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Metal concentrations in scleractinean corals determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrometry

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Five species of scleractinean corals, extracted from the Northern Havana reef, were studied by INAA and AAS. Selected specimens were sectioned in “foot”, “center” and “head” parts before pulverization procedure. INAA for different irradiation and decay time regimes in a reactor allowed the determination of: Na, Mg, Al, Cl, Sc, Cr, Co, Th, Lu, Eu, Ce, Hf, La and Sr. AAS was performed in a Pye Unicam Model 929 spectrometer. Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn, and Fe were detected. Ca concentration in all species was also established. Obtained Metal-Calcium ratios for Sr, Cu, Zn, Cr, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni and Sc are compared with reported values.

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  1. Oceanology Institute, Ave Iera #18468, Playa, 12100, Habana, Cuba

    M. Gómez Sauders

  2. Institute for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, Ave Salvador Allende y Luaces, Quinta de los Molinos, Plaza, 10600, Habana, Cuba

    M. E. Montero Cabrera, E. F. Herrera Peraza, L. Castellón Insua & K. González Labrada

  3. National Nuclear Research Institute, Carr. Mexico-Toluca, km 36 1/2, Mexico

    M. C. López Reyes

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Sauders, M.G., Montero Cabrera, M.E., Herrera Peraza, E.F. et al. Metal concentrations in scleractinean corals determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrometry. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 219, 135–137 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02040282

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