Assessing Heavy Metal/Metalloid Contamination in Vieques, Puerto Rico, With Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence Technology: Preliminary Findings and Next Steps

Emily Zlevor1, Lorena Estrada-Martínez1, Daniel J Brabander2, Karen Johannesson3, Helen C Poynton1, Peng Ho4, Valeria Hernandez Talavera1, Liz Diaz Vazquez5, Kiani Melendez-Mateo6 and Robert F Chen1, (1)University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, United States, (2)Wellesley College, Geosciences, Wellesley, MA, United States, (3)University of Massachusetts Boston, School for the Environment, Boston, United States, (4)University of Massachusetts Boston, Environmental Analytical Facility, Boston, United States, (5)University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus, Chemistry, San Juan, United States, (6)University of Massachusetts Boston, Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States