Potential and pitfalls of XRF-CS analysis of ion-exchange resins in environmental studies.

Ludvig Löwemark, Alice Chien-Yi Liao, Yu-Hsuan Liou, Shital Godad, Ting-Yi Chang, Alexander Kunz

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mathematical Description of the Increase in Selectivity of an Anion-Exchange Membrane Due to Its Modification with a Perfluorosulfonated Ionomer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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Ludvig LöwemarkDepartment of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No 1. Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 106, Taiwan. ludvig@ntu.edu.tw.

Alice Chien-Yi LiaoDepartment of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No 1. Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.

Yu-Hsuan LiouDepartment of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No 1. Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.

Shital GodadDepartment of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No 1. Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.

Ting-Yi ChangDepartment of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No 1. Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.

Alexander KunzDepartment of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, No 1. Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, P.O. Box 13-318, Taipei, 106, Taiwan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Detecting clandestine, intermittent release of heavy metal pollution into natural and man-made water ways is challenging. Conventional chemical methods are both labor intensive and expensive. A recent approach combining ion-exchange resins with the capabilities of X-ray fluorescence core scanners (XRF-CS) therefore is of great interest. In short, ion-exchange resin is deployed in the water using small sachets, the resin is then collected, dried, filled into sample holders and scanned using XRF-CS. Ion-exchange resins take up heavy metals in proportion to the concentration in the ambient water, with a correlation coefficient (R

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PMID34686723

DOI10.1038/s41598-021-00446-9

PMCPMC8536750

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