Determination of technetium-99 using electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ETV-ICP-MS) and NH4OH as chemical modifier

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-263

  Skipperud, Lindis ^a   Oughton, Deborah H ^a   Rosten, Lise Støwer ^a   Wharton, Michael J ^b   Day, J Philip ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical modifier; ETV ICP MS; NH4OH; Tc 99

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEPARATION; TECHNETIUM; VAPORIZATION;

CHEMICAL MODIFIERS; MATRIX MODIFIERS; NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS; RADIOCHEMICAL SEPARATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

AMMONIA; FRESH WATER; TECHNETIUM 99M;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; RADIONUCLIDE; SEPARATION; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPE; VAPORIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEL FILTRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIOASSAY; SEAWEED; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VAPORIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROXIDES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 36148994704     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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