TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry for environmental quality assessment of peri-urban agriculture
AU - Weindorf, David C.
AU - Zhu, Yuanda
AU - Chakraborty, Somsubhra
AU - Bakr, Noura
AU - Huang, Biao
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge funding for this research from Innov-X Corporation (Woburn, MA, USA).
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Urban expansion into traditional agricultural lands has augmented the potential for heavy metal contamination of soils. This study examined the utility of field portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) spectrometry for evaluating the environmental quality of sugarcane fields near two industrial complexes in Louisiana, USA. Results indicated that PXRF provided quality results of heavy metal levels comparable to traditional laboratory analysis. When coupled with global positioning system technology, the use of PXRF allows for on-site interpolation of heavy metal levels in a matter of minutes. Field portable XRF was shown to be an effective tool for rapid assessment of heavy metals in soils of peri-urban agricultural areas.
AB - Urban expansion into traditional agricultural lands has augmented the potential for heavy metal contamination of soils. This study examined the utility of field portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) spectrometry for evaluating the environmental quality of sugarcane fields near two industrial complexes in Louisiana, USA. Results indicated that PXRF provided quality results of heavy metal levels comparable to traditional laboratory analysis. When coupled with global positioning system technology, the use of PXRF allows for on-site interpolation of heavy metal levels in a matter of minutes. Field portable XRF was shown to be an effective tool for rapid assessment of heavy metals in soils of peri-urban agricultural areas.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Heavy metals
KW - X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
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U2 - 10.1007/s10661-011-1961-6
DO - 10.1007/s10661-011-1961-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 21384116
AN - SCOPUS:82255194009
SN - 0167-6369
VL - 184
SP - 217
EP - 227
JO - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
JF - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
IS - 1
ER -