Research Article

Spectroscopic and Microscopic Characterization of Volcanic Ash from Puyehue-(Chile) Eruption: Preliminary Approach for the Application in the Arsenic Removal

Table 3

REE trace elements (expressed as ppm) by ICP MS.

SampleLaCePrNdSmEuGdTbDyHoErTmYbLu

PM2965.79408.1328181.715.350.825.40.87
PT3169.69378.5728181.865.450.885.80.92
ST2045.56266.5126161.353.980.603.80.59

PM: volcanic pyroclastic mixture; ST: scoria type; PT: pumiceous type.