Table 1: List of works using TXRF in environmental and biological applications.

Year Authors Type of sample Sample preparation Quantified elements
2014 Álvarez-Vázquez, et al. [9] Sediments Slurry As, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Rb, Sr, Ti, V, Zn
Cherkashina, et al. [10] Geological samples (rock, mineral, ore) Natural water Suspensions None Ba, Br, Ca, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, Rb, S, Sr, Zn
Yadav, et al. [11] Human hair Acid digestion Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Zn
Kubala-Kukus, et al. [12] Human serum Acid digestion Cu
Lankosz, et al. [13] Brain tumors Acid digestion Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Rb, Zn
de Oliveira, et al. [14] Honey Suspensions Br, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, Se, Sr, Ti, Zn
Li, et al. [15] Dwarf cherry Acid digestion Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, P, Rb, S, Sr, Zn
Marguí, et al. [16] Edible clams Acid digestion Minor and trace elements
2015 Bahadir, et al. [2] Drinking water None Cr
Bilo, et al. [17] Zebrafish embryos None Pb, Zn
Feichtmeier, et al. [18] Leaves and roots of the plants Acid digestion Au
Heroes, et al. [19] Protein phosphatase Slurry Fe, Mn, Zn
de Olivera, et al. [20] Honey Suspensions Br, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, Se, Sr, Ti, Zn
Bilo, et al. [21] Rice Soils Acid digestion Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sr, Ti, V, Zn
Dalipi, et al. [22] Wine Dehydration Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, Zn
Espinosa-Quiñones, et al. [23] Groundwater None As, Ba, Br, Ca, Cl, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, P, Pb, S, Ti, V, Zn
Detcheva, et al. [24] Coalash Slurry As, Ba, Ca, Cl, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Se, Sr, Ti, V, Zn
2016 Cleto, et al. [6] Saliva and gingival crevice fluid None Br, Ca, Cl, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, P, Pb, Rb, S, Se, Ti, Zn
Kubala-Kukus, et al. [7] Human serum

Hair

None

Acid digestion

Pb
Rodriguez Castro, et al. [25] Superficial water None As, Br, Ca, Fe, K, P, Zn
Majewska, et al. [26] Human serum None Br, Ca, Cl, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, P, Pb, Rb, S, Se, Zn
Dalipi, et al. [27] Wine None Ag, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, In, K, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sr, Ti, Zn
Gallardo, et al. [28] Soil Suspensions Br
Fiedor, et al. [29] Bacteria and photosynthetic structures None Ca, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, Rb, Se, Sr, Zn
Höhner, et al. [30] Plant Acid digestion Ca, K, Mn, S, Sr
Resende and Nascentes [31] Organic fertilizer Slurry Ba, Br, Ca, Cl, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sr, Ti, V, Zn
Natali, et al. [32] Mosses Slurry Al, As, Br, Ca, Ce, Cl, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, V, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sr, Ti, Zn
2017 Dalipi, et al. [3] Vegetal sample Suspensions As, Br, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Rb, Sn, Sr, Pb, Zn
Salomone, et al. [4] Seaweed Acid digestion As, Br, Cu, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Rb, Sr, V, Zn
Bandeira Lages, et al. [33] Saliva Acid digestion Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni
Almeida, et al. [34] Mice brain Acid digestion Ca, Cl, Cu, Fe, K, Ni, P, S, Zn
Jablan, et al. [35] Urine None Ca, Cu, Co, Fe, K, Mn, Na, P, Se, Zn
Allegretta, et al. [36] Celomic fluids from earthworms None As
Marguí, et al. [37] Human placenta Slurry Acid digestion As, Br, Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, K, Pb, Rb, Se, Sr, Zn
Bilo, et al. [38] Tree leaves None Acid digestion Br, Ca, Cl, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Pb, Rb, Sr, Ti, Zn