology for quantitative elemental imaging of tissue samples” P. M. Wróbel, S. Bala, M. Czyzycki, M. Golasik, T. Librowski, B. Ostachowicz, W. Piekoszewski, A. Surówka, M. Lankosz, Talanta 162, 654–659, 2017.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Analytical characterization of Attic Black Gloss and its South Italian Classical period imitations by means of Grazing incidence XANES and XRF analysis”, C. Caliri, A.G. Karydas, J.J. Leani, A. Migliori, M. Czyzycki, J. Osan, L. Pappalardo, F. Rizzo, H.C. Santos and F.P. Romano, ERXS 2016, Gotheborg, 19-24 April 2016
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Core-level RIXS: A versatile Spectroscopic Tool for Chemical State Assessments” Héctor Jorge Sánchez, Juan José Leani, SARX 2016, Petrópolis (BRA) 2016. Invited Conference.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2018
Description
“2D-Maps of Cu Paintings by Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) with Multivariate Method” Héctor Jorge Sánchez, Robledo José Ignacio, Leani Juan José, International Symposium on Radiation Physics 2018, Córdoba (ARGENTINA), Oct 2018.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
The effects of hydrothermal processing and germination on Fe speciation and Fe bioaccessibility to human intestinal Caco-2 cells in Tartary buckwheat. Tartary buckwheat is a gluten-free crop with great potential as a wheat substitute. Iron (Fe) is an important mineral element in staple foods which is required in sufficient bioaccessible quantities. The aim of the study was to investigate how processing of grains into groats (hydrothermal processing to remove the husk) and sprouts (7-day-old seedlings) affected Fe speciation (Fe2+ or Fe3+), Fe ligand composition and Fe bioaccessibility to human Caco-2 cells. Groats contained the least Fe (23.8 ± 1.65 mg kg-1) and the lowest amounts of Fe2+ (8%). Grains and sprouts had comparable Fe concentrations (78.2 ± 2.65 and 68.9 ± 2.73 mg kg-1) and similar proportions of Fe2+ (15% and 18%). The main ligands for Fe in Tartary buckwheat material were phytate and citrate. Phytate was less abundant in sprouts, which did not correlate with greater Fe bioaccessibility. Iron bioaccessibility was 4.5-fold greater for grains than groats, suggesting that Fe is more bioaccessible in the husk than in the rest of the grain. Food chemistry, ISSN 0308-8146. [Print ed.], 2016, vol. 199, str. 782-790
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Localization and bioavailability of mercury and selenium in edible mushrooms Boletus edulis and Scutiger pes caprae” K. Vogel-Mikuš, M. Debeljak, A. Kavcic, T. Murn, I. Arcon, A. Kodre, J. T. van Elteren, B. Budic, P. Kump, K. Vogel-Mikuš, A. Migliori, M. Czyzycki, A. Karydas, 18th International Conference on Heavy Metals in the Environment, ICHMET 2016, 12.-15. Sep., Ghent, Belgium.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“First Results of Quantitative Speciation of Oxide Mixtures by using Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering”, Juan José Leani, José Robledo, Roberto Daniel Pérez, Carlos Pérez and Héctor Sánchez, EXRS 2016. Gotebörg (SWE)
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
“A New Generation of X-ray Spectrometry UHV Instruments at the SR Facilities BESSY II, ELETTRA and SOLEIL”. J. Lubeck, B. Boyer, B. Detlefs, D. Eichert, R. Fliegauf, D. Grötzsch, I. Holfelder, P. Hönicke, W. Jark, R. Kaiser, B. Kanngießer, A. G. Karydas, J. J. Leani, M. C. Lépy, L. Lühl, Y. Ménesguen, A. Migliori, M. Müller, B. Pollakowski, M. Spanier, G. Ulm, J. Weser and B. Beckhoff, AIP Conference Proceedings 1741, 030011 (2016).
