Sequential isotopic determination of plutonium, thorium, americium, strontium and uranium in environmental and bioassay samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 299-305

  Wang, Jeng Jong ^a   Chen, Ing Jane ^a   Chiu, Jih Hung ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

NRIP; Sequential analysis; Traceability

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; AMERICIUM; BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLUTONIUM; RESINS; SOILS; THORIUM; URANIUM;

BIOASSAY SAMPLES; TRACEABILITY;

RADIOISOTOPES;

AMERICIUM; GLASS FIBER; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; PLUTONIUM; STRONTIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM; WATER;

ACIDITY; AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; FECES; FILTER; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SAMPLING; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETER; SPECTROMETRY; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; URINE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; COMPLEX MIXTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FECES; HUMANS; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 2942549002     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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