Rare earth elements distribution in topsoil from Ditrau Alkaline Massif area, eastern Carpathians, Romania.

ABSTRACT: This paper gives an overview of the REEs distribution in topsoil from Ditrău Alkaline Massif area under influence of basic natural factors (parent material and soil acidity). Seventy-six soil samples were collected in accord with the most representative bedrock types and concentrations of the elements were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The ΣREEs contents in soil developed on alkaline rocks ranges from 52.59 to 579.20 μg/g, with an average value of 235.76 μg/g, significantly higher than the average value of Earth's crust (179.7 μg/g). Y content varies between 5.50 and 58.80 μg/g with an average of 21.67 μg/g. The soils are enriched in LREEs (La to Eu) and depleted in HREEs (Gd to Lu) and Y. This trend is expressed by the wide variations of the LREEs/HREEs, (

SUBMITTER: Ion A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10006540 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature