Impact of sample preparation methods for characterizing the geochemistry of soils and sediments by portable X-ray fluorescence

Agriculture & Biology

• geochemistry 100%
• sediments 56%
• X-radiation 54%
• fluorescence 45%
• soil 31%
• sampling 21%
• methodology 16%
• grinding 11%
• pellets 9%
• powders 8%
• drying 7%
• calcium oxide 7%
• buried soils 7%
• loess 6%
• spectrometers 5%
• pressing 5%
• calibration 4%
• hands 4%
• plastics 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• sample preparation 72%
• X-ray fluorescence 61%
• geochemistry 49%
• sediment 29%
• soil 26%
• method 13%
• drying 8%
• pressing 5%
• paleosol 5%
• loess 4%
• lime 4%
• spectrometer 4%
• plastic 3%
• calibration 3%