A procedure for the sequential determination of radionuclides in soil and sediment samples
We present a new radiochemical procedure for the sequential determination of Sr, Am, Pu, Th and U radionuclides. For the validation, seven IAEA certified reference materials were analyzed for 239 Pu, 240 Pu, 241 Pu, 238 U and 232 Th isotopes by ICP-MS, 243 Am by alpha spectrometry and 90 Sr by low l...
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Published in | Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 314; no. 3; pp. 2209 - 2218 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
01.12.2017
Springer Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | We present a new radiochemical procedure for the sequential determination of Sr, Am, Pu, Th and U radionuclides. For the validation, seven IAEA certified reference materials were analyzed for
239
Pu,
240
Pu,
241
Pu,
238
U and
232
Th isotopes by ICP-MS,
243
Am by alpha spectrometry and
90
Sr by low level gas proportional counting. The sequential method was then used for determining the radionuclide profiles in one sediment core collected in the River Rhine, near Augst, downstream of the Swiss nuclear power plants. |
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ISSN: | 0236-5731 1588-2780 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10967-017-5621-3 |