Metal concentrations in scleractinean corals determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrometry
Sauders, M. Gómez ; Montero Cabrera, M. E. ; Herrera Peraza, E. F. ; Insua, L. Castellón ; Labrada, K. González ; López Reyes, M. C.
Springer
Published 1997
Springer
Published 1997
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1588-2780
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Abstract Five species of scleractinean corals, extracted from the Northern Havana reef, were studied by INAA and AAS. Selected specimens were sectioned in “foot”, “center” and “head” parts before pulverization procedure. INAA for different irradiation and decay time regimes in a reactor allowed the determination of: Na, Mg, Al, Cl, Sc, Cr, Co, Th, Lu, Eu, Ce, Hf, La and Sr. AAS was performed in a Pye Unicam Model 929 spectrometer. Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn, and Fe were detected. Ca concentration in all species was also established. Obtained Metal-Calcium ratios for Sr, Cu, Zn, Cr, Co, Fe, Mn, Ni and Sc are compared with reported values.
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Electronic Resource
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