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Eight out of the fourteen rare earth elements were estimated from the leaves ofPelthophorum pterocarpum, the leaves and roots ofImpatiens balsamina, and the soils from four sampling sites by instrumental neutron activation analysis. The chondrite normalized rare earth element abundances and distribution patterns in the plant materials were found to be significantly correlated to the abundances of the rare earth elements occurring in the soils. The extent of accumulation of the rare earth elements in some plant materials was also govemed by the age of the plants and the plant organs.
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Aidid, S.B. Rare earth element abundances and distribution patterns in plant materials. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 183, 351–358 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02038003
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