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	Advantages
- Fast results
 - Truly portable instruments
 - Completely nondestructive
 - Qualitative and quantitative multi-element analysis
 - Can be used for many different sample types - soils, filters, alloys, ores, liquids, etc.
 - FPXRF easy to use and require minimal technical expertise
 
  Limitations
- Limited capability for lighter         	elements (below atomic  		number 19)
 - Periodic replacement of 		radioisotope sources & 		recalibration of instrument
 - May require special licensing
 - Expensive
 
Field Portable XRF Analysis