Determination of lanthanides and other trace elements in ferns by instrumental neutron activation analysis

T. Ozaki, S. Enomoto, Y. Minai, S. Ambe, F. Ambe, T. Tominaga

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Abstract

About 70 kinds of fern samples have been analyzed by means of neutron activation analysis in order to deduce characteristics and mechanisms of accumulation of rare earth elements. Accumulator species for scandium and lanthanides have been newly found based on the analysis. Correlations among barium, hafnium, and lanthanides indicate that the ferns accumulating barium and hafnium also showed high concentrations of lanthanides. Remarkable accumulation of lanthanides in diversifying genera suggests that lanthanides contribute to making those species diverse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-124
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume217
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Pollution
  • Spectroscopy
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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