RNAA and AMS of iodine-129 in environmental materials - comparison of analytical methods and quality assurance

Kerntechnik

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 160-167

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

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IODINE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SOILS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS; RADIOCHEMICAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

RADIOISOTOPES; QUALITY CONTROL;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL PROTOCOLS; CERTIFIED REFERENCE MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; RADIOCHEMICAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; REFERENCE MATERIAL;

EID: 0034238643     PISSN: 09323902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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