Browsing by Author "Caprarelli, G"

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    Historical pollution variability from abandoned mine sites, Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, New South Wales, Australia
    (Springer Nature, 2003-03) Harrison, JJ; Heijnis, H; Caprarelli, G
    Core and surface sediments from the Tonalli River, a tributary of the artificial lake, Lake Burragorang, in the Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia, were studied to evaluate the spatio-temporal distribution of pollutants from the Yerranderie silver–lead–zinc mine site, abandoned in the late 1920s. A sediment core was collected in the mouth of the Tonalli River, at its junction with Lake Burragorang, and surface sediment samples were collected in the Tonalli River and its tributaries. The concentrations of Pb, As, Zn, Cu, Cd, Hg and Ag in the sediments were determined by ICP-MS and ICP-AES techniques. Temporal variability of metal concentrations was established through 210Pb dating of the core sediments and compared with published historical records, rainfall records and bushfire data. Metal concentrations in core sediments showed an overall increase around the year 1950 as well as increases coincident with heavy rainfall. Spatially, metal concentrations were up to 400 times the guideline limit around mine sites but decreased rapidly with distance downstream of the mines. © 2002 Springer-Verlag
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    Raman, FTIR and XRD study of Icelandic tephra minerals: implications for mars
    (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015-04-27) Bathgate, E; Maynard-Casely, HE; Caprarelli, G; Xiao, L; Stuart, B; Smith, KT; Pogson, RE
    Essential to the success of proposed planetary Raman spectroscopy missions will be the preparation of comprehensive libraries of spectra and a greater understanding of the current limitations of Raman spectroscopy. Seven samples of Icelandic tephra were analysed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) as an analogue for Martian rocks. The results from these three spectroscopic techniques were compared with the success of mineral identification of each method differing. Some minerals such as ilmenite and flouroapatite were identified using XRD and not found in the Raman spectra. Olivine, hematite and anatase were detected by Raman spectroscopy but were not observed in the XRD patterns. The FTIR results gave essential information on the presence of H2O in the samples. The impact of fluorescence on Raman spectra of some minerals is still a major concern as this is the most likely reason for some of the diagnostic mineral peaks not showing in the Raman spectra. © 2015, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.