Country/Organization
IAEA
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
novel vacuum spectrometer for total reflection x-ray fluorescence analysis with two exchangeable low power x-ray sources for the analysis of low, medium, and high Z elements in sequence. The extension of the detectable elemental range with Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) analysis is a challenging task. In this paper, it is demonstrated how a TXRF spectrometer is modified to analyse elements from carbon to uranium. Based on the existing design of a vacuum TXRF spectrometer with a 12 specimen sample changer, the following components were renewed: the silicon drift detector with 20 mm2 active area and having a special ultra-thin polymer window allowing the detection of elements from carbon upwards. Two exchangeable X-ray sources guarantee the efficient excitation of both low and high Z elements. These X-ray sources were two light-weighted easily mountable 35 W air-cooled low-power tubes with Cr and Rh anodes, respectively. The air cooled tubes and the Peltier-cooled detector allowed to construct a transportable tabletop spectrometer with compact dimensions, as neither liquid nitrogen cooling for the detector nor a water cooling circuit and a bulky high voltage generator for the X-ray tubes are required. Due to the excellent background conditions as a result of the TXRF geometry, detection limits of 150 ng for C, 12 ng for F, and 3.3 ng for Na have been obtained using Cr excitation in vacuum. For Rh excitation, the detection limits of 90 pg could be achieved for Sr. Taking 10 to 20 µl of sample volume, extrapolated detection limits in the ng/g (ppb) range are resulting in terms of concentration. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 86, 083105 (2015)
Country/Organization
Austria
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“X-ray fluorescence analysis of changes of chemical composition of the ovarian cancer tissues” P. M. Wrobel, M. M. Grzelak, Z. Stegowski, M. Lankosz, B. Stenczyk, M. Czyzycki, International Conference on Developments and Applications of Nuclear Technologies (NUTECH-2017), Kraków, 10–13 September 2017.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Application of the TXRF and XANES method for analysis of ovarian cancer cyst fluids” M. Grzelak, M. Lankosz, B. Ostachowicz, D. Adamek, L. Chmura, EXRS2016: European Conference on X-Ray Spectrometry: June 19–24, 2016, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, 2016.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
GIMPy: a software for the simulation of X-ray fluorescence and reflectivity of layered materials”, Fabio Brigidi Giancarlo Pepponi, X Ray Spectrometry, 42, 116-122, (2017
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
"Comparison of Four Data Analysis Software for Combined X-ray Reflectivity and Grazing Incidence X-ray Fluorescence Measurements", B. Caby, B. Detlefs, G. Picot, E. Nolot, F. Brigidi, G. Pepponi, D. Ingerle, C. Streli, L. Lutterotti, D. Chateigner, M. Morales, TXRF 2015, Westminster, CO, USA; 03.08.2015 - 07.08.2015
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
"Unhindered copper uptake by glutaraldehyde-polyethyleneimine coatings in an artificial seawater model system with adsorbed swollen polysaccharides and competing ligand EDTA" Kaur, S., Kempson, I.M., Lindén, J.B., Larsson, M., Nydén, M., Biofouling, 33(2), 184-194 (2017)
Country/Organization
Australia
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
How do roots of the metal-resistant perennial bush Zygophyllum fabago cope with cadmium and zinc toxicities? Zygophyllum fabago is a perennial species tolerating high concentrations of Cd and Zn through protection of photosynthetically active leaves and regulation of Cd and Zn translocation from the roots to the shoots. This study aimed to assess metabolites involved in detoxification of those heavy metals in roots in relation to their coordination.
Country/Organization
Slovenia, University of Ljubljana and Jozef Stefan Institute, Department of Low and Medium Energy Physics
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Uptake of Ag nanoparticles into plant roots – specific problems in EXAFS analysis” L. Torrent, M. Iglesias, E. Marguí, M. Hidalgo, D. Verdaguer, L. Llorens, K.Vogel-Mikus, A.Kodre. Under revision.
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
The effects of hydrothermal processing and germination on Fe speciation and Fe bioaccessibility to human intestinal Caco-2 cells in Tartary buckwheat. Tartary buckwheat is a gluten-free crop with great potential as a wheat substitute. Iron (Fe) is an important mineral element in staple foods which is required in sufficient bioaccessible quantities. The aim of the study was to investigate how processing of grains into groats (hydrothermal processing to remove the husk) and sprouts (7-day-old seedlings) affected Fe speciation (Fe2+ or Fe3+), Fe ligand composition and Fe bioaccessibility to human Caco-2 cells. Groats contained the least Fe (23.8 ± 1.65 mg kg-1) and the lowest amounts of Fe2+ (8%). Grains and sprouts had comparable Fe concentrations (78.2 ± 2.65 and 68.9 ± 2.73 mg kg-1) and similar proportions of Fe2+ (15% and 18%). The main ligands for Fe in Tartary buckwheat material were phytate and citrate. Phytate was less abundant in sprouts, which did not correlate with greater Fe bioaccessibility. Iron bioaccessibility was 4.5-fold greater for grains than groats, suggesting that Fe is more bioaccessible in the husk than in the rest of the grain.
Country/Organization
Slovenia, University of Ljubljana and Jozef Stefan Institute, Department of Low and Medium Energy Physics
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Polyethyleneimine for copper absorption II: kinetics, selectivity and efficiency from seawater”, JB Lindén, M Larsson, S Kaur, WM Skinner, SJ Miklavcic, T Nann, IM Kempson, M Nydén. RSC Advances,5, 51883-51890 (2015)
Country/Organization
Australia
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2015
Description
novel vacuum spectrometer for total reflection x-ray fluorescence analysis with two exchangeable low power x-ray sources for the analysis of low, medium, and high Z elements in sequence. The extension of the detectable elemental range with Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) analysis is a challenging task. In this paper, it is demonstrated how a TXRF spectrometer is modified to analyse elements from carbon to uranium. Based on the existing design of a vacuum TXRF spectrometer with a 12 specimen sample changer, the following components were renewed: the silicon drift detector with 20 mm2 active area and having a special ultra-thin polymer window allowing the detection of elements from carbon upwards. Two exchangeable X-ray sources guarantee the efficient excitation of both low and high Z elements. These X-ray sources were two light-weighted easily mountable 35 W air-cooled low-power tubes with Cr and Rh anodes, respectively. The air cooled tubes and the Peltier-cooled detector allowed to construct a transportable tabletop spectrometer with compact dimensions, as neither liquid nitrogen cooling for the detector nor a water cooling circuit and a bulky high voltage generator for the X-ray tubes are required. Due to the excellent background conditions as a result of the TXRF geometry, detection limits of 150 ng for C, 12 ng for F, and 3.3 ng for Na have been obtained using Cr excitation in vacuum. For Rh excitation, the detection limits of 90 pg could be achieved for Sr. Taking 10 to 20 µl of sample volume, extrapolated detection limits in the ng/g (ppb) range are resulting in terms of concentration.
