Re is the slowest diffusing element in fcc Co among the investigated elements.
On openly exposed surfaces, none of the investigated elements showed stronger inhibiting effect on atmospheric corrosion than Al and Mg.
Parameters used for the characterization were: spot size of 400 μm, pass energy of 50 eV, energy step size of 0.1 eV, dwell time of 50 ms and ten scans in the vicinity of the binding energy of the investigated elements.
With increasing atomic number and decreasing atomic radii the interdiffusion coefficients of the investigated elements, except for Mn and Fe, decrease strongly.
The total element concentrations of Pb, Cu, Zn and Sb were positively correlated to water flow and dissolved organic carbon (DOC), suggesting these are important factors in controlling the run-off of the investigated elements in this catchment.
Geographical information system techniques were used to illustrate the spatial distribution trends of the investigated elements confirming the clear contribution of agrochemicals to soil chemistry and highlighting the citrus soils around Argos town to have received large anthropogenic inputs.
The investigated elements are transported in the rivers as particulate and dissolved forms, and the ratio of these forms is controlled by the pH and presence of particulate Fe, Al, and Ti phases in the river water.
Sodium was the most volatile of the investigated elements [39].
The investigated elements were germanium, silicon, nickel, and oxygen.
Particles classified as 'various' are characterized by low weight percentages of the investigated elements and their classification turns out to be difficult.
