On the analysis of iodine-129 and iodine-127 in environmental materials by accelerator mass spectrometry and ion chromatography

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 223, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 131-156

  Schmidt, A ^a   Schnabel, Ch ^a   Handl, J ^a   Jakob, D ^a   Michel, R ^a   Synal, H A ^b   Lopez, J M ^c   Suter, M ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Accelerator mass spectrometry; Iodine 129; Quality control; Radiochemical neutron activation analysis; Separation schemes; Soil

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODINE 129;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; IODINE; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; RADIONUCLIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031771303     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00309-X     Document Type: Article

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