Country/Organization
Austria, TU Wien, Atominstitut Strahlenphysikalische Analytik & Radiochemie and India, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
“Quantification of selected elements in ovarian tumors and their potentials as a tissue classifier” L. Chmura, M. Grzelak, M. Czyzycki, P. Wrobel, M. Brzyszczyk, R. Jach, D. Adamek, M. Lankosz, Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 68(5), 699-707, 2017.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
“Quantification of 2D elemental distribution maps of intermediate-thick biological sections by low energy synchrotron µ-X-ray fluorescence spectrometry” P. Kumpa and K. Vogel-Mikuš, Journal of Instrumentation, 13, 2017.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Hg determination at trace levels using membrane preconcentration and benchtop TXRF analysis”, Poster communication: E. Marguí, F. Corbera, I. Queralt, M. Guerra, N. Kallithrakas-Kontos, 17th International conference on total reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis and related methods. 19-22 September, 2017. Brescia, Italy.
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“SR-TXRF-XANES of Indoor Aerosol Samples at BESSYII and ELETTRA”, J. Prost, A. Windbichler, P. Wobrauschek, C. Streli, A. Guilherme Buzanich, U. Reinholz, H. Riesemeier, M. Radtke, G. Pepponi, A. Migliori, A.G. Karydas, M. Czyzycki, D.M. Eichert, W.H. Jark, Denver Conference, Denver USA, 2016
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
Iron localization and speciation in wheat grains by [mu]-PIXE and Fe K-edge XANES” ARCON, Iztok, VOGEL-MIKUŠ, Katarina, SINGH, Sudhir P., PELICON, Primož.. V: The 16th International Conference on X-ray Absorption Fine Structure, 23-28 August, 2015, Karlsruhe. Program. Karlsruhe: [s. n.], 2015, str. 166.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“Biomolecular characterization of ovarian tumours by means of Fast Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy” M. Grekak, M. Lankosz, M. Szczerbowska-Boruchowska, D. Adamek, L. Chmura, Innovative technologies in biomedicine: the 2nd International Conference: October 12–14, 2015, Krakow, Poland
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Energy-Dispersive Total-Reflection Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering as a Tool for Elemental Speciation in Contaminated Water” José I. Robledo, Juan J. Leani, Andreas G. Karydas, Alessandro Migliori, Carlos A. Pérez, and Héctor J. Sánchez, Analytical Chemistry 90, 3886-3891 (2018)
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2015
Description
Measurement uncertainty in Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence. Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence (TXRF) spectrometry is a multi-elemental technique using micro-volumes of sample. This work assessed the components contributing to the combined uncertainty budget associated with TXRF measurements using Cu and Fe concentrations in different spiked and natural water samples as an example. The results showed that an uncertainty estimation based solely on the count statistics of the analyte is not a realistic estimation of the overall uncertainty, since the depositional repeatability and the relative sensitivity between the analyte and the internal standard are important contributions to the uncertainty budget. The uncertainty on the instrumental repeatability and sensitivity factor could be estimated and as such, potentially relatively straightforward implemented in the TXRF instrument software. However, the depositional repeatability varied significantly from sample to sample and between elemental ratios and the controlling factors are not well understood. By a lack of theoretical prediction of the depositional repeatability, the uncertainty budget can be based on repeat measurements using different reflectors. A simple approach to estimate the uncertainty was presented. The measurement procedure implemented and the uncertainty estimation processes developed were validated from the agreement with results obtained by inductively coupled plasma—optical emission spectrometry(ICP-OES) and/or reference/calculated values
Country/Organization
Spain, University of Girona and Germany: GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Section
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
Elemental microimaging of cancer cells for clinical research” M. Lankos, M. Grzelak, Daria Krauze, P. Wrobel, D. Adamek, L. Chmura, E. Radwanska, ICANN 2017, 5th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology: 18-21 December, 2017, Guwahati, India.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alter Hg root uptake and ligand environment as studied by X-ray absorption fine structure” A. Kodre, I. Arcon, M. Debeljak, M. Potisek, M. Likar, K. Vogel-Mikus, Environmental and Experimental Botany 133, 12-23, 2017.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Elemental and Chemical Analysis of PM10 and PM2.5Indoor and Outdoor Pollutants in the UAE. Knowledge of both the size distribution and elemental composition of different size fractions of aerosol particles is useful not only in providing information about the chemical composition and source apportionment of pollutants, but also in understanding the transformation chemistry of pollutants during transport in the atmosphere. We have used allow pressure-multistage inertial impactor and a double stage low volume sampler for particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter between 10 ?m, and 2.5 ?m respectively (PM10 andPM2.5) to collect both indoor and outdoor samples. We have integrated various spectroscopic techniques to obtain complementary information about the composition of various size fractions of pollutants, their transformation and their possible sources. Our results show that the coarse fraction of PM is mainly due to natural sources such as dust storms crustal matter and seas salts, while the fine and ultrafine fractions of PM matter contains compounds created through reactions of the natural coarse pollutants with anthropogenic emissions such as sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), during transport in the atmosphere. The major phase of such new compounds was ammonium sulphate. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, Vol. 6, No. 8, August 2015
