Description
Compass 200 X-ray fluorescent (XRF) analyzer has the capability to non-destructively quantify or qualify nearly any element in soil or mineral samples, depending on specific instrument configurations. It has already shown to successfully estimate a whole suite of soil parameters in a number of disciplines, including archaeology, geology, agronomy, and soil pollution. The analysis of soil elemental concentrations aids the assessment of soil mineralogy, fertility, salinity, acidity, and cation exchange capacity (CEC), alongside metal uptake by plants and soil heavy metal contamination. Compared to conventional laboratory analysis, the determination of soil elemental concentrations by XRF is much faster, less expensive, and non-destructive.
