Epithermal instrumental neutron activation analysis for the determination of gold and arsenic in Ghanaian gold tailings using conventional and anti-coincidence counting

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-257

  Nyarko, B J B ^a,b   Serfor Armah, Y ^a,b   Holzbecher, J ^a   Osae, E K ^b   Akaho, E H K ^b   Carboo, D ^c   Chatt, A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; GOLD;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; IRRADIATION; MINING; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0037762777     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023981216634     Document Type: Article

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