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Quantitative solid phase microextraction - Gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis of the pesticides lindane, heptachlor and two heptachlor transformation products in groundwater
(2013)This paper describes the development and validation of a method for the determination of lindane, heptachlor and two heptachlor transformation products (exo- and endo-heptachlor epoxide) in groundwater. Samples were ... -
Quartz-bearing C-O-H fluid inclusions diamond: Retracing the pressure-temperature path in the mantle using calibrated high temperature IR spectroscopy
(2007)Infrared spectra of C–O–H micro-inclusions were collected from a micro-inclusion bearing diamond during step-heating and freezing experiments to examine fluid speciation as a function of pressure and temperature. The ... -
Radon Potential as a diagnostic tool for indoor radon hazard mapping
(2019)At over 56% of the annual effective dose, radon is the primary source of ionizing radiation exposure received by the Irish population. Although the average indoor radon concentration in Ireland has been reduced since ... -
Rapid radon potential classification using soil-gas radon measurements in the Cooley Peninsula, County Louth, Ireland
(2019)A rapid method for local-scale radon risk assessment using in situ radon soil-gas measurements and a national-scale soil permeability data set have been evaluated. We test and validate our approach in a case study on the ... -
Rare Earth Element Determination in Olivine by Laser Ablation-Quadrupole-ICP-MS: An Analytical Strategy and Applications
(2017)Olivine offers huge, largely untapped, potential for improving our understanding of magmatic and metasomatic processes. In particular, a wealth of information is contained in rare earth element (REE) mass fractions, which ... -
Re-Os geochronology of the Neoproterozoic - Cambrian Dalradian Supergroup of Scotland and Ireland: Implications for Neoproterozoic stratigraphy, glaciations and Re-Os systematics
(2011)New Re-Os geochronology for the Ballachulish Slate Formation of the Dalradian Supergroup, Scotland yields a depositional age of 659.6 ? 9.6 Ma. This age represents the first successful application of the Re-Os system to ... -
Reaction pathways and textural aspects of the replacement of anhydrite by calcite at 25 °C
(2017)The replacement of sulfate minerals by calcium carbonate polymorphs (carbonation) has important implications in various geological processes occurring in Earth surface environments. In this paper we report the results of ... -
Reaction Pathways toward the Formation of Bastnäsite: Replacement of Calcite by Rare Earth Carbonates
(2021)The interaction of rare earth bearing (La, Nd, Dy) aqueous solutions with calcite crystals at ambient and hydrothermal conditions (25–220 °C) results in the solvent-mediated surface precipitation and subsequent pseudomorphic ... -
Revisiting the Y-3 tephrostratigraphic marker: a new diagnostic glass geochemistry, age estimate, and details on its climatostratigraphical context
(2015)The ‘Y-3’ tephra is a crucial stratigraphic marker within the central Mediterranean region that falls close to the Marine Isotope Stage 3/2 transition and a cooling event proposed as a correlative of the North Atlantic ... -
Rift flank uplift at the Gulf of California: No requirement for asthenospheric upwelling
(2014)Continental rifts are commonly flanked by zones of high elevation, but the cause of uplift remains controversial. Proposed uplift mechanisms include active and induced asthenospheric upwelling, and isostatically driven ... -
The role of amorphous precursors in the crystallization of La and Nd carbonates
(2015)Crystalline La and Nd carbonates can be formed from poorly-ordered nanoparticulate precursors, termed amorphous lanthanum carbonate (ALC) and amorphous neodymium carbonate (ANC). When reacted in air or in aqueous solutions ... -
The role of REE3+ in the crystallization of lanthanites
(2014)The formation of crystalline rare earth element (REE) (e.g. La, Ce, Pr, Nd) carbonates from aqueous solutions was examined at ambient temperature using UV-Vis spectrophotometry, combined with X-ray diffraction, high-resolution ... -
A route for the direct crystallization of dolomite
(2015)The direct crystallization of dolomite from an aqueous solution at temperatures between 60–220 °C was followed in situ through time-resolved synchrotron-based energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction combined with offline ... -
Salinity-Dependent Adhesion Response Properties of Aluminosilicate (K-Feldspar) Surfaces
(2017)Flooding sandstone oil reservoirs with low salinity water can lead to a significant increase in oil recovery, a phenomenon called “the low salinity effect”. Although there are many factors that contribute to this response, ... -
Shallow sampling by multi-shot laser ablation and its application within U-Pb zircon geochronology
(2020)The interaction of incident laser radiation and sample substrate is complex and difficult to predict. Natural zircons are often both structurally and chemically heterogeneous in 3-dimensional space. Encountering growth-related, ... -
Silicon and chromium stable isotopic systematics during basalt weathering and lateritisation: A comparison of variably weathered basalt profiles in the Deccan Traps, India
(2018)Global biomass production is fundamentally affected by the hydrological cycling of elements at the Earth’s surface. Continental weathering processes are the major source for most bio-essential elements in marine environments ... -
Simplifying and improving the extraction of nitrate from freshwater for stable isotope analyses
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011)Determining the isotopic composition of nitrate (NO3 ) in water can prove useful to identify NO3 sources and to understand its dynamics in aquatic systems. Among the procedures available, the `ion-exchange resin method? ... -
Simultaneous eruptions from multiple vents at Campi Flegrei (Italy) highlight new eruption processes at calderas
(2016)Volcanic eruptions are typically characterized by the rise and discharge of magma at the surface through a single conduit-vent system. However, in some cases, the rise of magma can be triggered by the activation of eruptive ...
