title: Methodologies for the analysis of rare earth elements and their relevance to reference materials.
abstract: India has the third largest resources of rare earth elements (REE) in the world. These resources are essentially the monazite sand present in the beaches of southwest, south-east, and mid-eastern coasts of India. Therefore, analytical methodologies for the determination of REE in sea water and high-purity materials were developed. An overview of this work and its relevance to the preparation of standard reference materials of REE in sea water, marine sediments, and high-purity materials in the future is given.
authors.affiliation: Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR, Trivandrum, India.
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authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmy
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authors.lastname: Prasada Rao