Country/Organization
UAE,
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“X-ray fluorescence imaging as a tool for recognition of different types of the ovarian cancer tissues” M. M. Grzelak, L. Chmura, P. M. Wrobel, Z. Stegowski, M. Lankosz, D. Adamek, R. Jach, M. Czyzycki, A. Migliori, A. Karydas, 24th International Congress of X-ray Optics and Microanalysis, Trieste, Italy, 25–29 September 2017.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2015
Description
Understanding Copper speciation and mobilization in soils and mine tailings from “Mineral La Aurora” in central Mexico: contributions from Synchrotron techniques. Potentially toxic elements are usually present in mine tailings in concentrations that may threat environmental and human health. In this research, mine tailings and soils from the mine "La Aurora" located in central Mexico were studied. This mine was exploited for Pb, Zn, Ag, Cu and Au and abandoned since their last cycle in 1957. For this purpose, a combination of sequential extraction procedure (SEP), Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS), and X-ray synchrotron techniques (XAS) were used. Cu is present in mine tailings and soils in a range respectively between 125 ± 21 and 1763 ± 10 mg·kg-1 and 22 ± 2 and 88 ± 5 mg·kg-1. Repartition of Cu in mine tailings determined by SEP followed this general trend: Water soluble > Residual > Organic Bound > Exchangeable > Fe-Mn oxides bound > Carbonates bound. In contrast, Cu in soils was mainly retained in the residual fraction and followed this general trend: Residual > Organic bound > Fe-Mn oxides bound > Carbonates bound > Water soluble > Exchangeable. X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (XANES), showed that Cu is present as Cu2+, forming highly mobile species, and in minor proportion as Cu+ species, as oxides and sulphides. Cu content in mine tailings is available for plants and bioaccessible with percentages higher than 50% in almost all the points tested. The calculated dose limit, that involves gastrointestinal disorders for chronic exposure is surpassed in all mine tailings tested.
Country/Organization
Slovenia, University of Ljubljana, Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana and Jozef Stefan Institute, Department of Low and Medium Energy Physics and Mexico: University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato
Type
paper
Year
2018
Description
“Investigation of iron oxidative state in ovarian cancer with a use of synchrotron micro X-ray absorption near edge structure – preliminary results” D. M. Krauze, M. Grzelak, P. Wróbel, G. Veronesi, H. Castillo, L. Chmura, D. Adamek, R. Jach, M. Lankosz. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 33(10), 1638–1644, 2018.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Obtaining 2D-Images of Local Atomic Environments at µm level through Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS)”, J.I. Robledo, J.J. Leani, H.J. Sánchez, TXRF 2017 Brescia (ITALIA), September 2017.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Operando (micro) XAFS analysis” I. ARCON, R. DOMINKO, K. VOGEL-MIKUŠ, EWinS 2016, EU Spec Winter School on Core Level Spectroscopies, February 1-11, 2016, Ajdovšcina, Slovenia.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Exploratory Methodology for Retrieving Oxidation State Information from X-Ray Resonant Raman Scattering Spectrometry. It has been observed recently that the resonant Raman scattering (RRS) peak of an X-ray spectrum contains information about the chemical environment of the irradiated matter. This information is extracted with complex processing of the spectrum data. Principal component analysis (PCA) is a statistical multivariate technique that allows exploring the variance-covariance structure of a set of data, through a few linear combinations of the original variables. This methodology can be applied to obtain information from RRS spectra. To analyse its potentiality, several measurements of different oxides in surface nanolayers were measured in total reflection conditions using synchrotron radiation. Multivariate analysis techniques, in particular, PCA, were used to obtain the information encrypted in the RRS peak, and to establish a new methodology, simpler and more accurate. The results show that multivariate analysis techniques are suitable for the analysis of this kind of spectra, foreseeing its application in future research.Analytical Chemistry 87 3639–3645 (2015),
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
“Cu K-edge XANES: polymer, organic, inorganic spectra, and experimental considerations” Mikael Larsson, Johan B. Lindén, Simarpreet Kaur, Brock Le Cerf and Ivan Kempson. Powder Diffraction, Volume 32 (2), S28-S32, (2017)
Country/Organization
Australia
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
“X-ray based techniques with synchrotron radiation and mobile instruments for the investigation of the attic black gloss and its imitations in the Mediterranean area”. C. Caliri, F.P. Romano, A. G. Karydas, J.J. Leani, A. Migliori, International Workshop on “Les technologies au service des recherches sur le patrimoine culturel de la Méditerranée occidentale, de sa protection et de sa valorization”, Rabat, Marocco, 2-4 March 2015.
