Sample preparation methods for the determination of plutonium and strontium in environmental samples by low level liquid scintillation counting and α-spectrometry

Radiochimica Acta

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 447-454

  Solatie, D ^a   Carbol, P ^a   Hrnecek, E ^a   Jaakkola, T ^a   Betti, M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

241Pu; 90Sr; Environmental samples; LSC; spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM OXALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; PLUTONIUM; STRONTIUM 90;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FECES ANALYSIS; LEACHING; MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRECIPITATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0036420535     PISSN: 00338230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/ract.2002.90.8_2002.447     Document Type: Article

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