Determination of thorium in environmental and workplace materials by ICP-MS

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 63-68

  Holmes, L ^a   Pilvio, R ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b National Radiation Laboratory of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Digestions; ICP MS; Thorium; Workplace materials

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; THORIUM;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY (ICPMS);

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

THORIUM 232;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOMETRY; WORKPLACE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; THORIUM;

EID: 0034662352     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(00)00170-6     Document Type: Article

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