Country/Organization
Italy
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
PIXE-alpha non-destructive and in situ compositional investigation of black gloss on ancient pottery. The chemical characterization of the black gloss on ancient pottery is, since several years, the object of different scientific investigations. Among the different typologies of black gloss, the Attic one is the most refined, because it is prepared by using a fine suspension of an illitic clay applied on the surface of the clay body so that, after an oxiding-reducing-oxiding firing cycle at high temperature (800–950?°C), it reaches the typical shiny black aspect. Red figure vases were largely produced in South Italy often reaching a high artistic level. This is the case of the Sicilian red figure vases, sometimes called ‘Sicelioti’, whose production began in Sicily around the end of the fifth century BC and continued until the beginning of the third century BC.The aim of this work is to submit and compare a selection of data related to the chemical composition of the surface black gloss of some Attic and Sicilian red figure vases: This has been investigated, and a chemical-based discrimination has been proposed. The non-destructive particle-induced X-ray emission-alpha portable spectrometer was used. The results, carried out in situ at the ‘Paolo Orsi’ Archaeological Museum in Syracuse (Sicily), together with the ones recently obtained in similar analyses at the Archaeological Museum of Catania University, confirmed the compositional stability of Attic vase black gloss and indicated that in a well-defined time period, the chemical composition of the Sicilian black gloss decorations is very stable and superimposable with that of the contemporary Attic artifacts.
Country/Organization
Italy, INFN-LNS, Istituto per i Beni Archeologici e Monumentali
Type
Paper
Year
2019
Description
“Correlation between inorganic pollutants in the suspended particulate matter (SPM) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) collected from industrial and residential areas in Greater Cairo, Egypt” Abdallah A Shaltout, Salwa K Hassan, Sultan E Alomairy, M Manousakas, A G Karydas, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 1-10, 2019.
Country/Organization
Jordan
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
"Depth-resolved chemical speciation of a W-B4C multilayer structure", G. Das, A. G. Karydas, Haranath Ghosh, M. Czyzycki, A. Migliori, A. K. Sinha, and M. K. Tiwari, Physical Review B, 96(15), 2017, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.00.005400
Country/Organization
IAEA
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Spectrochemical analysis of metals in gingival fluid of patients with dental implants and different prosthetic materials” Miriam Grenón, David Fuks, Manuel García, Fabiana Oliva, Juan C. Ibañez, Maria C. Ibañez, Maria A. Juaneda, Carlos A. Pérez, and Héctor J. Sánchez, 27th Annual Users´ Meeting of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS-RAU). 2017. Campinas, Brazil.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Size-resolved analysis of fine and ultrafine fractions of indoor particulate matter using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and electron microscopy” N. M Hamdan, H. Alawadhi, N. Jisrawi, M. Shameer, X-Ray Spectrometry, 42, 72-78, 2018.
Country/Organization
UAE
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Microanalysis of indoors fine aerosols using SEM/EDX” N. Hamdan, H. Alawadhi, N. Jisrawi, M. Shameer, Microscopy and Microanalysis conference, M&M2017, St. Louis, MO, August 6-10, 2017.
Country/Organization
UAE
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“A first evaluation of the analytical capabilities of the new X-ray fluorescence facility at International Atomic Energy Agency-Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste for multipurpose total reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis”, Marguí, E., Hidalgo, M., Migliori, A., Leani, J.J., Queralt, I., Kallithrakas-Kontos, N., Streli, C., Prost, J., Karydas, A.G., Spectrochimica Acta – Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, 145, pp. 8-19. (2018)
Country/Organization
Greece
Type
Paper
Year
2015
Description
Resonant Raman Scattering Background in XRF Spectra of Binary Samples: In x-ray fluorescence analysis, spectra present singular characteristics produced by the different scattering processes. When atoms are irradiated with incident energy lower and close to an absorption edge, scattering peaks appear due to an inelastic process known as resonant Raman scattering. In this work we present theoretical calculations of the resonant Raman scattering contributions to the background of x-ray fluorescence spectra of binary samples of current technological or biological interest. On one hand, a binary alloy of Fe with traces of Mn (Mn: 0.01%, Fe: 99.99%) was studied because of its importance in the stainless steels industries. On the second hand a pure sample of Ti with V traces (Ti: 99%, V: 1%) was analysed due to the current relevance in medical applications. In order to perform the calculations the Shiraiwa and Fujino's model was used to calculate characteristic intensities and scattering interactions. This model makes certain assumptions and approximations to achieve the calculations, especially in the case of the geometrical conditions and the incident and take-off beams. For the binary sample studied in this work and the considered experimental conditions, the calculations show that the resonant Raman scattering background is significant under the fluorescent peak, affects the symmetry of the peaks and, depending on the concentrations, overcomes the enhancements contributions (secondary fluorescence).Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 107 160-163(2015)
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Sub-cellular elemental imaging of epithelial ovarian cancers and their potential as a tissue classifier” M. Lankosz, M. Grzelak, D. Krauze, M. Brzyszczyk, M. Czyzycki, P. Wrobel, D. Adamek, L. Chmura, XRM 2016, 13th International Conference on X-Ray Microscopy: 15–19 August 2016, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
First Characterization of Chemical Environments using Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS) induced by an X-ray tube beam”, R.D. Pérez, J.J. Leani, J.I. Robledo, H.J. Sánchez, TXRF 2017 Brescia (ITALIA), Sepctember 2017.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
