Micro-XRF Studies of Sediment Cores Applications of a non-destructive tool for the environmental sciences /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Croudace, Ian W. (Editor), Rothwell, R. Guy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research, 17
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Sedimentology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Earth Sciences.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

This volume presents papers on the use of micro-XRF core scanners in palaeoenvironmental research. It contains a broad ranging view of instrument capability and points to future developments that will help contribute to higher precision elemental data and faster core analysis. Readers will find a di...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1 - Marine studies
• Part 2 - Lake and river studies
• Part 3 - Environmental geochemistry and forensic applications
• Part 4 - Technological aspects
• Part 5 - The future of µXRF core scanning.