Principal component analysis (PCA) is often applied for analyzing data in the most diverse
areas. This work reports, in an accessible and integrated manner, several theoretical and …

Anthropogenic activities increase the accumulation of heavy metals in the soil environment.
Soil pollution significantly reduces environmental quality and affects the human health. In …

This paper reports on the distribution of three natural radionuclides 238 U, 232 Th and 40 K
in coastal sediments from Pattipulam to Devanampattinam along the East coast of …

Soil physico-chemical properties were thought to be important factors in obscuring clear
identification of pollutant sources. In the present study physicochemical properties such as …

The chemometric method based on the EDS analysis has been utilized to classify
archeological ceramic fragments from Arpakkam site (eight samples) in Kanchipuram …

This work is about to explore the mineralogical analysis of three different archaeological
pottery sherds discovered from the archaeological site Kundureddiyur, Tirupattur District …

Ten medicinal plants used as ingredients of folklore and Ayurvedic medicine belonging to
the Malnad Kerala region of South India, were analysed for concentrations of trace elements …

The analysis of ceramic materials has been proven to be an indispensable tool for indirectly
approaching past people and societies through their cultural remnants, allowing inferences …

When dealing with cultural heritage artifacts, the use of non-invasive and non-destructive
analyses techniques is a must. Determination of the surface corrosion layers and coin …

Purpose The present work deals with the natural radioactivity levels of basement rocks from
Gabel Abu El-Hassan in the North Eastern Desert of Egypt. Methods The activity …