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Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Year: 2016 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 335-339
DOI: 10.3923/jest.2016.335.339
Elemental Analysis of Basalt by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
Abdulaziz Alharbi and A. El-Taher

Abstract: Background: Because of its high sensitivity, activation analysis has become an important tool in a wide variety of science and engineering fields such as industry, mineral exploration, medicine, environmental monitoring and forensic applications. Methodology: Therefore, Instrumental Neutron Activation Analyses (INAA) Au+34 packages from ACT Lab Canada have been used to achieve accurate knowledge about the elemental analysis of basalt rock collected from Hail Northeast of Saudi Arabia. The samples were prepared for irradiation by thermal neutrons using thermal neutron flux of 7×1012 n cm–2 sec–1. Twenty five elements were determined and identified namely: As, Co, Cr, Sb, Sc, Zn, Ba, Br, Sr, Zr, Cs, Hf, Mo, Rb, Th, U and eight rare earth elements namely: La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Yb, Tb and Lu. In addition, 15 elements were determined and identified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer namely: Be, Cu, Dy, Er, Ga, Ge, Ge, Ho, Nb, Ni, Pb, Sn, Tm, V and Y. Results: The data presented here are our contribution to understanding the elemental composition of basalt rock. Because there are no existing databases for the elemental analysis of basalt, this results are a start to establishing a database for the basalt rock from Hail, Saudi Arabia. Conclusion: The acquired data was serve as a reference for the follow-up studies to assess the agronomic effectiveness of basalt rocks.

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Abdulaziz Alharbi and A. El-Taher, 2016. Elemental Analysis of Basalt by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 9: 335-339.

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