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Application of PIXE Method for Environmental Protection in Poland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

T. Zoltowski
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Warsaw, Poland
W. Ratynski
Affiliation:
Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies Swierk/Otwock, Poland
M. Jaskola
Affiliation:
Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies Swierk/Otwock, Poland
J. Parus
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Warsaw, Poland
L. Wawrzonek
Affiliation:
Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology Warsaw, Poland
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Specific problems of environmental protection in Central Europe and dense industrialization in Poland that is powered by traditional power plants and having developed heavy industry, have resulted in a need for a special environmental protection policy. Reliable methods are needed to analyze low concentrations of trace elements in pollutants existing in atmospheres, precipitates, ground waters and soils. A knowledge of trace-elements concentration can help in setting industrial limits for emission, permanent control of emission perturbations and finally epidemiological studies. During recent years, methods based on the x-ray fluorescence phenomenon were being widely developed in Poland. Now due to the development of cyclotrons, proton-induced x-ray emission appears to be very useful for pollutant control.

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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1989

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