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Trace and some rare earth elements distribution in a sediment profile from Jurumirim Reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil: total content and extracted phases

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Vertical distribution of some rare earth elements (REEs) and trace elements through a Jurumirim Reservoir sediment core is presented. REE fractionation using BCR sequential extraction protocol was performed to verify REE mobility in the environment. Three steps (exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable) and residual fractions were studied and REE distribution for each was evaluated by ICP-MS. REEs showed a higher affinity for the reducible phase. Instrumental neutron activation analysis was also applied to sediment samples to determine the total mass fraction for some REE (Ce, Eu, La, Lu, Nd, Sm, Tb, and Yb). The diagrams normalized to chondrite values were used for a REE distribution pattern evaluation.

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The authors wish to thank professionals from Setor de Química Inorgânica and Setor de Amostragem from CETESB for their help and support in this study.

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  1. Laboratório de Química Inorgânica, Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo (CETESB), Av. Professor Frederico Hermann Jr. 345, São Paulo, 05459-900, Brazil

    R. L. Franklin & S. A. Silva

  2. Laboratório de Análise por Ativação com Neutrons (LAN/CRPq), Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN – CNEN/SP), Av. Professor Lineu Prestes 2242, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil

    D. I. T. Fávaro

  3. Instituto de Geociências, UNICAMP, R. João Pandiá Calógeras 51, Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil

    W. Luiz-Silva

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Franklin, R.L., Silva, S.A., Fávaro, D.I.T. et al. Trace and some rare earth elements distribution in a sediment profile from Jurumirim Reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil: total content and extracted phases. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 309, 439–451 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4785-6

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