JGIXA — A software package for the calculation and fitting of grazing incidence X-ray fluorescence and X-ray reflectivity data for the characterization of nanometer-layers and ultra-shallow-implants. Grazing incidence XRF (GIXRF) is a very surface sensitive, nondestructive analytical tool making use of the phenomenon of total external reflection of X-rays on smooth polished surfaces. In recent years the method experienced a revival, being a powerful tool for process analysis and control in the fabrication of semiconductor based devices. Due to the downscaling of the process size for semiconductor devices, junction depths as well as layer thicknesses are reduced to a few nanometers, i.e. the length scale where GIXRF is highly sensitive. GIXRF measures the X-ray fluorescence induced by an X-ray beam incident under varying grazing angles and results in angle dependent intensity curves. These curves are correlated to the layer thickness, depth distribution and mass density of the elements in the sample. But the evaluation of these measurements is ambiguous with regard to the exact distribution function for the implants as well as for the thickness and density of nanometer-thin layers. In order to overcome this ambiguity, GIXRF can be combined with X-ray reflectometry (XRR). This is straightforward, as both techniques use similar measurement procedures and the same fundamental physical principles can be used for a combined data evaluation strategy. Such a combined analysis removes ambiguities in the determined physical properties of the studied sample and, being a correlative spectroscopic method, also significantly reduces experimental uncertainties of the individual techniques. In this paper we report our approach to a correlative data analysis, based on a concurrent calculation and fitting of simultaneously recorded GIXRF and XRR data. Based on this approach we developed JGIXA (Java Grazing Incidence X-ray Analysis), a multi-platform software package equipped with a user-friendly graphic user interface (GUI) and offering various optimization algorithms. Software and data evaluation approach were benchmarked by characterizing metal and metal oxide layers on Silicon as well as Arsenic implants in Silicon. The results of the different optimization algorithms have been compared to test the convergence of the algorithms. Finally, simulations for Iron nanoparticles on bulk Silicon and on a W/C multilayer are presented, using the assumption of an unaltered X-ray Standing Wave above the surface.Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic SpectroscopyVolume 118, 1 April 2016, Pages 20–28
Country/Organization
Austria
Type
Conference
Year
2014
Description
Oxidative stress protective mechanisms of Cupriavidus taiwanesis KKU2500-3 under cadmium induction” T. T. K. Hong, W. Siripornadulsil, S. Siripornadulsil, Proceedings of the 40th Congress on Science and Technology of Thailand (STT40). December 2-4, 2014. Khon Kaen, Thailand. pp. 586-590.
Country/Organization
Thailand
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Quantification of selected elements in ovarian and brain cancers and their potential as a tissue classifier, M. W. Lankosz, M. Lankosz, M. Brzyszczyk, P. Wrobel, B. Ostachowicz, D. Adamek, L. Chmura, Sample treatment 2016, 2nd Caparica Christmas Conference on Sample Treatment: 5th–7th of December 2016, Caparica, Portugal.
Country/Organization
Poland
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Calibration of Quantification Curves for Mixtures of Different Compounds of Transition Metal Elements by RIXS and Multivariate Methods Analysis”, J. J. Leani, J. I. Robledo and H. J. Sánchez, 27th Annual Users´ Meeting of the Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS-RAU). 2017. Campinas, Brazil.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2017
Description
Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy investigation of the surface chemistry and treatments of copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS)” C. Scwhartz et al., Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells (2017) 160, 390-397
Country/Organization
USA
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
Argon ions deeply implanted in silicon studied by Rutherford/Elastic Backscattering and Grazing Incidence X-ray Fluorescence spectroscopy”, Kokkoris, M., Androulakaki, E.G., Czyzycki, M., Erich, M., Karydas, A.G., Leani, J.J., Migliori, A., Ntemou, E., Paneta, V., Petrovic, S., Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Be am Interactions with Materials and Atoms, DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2018.08.048 (in press 2018)
Country/Organization
Greece
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2015
Description
Analytical performance of benchtop total reflection X-ray fluorescence instrumentation for multielemental analysis of wine samples. Recent technological improvements have led to a widespread adoption of benchtop total reflection X-ray fluorescence systems (TXRF) for analysis of liquid samples. However, benchtop TXRF systems usually present limited sensitivity compared with high-scale instrumentation which can restrict its application in some fields. The aim of the present work was to evaluate and compare the analytical capabilities of two TXRF systems, equipped with low power Mo and W target X-ray tubes, for multielemental analysis of wine samples. Using the Mo-TXRF system, the detection limits for most elements were one order of magnitude lower than those attained using the W-TXRF system. For the detection of high Z elements like Cd and Ag, however, W-TXRF remains a very good option due to the possibility of K-Lines detection. Accuracy and precision of the obtained results have been evaluated analyzing spiked real wine samples and comparing the TXRF results with those obtained by inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). In general, good agreement was obtained between ICP-OES and TXRF results for the analysis of both red and white wine samples except for light elements (i.e., K) which TXRF concentrations were underestimated. However, a further achievement of analytical quality of TXRF results can be achieved if wine analysis is performed after dilution of the sample with de-ionized water.
