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Laterally resolved speciation of arsenic in roots of wheat and rice using fluorescence-XANES imaging by Kopittke, Peter M., Jonge, Martin D., Wang, Peng, McKenna, Brigid A., Lombi, Enzo, Paterson, David J., Howard, Daryl L., James, Simon A., Spiers, Kathryn M., Ryan, Chris G., Johnson, Alexander A. T., Menzies, Neal W.

“…Accumulation of arsenic (As) within plant tissues represents a human health risk, but there remains much to learn regarding the speciation of As within plants…”
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Differences and similarities in selenium biopathways in Astragalus, Neptunia (Fabaceae) and Stanleya (Brassicaceae) hyperaccumulators by van der Ent, Antony, Salinitro, Mirko, Brueckner, Dennis, Spiers, Kathryn M, Montanari, Sofia, Tassoni, Annalisa, Schiavon, Michela

“…Abstract Background and Aims Selenium hyperaccumulator species are of primary interest for studying the evolution of hyperaccumulation and for use in…”
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The impact of steeping, germination and hydrothermal processing of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grains on phytate hydrolysis and the distribution, speciation and bio-accessibility of iron and zinc elements by Lemmens, Elien, De Brier, Niels, Spiers, Kathryn M., Ryan, Chris, Garrevoet, Jan, Falkenberg, Gerald, Goos, Peter, Smolders, Erik, Delcour, Jan A.

“…•Germinating wheat at 15 °C for 120 h only leads to a 15% phytate breakdown.•Processing germinated wheat at 50 °C, pH 3.8 and 24 h degrades 95% of phytate.•Fe…”
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Partitioning of Ce, as a simulant for Pu, in a multiphase ceramic nuclear waste form by Zhang, Zhaoming, Spiers, Kathryn M., Vance, Eric R., Davis, Joel

“…A pyrochlore‐rich multiphase ceramic waste form was prepared by the alkoxide‐route and consolidated by sintering in air. Cerium (Ce) was used as a surrogate…”
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Evidence of hexavalent chromium formation and changes of Cr speciation after laboratory-simulated fires of composted tannery sludges long-term amended agricultural soils by Rascio, Ida, Allegretta, Ignazio, Gattullo, Concetta Eliana, Porfido, Carlo, Suranna, Gian Paolo, Grisorio, Roberto, Spiers, Kathryn M., Falkenberg, Gerald, Terzano, Roberto

“…Controlled or accidental fires can impact agricultural soils amended with composted organic materials since high temperatures cause fast organic matter (OM)…”
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Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence mapping of Ca, Sr and Zn at the neonatal line in human deciduous teeth reflects changing perinatal physiology by Dean, M. Christopher, Spiers, Kathryn M., Garrevoet, Jan, Le Cabec, Adeline

“…•The neonatal line forms when the neonate is both acidaemic and hypocalcaemic.•The neonatal line is not consistently hypocalcified in naturally exfoliated…”
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Comprehensive insights in thallium ecophysiology in the hyperaccumulator Biscutella laevigata by Corzo Remigio, Amelia, Pošćić, Filip, Nkrumah, Philip Nti, Edraki, Mansour, Spiers, Kathryn M., Brueckner, Dennis, van der Ent, Antony

“…Biscutella laevigata is the strongest known thallium (Tl) hyperaccumulator plant species. However, little is known about the ecophysiological processes leading…”
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Bone Biomineral Properties Vary across Human Osteonal Bone by Wittig, Nina K, Palle, Jonas, Østergaard, Maja, Frølich, Simon, Birkbak, Mie E, Spiers, Kathryn M, Garrevoet, Jan, Birkedal, Henrik

“…The biomineralization of bone remains a puzzle. During Haversian remodeling in the dense human cortical bone, osteoclasts excavate a tunnel that is then filled…”
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Synchrotron XFM tomography for elucidating metals and metalloids in hyperaccumulator plants by Spiers, Kathryn M, Brueckner, Dennis, Garrevoet, Jan, Falkenberg, Gerald, van der Ent, Antony

“…Abstract Visualizing the endogenous distribution of elements within plant organs affords key insights in the regulation of trace elements in plants…”
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Locked up Inside the Vessels: Rare Earth Elements Are Transferred and Stored in the Conductive Tissues of the Accumulating Fern Dryopteris erythrosora by Le Jean, Marie, Montargès-Pelletier, Emmanuelle, Rivard, Camille, Grosjean, Nicolas, Chalot, Michel, Vantelon, Delphine, Spiers, Kathryn M., Blaudez, Damien

“…Rare earth elements (REEs) are strategic metals strongly involved in low-carbon energy conversion. However, these emerging contaminants are increasingly…”
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Uncovering the physiology and distribution of thallium in Tl-hyperaccumulating and Tl-sensitive populations of Biscutella laevigata L by Salinitro, Mirko, Isnard, Sandrine, Brueckner, Dennis, Spiers, Kathryn M, Aarts, Mark G M, Corzo Remigio, Amelia, van der Ent, Antony

