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We carried out instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) as well as k 0-based prompt gamma-ray analysis (k 0-PGA) to measure the amount of the elements in onions and studied whether the onions collected from different sites can be categorized based on the elemental concentration profile. Six elements (Na, Mg, Cl, K, Ca, Mn) and 3 elements (B, S, Cl) were measured by INAA and PGA in the onions grown in two districts, Hokkaido and Saga, in Japan, respectively. After principal component analysis, it was found that Cl was an important element to feature the producing districts of onions.
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Tanoi, K., Matsue, H., Iikura, H. et al. Element profiles of onion producing districts in Japan, as determined using INAA and PGA. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 278, 375–379 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-0803-7
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