Country/Organization
Spain, University of Girona and Italy: University of Brescia
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“A first evaluation of the analytical capabilities of the new X-ray fluorescence facility at International Atomic Energy Agency-Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste for multipurpose total reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis” Eva Marguí, Manuela Hidalgo, Alessandro Migliori, Juan José Leani, Ignasi Queralt, Nikolaos Kallithrakas-Kontos, Christina Streli, Josef Prost, Andreas Germanos Karydas, Spectrochimica Acta Part B 145, 8-19, 2018.
Country/Organization
Spain
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Depth-Profiling Analysis of Titanium Chemical Environment in Li-ion battery electrodes through GI-RIXS combined with PCA”, José I. Robledo1, Juan J. Leani1, Fabiana Oliva1, Andreas Germanos Karydas1, Mateusz Czyzycki1, Alessandro Migliori,Carlos Pérez and Héctor J. Sánchez, TXRF 2017 Brescia (ITALIA), September 2017.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
“Mercury determination at trace levels using membrane preconcentration and benchtop total reflection X-ray fluorescence analysis”, Marguí, E., Queralt, I., Guerra, M., Kallithrakas-Kontos, N., Spectrochimica Acta – Part B Atomic Spectroscopy, 149, 84-90, (2018)
Country/Organization
Greece
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
Characterization of Fine Particulate Matter in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Using Complementary Experimental Techniques” N. M. Hamdan, H. Alawadhi, N. Jisrawi, M. Shameer, Sustainability, 10, 1088, 2018.
Country/Organization
UAE
Type
Paper
Year
2018
Description
"An IAEA multi-technique X-ray spectrometry station at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste: Commissioning and interdisciplinary applications", Andreas Germanos Karydas, Mateusz Czyzycki, Juan Juan José Leani, Alessandro Migliori, Janos Osan, Mladen Bogovac, Pawel Wrobel, Nikita Vakula, Roman Padilla-Alvarez, Ralf Hendrik Menk, Maryam Ghahremani Gol, Matias Antonelli, Manoj K Tiwari, Claudia Caliri, Katarina, Iain Darby and Ralf Bernd Kaiser, , Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 25 (2018) 189-203, https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577517016332
Country/Organization
IAEA
Type
Peer Review publication
Year
2016
Description
XAS analysis of iron and palladium bonded to a polysaccharide produced anaerobically by a strain of Klebsiella oxytoca. Klebsiella oxytoca BAS-10 ferments citrate to acetic acid and CO2, and secretes a specific exopolysaccharide (EPS), which is able to bind different metallic species. These biomaterials may be used for different biotechnological purposes, including applications as innovative green biogenerated catalysts. In production of biogenerated Pd species, the Fe(III) as ferric citrate is added to anaerobic culture of K. oxytoca BAS-10, in the presence of palladium species, to increase the EPS secretion and improve Pd-EPS yield. In this process, bi-metallic (FePd-EPS) biomaterials were produced for the first time. The morphology of bi-metallic EPS, and the chemical state of the two metals in the FePd-EPS, are investigated by transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy, micro-X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy methods (XANES and EXAFS), and compared with mono-metallic Pd-EPS and Fe-EPS complexes. Iron in FePd-EPS is in the mineralized form of iron oxides/hydroxides, predominantly in the form of Fe3+, with a small amount of Fe2+ in the structure, most probably a mixture of different nano-crystalline iron oxides and hydroxides, as in mono-metallic Fe-EPS. Palladium is found as Pd(0) in the form of metallic nanoparticles with face-centred cubic structure in both bi-metallic (FePd-EPS) and mono-metallic (Pd-EPS) species. In bi-metallic species, Pd and Fe nanoparticles agglomerate in larger clusters, but they remain spatially separated. The catalytic ability of bi-metallic species (FePd-EPS) in a hydrodechlorination reaction is improved in comparison with mono-metallic Pd-EPS.
Country/Organization
Slovenia, University of Ljubljana and Jozef Stefan Institute, Department of Low and Medium Energy Physics
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
Spectroscopic Characterization of Dust-Fall Samples Collected from Greater Cairo, Egypt. This work aimed to characterize dust-fall samples collected from street’s trees in Greater Cairo (GC), Egypt, and its surroundings by different spectroscopic techniques, namely; X-ray diffraction (XRD), attenuated total-reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR), particle-size analyzer, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) combined with energy dispersive X-ray measurements. Samples were collected from 19 different locations inside and outside of GC. Quantitative phase analysis of the dust-fall samples was performed using the Rietveld method. Results showed that the most frequently observed phases in the dust-fall samples were calcite (CaCO3), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O), and quartz (SiO2) with average concentrations of 39 ± 16, 8 ± 7, 22 ± 13, and 33 ± 14 wt%, respectively. The occurrence of these constituents referred to a combination of different anthropogenic and natural sources. The ATR-FTIR results are in good agreements with XRD data of the different observed phases. Based on the SEM and particle-size measurements, quantitative determination of the particle-size distribution was described. It was found that not only the large-sized particles are deposited but also the small-sized ones (PM10 and PM2.5). In addition, the particle size of the collected dust-fall samples varied from 0.1 to 200 µm with an average particle size of 17.36 µm; however, the particle size ranged from 2.5 to 40 µm predominated in all of the dust-fall samples. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, April 2016, Volume 70, Issue 3, pp 544-555
Country/Organization
Saudi Arabia
Type
Conference
Year
2018
Description
“X-ray Tube-based RIXS: Synchrotron-free Atomic Local Environment Determinations” Leani Juan José, Perez Roberto Daniel, Robledo José Ignacio, Héctor Jorge Sánchez, International Symposium on Radiation Physics 2018, Córdoba (ARGENTINA), Oct 2018.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
Characterization of trace elements and speciation of As and Cr in coal fly ash samples collected from coal power plant in Indonesia”, Muhayatun Santoso, Diah Dwiana Lestiani, Endah Damastuti, Syukria Kurniawati, John W. Bennett, Andreas Germanos Karydas, International Conference on Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences (NAMLS-11), Delft, Netherland, 23 August – 4 September 2015.
