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SEM-EDS (ASTM E1588-20)

Scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, operated under ASTM E1588-20. The reference method for individual GSR particle detection; provides simultaneous morphological and elemental characterisation at single-particle resolution.

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AAS (atomic absorption spectrometry)GFAAS (graphite furnace AAS)ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry)Modified Griess testNAA (neutron activation analysis)Sodium rhodizonateSWGGSR Guide (2011)

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