Sample preparation for the determination of 241Am in sediments utilizing γ-spectroscopy

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-189

  Ristic, M ^a   Degetto, S ^b   Ast, T ^a   Cantallupi, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

241Am; Concentration; Gamma spectroscopy; Separation; Well type detector

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTROPLATING; SEDIMENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

COPRECIPITATION;

AMERICIUM;

AMERICIUM 241; CALCIUM OXALATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE;

AMERICIUM; LABORATORY METHOD; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; FALLOUT; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; LEACHING; MEASUREMENT; PH; POLLUTION; PRECIPITATION; SAMPLE; SEDIMENT; SOIL; TECHNIQUE;

AMERICIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 0036141569     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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