Research Article

Parameters Influencing Sulfur Speciation in Environmental Samples Using Sulfur K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure

Table 2

Signal-to-noise ratios (S/N) of (NH4)2SO4, CaSO4, Al(SO4)3, MnSO4, ZnSO4 * 7H2O, K2S2O3, Cr2(SO4)3 * 15H2O, CoSO4 * 7H2O, NiSO4 * 6H2O, and CuSO4 * 5H2O detected by GeD and LyD.

Mixing ratio %
(sample : BN)
GermaniumGermaniumGermaniumGermaniumLytleLytleLytleLytle
0.11.010.0100.00.11.010.0100.0

Al2(SO4)3 4.296 3.837 3.241 2.642 4.529 3.935 3.440 3.020
CaSO4 3.719 3.801 3.213 2.984 3.969 3.731 3.424 2.951
ZnSO4 3.650 3.598 2.893 2.714 3.532 3.640 3.056 2.894
NiSO4 4.308 3.965 3.334 3.136 4.196 4.145 3.503 3.385
NH4SO4 4.711 2.745 2.509 1.581 4.553 2.560 2.643 1.923
K2S2O3 2.431 2.345 1.868 1.593 3.582 2.399 2.264 1.892
FeSO4 3.936 3.551 3.216 3.021 3.778 3.749 3.409 3.132
CuSO4 4.301 4.022 3.483 3.100 4.027 4.229 3.660 3.407
CrSO4 4.120 4.021 3.539 2.915 3.865 4.033 3.633 3.074
CoSO4 4.212 3.810 3.348 3.144 4.333 4.032 3.241 3.203

Average3.9683.5693.0642.6834.0363.6453.2272.888
Stdev %15.716.016.922.49.017.614.018.8