“…Thallium (Tl) is extremely toxic to all lifeforms and an emerging pollutant. Plants in the Brassicaceae family, including edible crops, have an enhanced…”
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Spatially Resolved Localization of Lanthanum and Cerium in the Rare Earth Element Hyperaccumulator Fern Dicranopteris linearis from China by Liu, Wen-Shen, van der Ent, Antony, Erskine, Peter D, Morel, Jean Louis, Echevarria, Guillaume, Spiers, Kathryn M, Montargès-Pelletier, Emmanuelle, Qiu, Rong-Liang, Tang, Ye-Tao

“…The fern Dicranopteris linearis (Gleicheniaceae) from China is a hyperaccumulator of rare earth element (REE), but little is known about the ecophysiology of…”
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Distribution of Pb and Se in mouse brain following subchronic Pb exposure by using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence by Webb, Alexis N., Spiers, Kathryn M., Falkenberg, Gerald, Gu, Huiying, Dwibhashyam, Sai S., Du, Yansheng, Zheng, Wei, Nie, Linda H.

“…[Display omitted] •Synchrotron XRF was used to map lead distribution in mouse brain tissue.•Lead deposited in small, localized spots (<10 um2) in selected…”
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Confocal Volumetric μXRF and Fluorescence Computed μ‑Tomography Reveals Arsenic Three-Dimensional Distribution within Intact Pteris vittata Fronds by van der Ent, Antony, de Jonge, Martin D, Spiers, Kathryn M, Brueckner, Dennis, Montargès-Pelletier, Emmanuelle, Echevarria, Guillaume, Wan, Xiao-Ming, Lei, Mei, Mak, Rachel, Lovett, James H, Harris, Hugh H

“…The fern Pteris vittata has been the subject of numerous studies because of its extreme arsenic hyperaccumulation characteristics. However, information on the…”
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Biomineralization of mantis shrimp dactyl club following molting: Apatite formation and brominated organic components by Chua, Jia Qing Isaiah, Christensen, Thorbjørn Erik Køppen, Palle, Jonas, Wittig, Nina Kølln, Grünewald, Tilman A., Garrevoet, Jan, Spiers, Kathryn M., Castillo-Michel, Hiram, Schramm, Andreas, Chien, Wang Loo, Sobota, Radoslaw M., Birkedal, Henrik, Miserez, Ali

“…The stomatopod Odontodactylus scyllarus uses weaponized club-like appendages to attack its prey. These clubs are made of apatite, chitin, amorphous calcium…”
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High-energy interference-free K-lines synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy of rare earth elements in hyperaccumulator plants by van der Ent, Antony, Brueckner, Dennis, Spiers, Kathryn M, Falch, Ken Vidar, Falkenberg, Gerald, Layet, Clément, Liu, Wen-Shen, Zheng, Hong-Xiang, Le Jean, Marie, Blaudez, Damien

“…Abstract Synchrotron-based micro-X-ray fluorescence analysis (µXRF) is a nondestructive and highly sensitive technique. However, element mapping of rare earth…”
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Contrasting nickel and manganese accumulation and localization in New Caledonian Cunoniaceae by van der Ent, Antony, Pillon, Yohan, Fogliani, Bruno, Gei, Vidiro, Jaffré, Tanguy, Erskine, Peter D., Echevarria, Guillaume, Spiers, Kathryn M., Paul, Adrian L. D., Isnard, Sandrine

“…Purpose The Cunoniaceae are a major component of the New Caledonian flora with 91 endemic species that are highly unusual in that multiple metals are…”
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SLC30A10 Mutation Involved in Parkinsonism Results in Manganese Accumulation within Nanovesicles of the Golgi Apparatus by Carmona, Asuncion, Zogzas, Charles E, Roudeau, Stéphane, Porcaro, Francesco, Garrevoet, Jan, Spiers, Kathryn M, Salomé, Murielle, Cloetens, Peter, Mukhopadhyay, Somshuvra, Ortega, Richard

“…Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal that can be neurotoxic when elevated exposition occurs leading to parkinsonian-like syndromes. Mutations in the Slc30a10…”
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Cobalt hyperaccumulation in Rinorea cf. bengalensis (Violaceae) from Sabah: accumulation potential and tissue and cellular-level distribution of cobalt by Paul, Adrian L. D., Nkrumah, Philip Nti, Echevarria, Guillaume, Erskine, Peter D., Chaney, Rufus L., Spiers, Kathryn M., Sumail, Sukaibin, van der Ent, Antony

“…Aims Knowledge on the ecophysiology of cobalt hyperaccumulator species is limited. The nickel hyperaccumulator Rinorea cf. bengalensis from Borneo can…”
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Soil chemistry, elemental profiles and elemental distribution in nickel hyperaccumulator species from New Caledonia by Gei, Vidiro, Echevarria, Guillaume, Erskine, Peter D., Isnard, Sandrine, Fogliani, Bruno, Montargès-Pelletier, Emmanuelle, Jaffré, Tanguy, Spiers, Kathryn M., Garrevoet, Jan, van der Ent, Antony

“…Aims This study aimed to establish elemental profiles and to spatially resolve the elemental distribution in five New Caledonian woody Ni hyperaccumulator…”
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