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Use of PIXE analysis to determine trace metals in drinking water in Jordan

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The procedure for using proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE) in conjuction with the method of spotting for qualitative and quantitative multi-element analysis of drinking water in eight cities of Jordan is discussed in this article. It is likely that this method of preconcentration can be directly incorporated into field sampling procedures, thus eliminating the problems of sample contamination or trace element losses by absorption on container walls, the significance of some of the elements found in the samples is discussed.

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  1. N. S. Saleh

    Present address: Department of Physics, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

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  1. Department of Nuclear Physics, Lund Institute of Technology, Sölvegaton 14, S-223 62, Lund, (Sweden)

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Saleh, N.S. Use of PIXE analysis to determine trace metals in drinking water in Jordan. J. Radioanal. Chem. 74, 257–262 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02520376

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