Abstract
The chemical and elemental composition of soil is very complex as it contains many constituents like minerals, organic matters, living organisms, fossils, air and water. Considering the diversity of soil contents, quality and usability, a systematic scientific study on the elemental and chemical composition of soil is very important. In order to study the chemical composition of soil, Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been applied recently. The important features of LIBS system and its applications for the measurement of nutrients in green house soil, on-line monitoring of remediation process of chromium polluted soil, determination of trace elements in volcanic erupted soil samples collected from ancient cenozoic lava eruption sites and detection of toxic metals in Gulf war oil spill contaminated soil using LIBS are described in this chapter.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy |
| Subtitle of host publication | Theory and Applications |
| Publisher | Springer Verlag |
| Pages | 293-308 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783642450846 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | Springer Series in Optical Sciences |
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| Volume | 182 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0342-4111 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1556-1534 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The support by Physics department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals is gratefully acknowledged. Some of the work reported in this chapter is partially funded under Project # RG1201-1 & RG 1201-2 through Deanship of Scientific Research, KFUPM. The technical help by Dr. A. Talib Hussain and Dr. Naqvi is gratefully acknowledged.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
