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Rapid in situ metal mapping of metal contaminants to facilitate bioremediation

Reference	REI20492
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Andrew Meharg
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors	Professor Graeme Paton
Institution	University of Aberdeen
Department	Plant and Soil Science
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	29,585
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/11/2003
End date	30/04/2004
Duration	6 months

Abstract

The requested item, a Niton 700 series portable XRF is requested to conduct studies into metal(loid) hyperaccumulators, metal(loid) tolerant plants and metal(loid) precipitating plants with a new to developing phytoremediation technologies. The instrument is non destructive, highly portable and conducts multi-element analysis in 1-2 minutes. The cost of analysis is also cheap. The portable XRF will be used to study metal(loid) uptake and translocation in plant tissues, and metal(loid) precipitation on plant root surfaces. It will be used in both laboratory and glass house studies, as well as in field trials. It will also be used to screen for new metal(loid) accumulating species in Hebarium samples and in the field. The instrument has considerable advantages over other metal analysis (AAS and ICP-MS techniques) - and is highly complementary to these techniques.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	Research Equipment Initiative 2003 (RE2) [2003]
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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