Overcoming ICP-QMS instrumental limitations for 99Tc determination in environmental solid samples using radiochemistry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 502-507

  Mas, José Luis ^a   Garcia Leon M ^a   Bolivar J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentration factor; Decontamination factor; ICP MS; Technetium

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECONTAMINATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS;

CONCENTRATION FACTOR; DECONTAMINATION FACTOR; ICP-MS; LIMIT OF DETECTION;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA;

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; FALLOUT; ISOTOPE TRACING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOCHEMISTRY;

MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN;

EID: 32044475412     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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