X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) for metallome analysis of herbarium specimens

Plant Methods

Methodology

Chris G. Ryan¹  Lachlan W. Casey²  Peter D. Erskine³  Imam Purwadi³  Antony van der Ent⁴ 

[1] CSIRO, Mineral Resources, 3169, Clayton South, VIC, Australia;Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, 4072, St Lucia, QLD, Australia;Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, 4072, St Lucia, QLD, Australia;Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, 4072, St Lucia, QLD, Australia;Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, INRAE, Université de Lorraine, F-54505, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France;

关键词: Areal density;    XRF;    Dynamic analysis;    Intermediate thickness;    Herbarium;    Hyperaccumulator;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13007-022-00958-z

 received in 2022-03-15, accepted in 2022-11-13,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Background“Herbarium X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Ionomics” is a new quantitative approach for extracting the elemental concentrations from herbarium specimens using handheld XRF devices. These instruments are principally designed for dense sample material of infinite thickness (such as rock or soil powder), and their built-in algorithms and factory calibrations perform poorly on the thin dry plant leaves encountered in herbaria. While empirical calibrations have been used for ‘correcting’ measured XRF values post hoc, this approach has major shortcomings. As such, a universal independent data analysis pipeline permitting full control and transparency throughout the quantification process is highly desirable. Here we have developed such a pipeline based on Dynamic Analysis as implemented in the GeoPIXE package, employing a Fundamental Parameters approach requiring only a description of the measurement hardware and derivation of the sample areal density, based on a universal standard.ResultsThe new pipeline was tested on potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, and zinc concentrations in dry plant leaves. The Dynamic Analysis method can correct for complex X-ray interactions and performs better than both the built-in instrument algorithms and the empirical calibration approach. The new pipeline is also able to identify and quantify elements that are not detected and reported by the device built-in algorithms and provides good estimates of elemental concentrations where empirical calibrations are not straightforward.ConclusionsThe new pipeline for processing XRF data of herbarium specimens has a greater accuracy and is more robust than the device built-in algorithms and empirical calibrations. It also gives access to all elements detected in the XRF spectrum. The new analysis pipeline has made Herbarium XRF approach even more powerful to study the metallome of existing plant collections.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2022

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