@article{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00084789,
 author = {Veerasamy , N. and Sahoo, S.K. and R.Murugan and Kasar, S. and Inoue, K. and Fukushi, M. and Natarajan, T. and Nimelan, Veerasamy and Sahoo, Sarata and Murugan, Rajamanickam and Kasar, Sharayu},
 issue = {24},
 journal = {Molecules},
 month = {Dec},
 note = {Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been used to measure the concentration of trace and rare earth elements (REEs) in soils. Geochemical certified reference materials such as JLk-1, JB-1, and JB-3 were used for the validation of the analytical method. The measured values were in good agreement with the certified values for all the elements and were within 10% analytical error. Beach placer deposits of soils mainly from Odisha, on the east coast of India, have been selected to study selected trace and rare earth elements (REEs), to estimate enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index (Igeo) in the natural environment. Enrichment factor (EF) and geoaccumulation index (Igeo) results showed that Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zn, Y, Zr, Cd and U were significantly enriched, and Th was extremely enriched. The total content of REEs ranged from 101.3 to 12,911.3 μg/g with an average 2431.1 μg/g  which was higher than the average crustal value of total REEs. A high concentration of Th and light REEs were strongly correlated, which confirmed soil enrichment with monazite minerals. High ratios of light REEs (LREEs)/heavy REEs (HREEs) with a strong negative Eu anomaly revealed a felsic origin. The comparison of the chondrite normalized REE patterns of soil with hinterland rocks such as granite, charnockite, khondalite and migmatite suggested that enhancement of trace and REEs are of natural origin.},
 pages = {1--17},
 title = {ICP-MS Measurement of Trace and Rare Earth Elements in Beach Placer-Deposit Soils of Odisha, East Coast of India, to Estimate Natural Enhancement of Elements in the Environment},
 volume = {26},
 year = {2021}
}