“…The Epsilon 3 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer from PANalytical (Almelo, Netherlands) was used to record the XRF data. The GL-SPE vacuum manifold kit from GL Sciences (Tokyo, Japan) in combination with the CAS-1 air pump from AS ONE (Osaka, Japan) was used during SPE Journal of Hazardous Materials, 254-255: [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]2013 The original publication is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.03.028 treatment. The Navi F-52 pH meter from Horiba Instruments (Kyoto, Japan) and a combination electrode was used for pH measurements.…”