A new method based on low background instrumental neutron activation analysis for major, trace and ultra-trace element determination in atmospheric mineral dust from polar ice cores

• Published in: Analytica Chimica Acta
• Main Authors: Baccolo G., Clemenza M., Delmonte B., Maffezzoli N., Nastasi M., Previtali E., Prata M., Salvini A., Maggi V.
• Other Authors: Baccolo, G., Clemenza, M., Delmonte, B., Maffezzoli, N., Nastasi, M., Previtali, E., Prata, M., Salvini, A., Maggi, V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Atmospheric mineral dust; Ice core; Low background neutron activation analysi; Ultra-trace analysis; Settore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali; Ambientali; Biol.e Medicin); Antarctic; The Antarctic; Talos Dome; Antarc*; ice core
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10278/3757206; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2016.04.008; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003267016304305?via=ihub

Dust found in polar ice core samples present extremely low concentrations, in addition the availability of such samples is usually strictly limited. For these reasons the chemical and physical analysis of polar ice cores is an analytical challenge. In this work a new method based on low background i...