REE enrichment in Havana Bay surface sediments using INAA

Rare earth elements (REE) levels in Havana bay surface sediments are determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis. REE contents follow the order: Ce > La > Nd > Sm > Eu, Yb, Tb, Lu. The results shows that REE content in the bay is site depended and suggest that an REE anthropog...

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Published inJournal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 292; no. 1; pp. 81 - 84
Main Authors Rizo, O. Díaz, Gelen, A., Figuereido, A. M. G., López, N., D’Alessandro, K., Arado, J. O., Beltrán, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.04.2012
Springer
Subjects
Analysis
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Diagnostic Radiology
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Inorganic Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Physical Chemistry
Sediments (Geology)
Cuba
REE
Sediments
Havana
INAA
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Summary:Rare earth elements (REE) levels in Havana bay surface sediments are determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis. REE contents follow the order: Ce > La > Nd > Sm > Eu, Yb, Tb, Lu. The results shows that REE content in the bay is site depended and suggest that an REE anthropogenic input into the bay occurred. The chondrite and upper continental crust-normalizations confirm the REE enrichment of the bay sediments, respect to the REE content in sediments from the Cuban northwestern coast.
ISSN:0236-5731
1588-2780
DOI:10.1007/s10967-011-1440-0