XRF SR technique in the investigations of elements content in aquatic vascular plants and bottom sediments

The contents of some elements (mainly heavy metals) in macrophytes and bottom sediments of Novosibirsk Reservoir were determined using X-ray fluorescence analysis with the synchrotron radiation excitation (XRF SR) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) techniques. The possibility of using of the XRF SR technique along with traditional analytical methods for environmental investigations, especially for complex study of ecosystem of natural and artificial water reservoirs, was considered.