Reused EDX Spectra on 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112171


An article [1] published on "Environmental Research" has reused EDX spectra on the figure 3. The "Spectra 1" and the "Spectra 2" have identical noise, as well as the "Spectra 3" and "Spectra 4" have identical noise, too, suggesting these spectra are reused.



Reference

[1] 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112171






Author: WU Guangheng

Founder and Chair of the 5GH Foundation

E-Mail: wu@5gh.org.cn

Document ID: 5GH-WuGH-2025.000023

Publication Date: 2025.01.31

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