Gross alpha determination in drinking water using a highly specific resin and LSC

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 339-344

  Happel, S ^a   Letessier, P ^a   Ensinger, W ^c   Eikenberg, J H ^d   Thakkar, A H ^b   Horwitz, E P ^b  

^a Campus de Ker Lann   (France)

^b Eichrom Technologies LLC   (United States)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

discrimination LSC; Drinking water; Extraction chromatography; Gross alpha

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; POTABLE WATER; RESINS;

EXTRACTANTS; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; REAGENTS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; RESIN;

ACCURACY; ALPHA RADIATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; BETA RADIATION; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY;

ALPHA PARTICLES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; RADIOISOTOPES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 2942577509     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.03.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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