Country/Organization
Indonesia
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“XRF and SEM/EDS analysis of fine and ultrafine indoor aerosol pollutants in Sharjah, UAE” N. Hamdan, H. Alawadhi, N. Jisrawi, M. Shameer, Environmental & Materials Science Symposium 2017 (EMMS’17), American Chemical Society, Kahlifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 6, 2017.
Country/Organization
UAE
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Compact X-ray Spectrometer for the Nanofocus Beamline at SIRIUS". Robledo J. I., Sanchez H. J., Perez, C. A., Honnicke, M., HERCULES School 2016, Grenoble (FRA)
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
Recent Advances in the Analysis of Mercury in Water - Review. Mercury is one of the most toxic elements that may be found in natural water bodies and can negatively affect living organisms, human health as well as drinking water quality. In addition, water is the main transportation and transformation pathway of mercury into the environment and living organisms. Therefore, specific strategies have been developed to reduce mercury releases and to remediate mercury contaminated areas. Mercury analysis in water is of great importance, in order to monitor water quality and associated environmental stresses, thus a considerable number of new publications appear every year. Many of these publications deal with the determination of mercury’s chemical form; others with the development of new analytical techniques, while there are also studies that focus on areas of particular environmental interest. Classic analytical chemistry methods for mercury analysis and speciation in water, namely CVAAS and ICP-MS, have achieved sub-ppt detection limits; while even though, atomic and nuclear analytical methods are promising, especially XRF which has achieved sub-ppb detection limits, they are scarcely used. Other promising analytical methods include CVAFS, FIA-AFS, CVAES, Raman probe, Raman scattering and anodic stripping voltammetry. This paper is a review of the state of the art of mercury analysis and speciation in water (including seawater) with emphasis given on the last 5 years. It highlights the novelties of the referenced papers; the applied analytical techniques, mercury speciation, pre-concentration procedures, selectivity, achieved detection limits, the type of the analyzed waters; systems for on-site analysis and mercury analysis in real water samples. Current Anal. Chem., 12 (2016) 22-36.
Country/Organization
Greece
Type
Conference
Year
2015
Description
Studies of mercury localization and speciation in selected plants and mushrooms” J. T. van Elteren, K. Vogel-Mikuš, P. Kump, I. Arcon, J. J. Leani, A. Migliori, A. G. Karydas, V. M. Debeljak: 13th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, July 12-16, 2015, Fukuoka, Japan.
Country/Organization
Slovenia
Type
Conference
Year
2017
Description
“Elemental speciation of contaminated water using Total-Reflection RIXS/RRS”, José I. Robledo, Juan J. Leani, Andreas Karydas, Alessandro Migliori, Carlos Pérez and Héctor J. Sánchez, 27th Annual Users´ Meeting of the Brazilian Synchrotron Lght Laboratory (LNLS-RAU). 2017. Campinas, Brazil.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Paper
Year
2016
Description
Trace elements and As speciation analysis of fly ash samples from an Indonesian coal power plant by means of neutron activation analysis and synchrotron based techniques. The elemental characterization of coal fly ash samples is required to estimate the coal burning emissions into the environment and to assess the potential impact into the biosphere. Fly ash samples collected from a coal fired power plant in center Java, Indonesia were characterized by instrumental neutron activation analysis at two different facilities (BATAN, ANSTO) and synchrotron based techniques at Elettra Italy. Assessment of thirty (30) elements and an investigation of the potential toxicity of As species in coal fly ash were presented. The results obtained are discussed and compared with those reported from other regions of the world.
Country/Organization
Indonesia
Type
Conference
Year
2018
Description
“X-Ray wavelength dispersive spectrometer for the CARNAUBA beamline at SIRIUS”, José I. Robledo, Carlos A. Pérez, R. Ribeiro, M. Honnicke and Héctor J. Sánchez, International Symposium on Radiation Physics 2018, Córdoba (ARGENTINA), Oct 2018.
Country/Organization
Argentina
Type
Conference
Year
2016
Description
“Particulate matter pollution in the United Arab Emirates: elemental analysis, chemical specialization and phase identification of fine particulates pollutants” N. Hamdan, H. Alawadhi, N. Jisrawi, 6th International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation, , Budapest, Hungary, 18-19 August, 2016.
Country/Organization
UAE
