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Handheld ED-XRF spectrometers in geochemical investigation - the comparative studies for glacial deposits (Spitsbergen)
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  • Lidia Kozak,
  • Juliana Silva Souza,
  • Adam Nawrot,
  • Jedrzej Proch,
  • Marcin Kazmierski,
  • Agnieszka Zawieja,
  • Przemyslaw Niedzielski
Lidia Kozak
Adam Mickiewicz University, Adam Mickiewicz University, Adam Mickiewicz University
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Juliana Silva Souza
Adam Mickiewicz University, Adam Mickiewicz University, Adam Mickiewicz University
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Adam Nawrot
Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences
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Jedrzej Proch
Adam Mickiewicz University, Adam Mickiewicz University, Adam Mickiewicz University
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Marcin Kazmierski
Adam Micvkiewicz Universsity, Adam Micvkiewicz Universsity, Adam Micvkiewicz Universsity
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Agnieszka Zawieja
MEWO, MEWO, MEWO
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Przemyslaw Niedzielski
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan Poland, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan Poland, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan Poland

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Abstract

This study presents the determination of the content of selected metals: Ba, Ca, Fe, Nb, Rb, Sr, Y, Zn, Zr in postglacial deposits from two glacial valleys (Ebbadalen and Elsadalen) in the Petunia Bay (southern Spitsbergen). Deposits analyses were performed using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) in parallel with two portable spectrometers from different manufacturers to investigate the accuracy and reliability of the instruments. The full version of article has been published in Polish Polar Research.