Development of a new electrodeposition method for Pu-determination in environmental samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 851-857

  Lee, M H ^a   Pimpl, M ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition; Environmental samples; Plutonium

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPLATING; FALLOUT; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROMETRY;

ALPHA SPECTROMETRY;

PLUTONIUM;

PLUTONIUM;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KOREA; MOSS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0033136421     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(98)00155-9     Document Type: Article

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