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Three watersheds were studied by sampling bulk precipitation deposition, seepage water at 50 cm soil depth and spring water. As the main analytical method for determination of trace elements and heavy metals in water samples, thek 0-based method of INAA was used. The results showed an increased content and concentration range of trace elements in precipitation, soil water and spring water in the vicinity of the Šoštanj Thermal Power Plant. We demonstrated that thek 0-based method of INAA as a multielement nondestructive technique is a highly suitable approach to determining some toxic trace elements in environmental studies of the water cycle.
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Svetina, M., Smodiš, B., Jeran, Z. et al. Trace elements in the water cycle of the Šalek valley, Slovenia, using INAA. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 204, 45–55 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02060866
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