Geochemical characteristics of rare earth elements in different types of soil: A chemometric approach

• Main Authors: Khan, A.M., Behkami, S., Yusoff, Ismail, Zain, Sharifuddin Md, Bakar, Nor Kartini Abu, Bakar, Ahmad Farid Abu, Alias, Yatimah
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; QE Geology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17569/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.06.032

Rare earth elements (REEs) are becoming significant due to their huge applications in many industries, large-scale mining and refining activities. Increasing usage of such metals pose negative environmental impacts. In this research ICP-MS has been used to analyze soil samples collected from former...