ArticleScientific reports2021
Development of a rapid field testing method for metals in horizontal directional drilling residuals with XRF sensor.
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- Evaluating pXRF accuracy for predicting soil fertility: effects of moisture and soil properties.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Assessment of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) for plant-available nutrient prediction in biochar-amended soils.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Assessment of the Effect of Soil Sample Preparation, Water Content and Excitation Time on Proximal X-ray Fluorescence Sensing.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) spectrometer allows fast in-situ elemental determination without wet digestion for soils or geological materials, but the use of XRF on wet materials is not well documented. Our objective was to develop a rapid field method using pXRF to measure metals in the residues from horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations so that proper disposal decisions can be made in-situ. To establish the procedure, we spiked soil samples with 4 concentrations of Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb up to 1000 mg kg
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