Alpha radiometry of uranium in surface and ground waters by liquid scintillation counting after separation of the radionuclide by cation exchange

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1294-1298

  Antoniou, S ^a   Tsiaili, A ^a   Pashalidis, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Alpha radioactivity; Cation exchange; Liquid scintillation counting; Natural waters; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DOSIMETRY; GROUNDWATER; ISOMERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LUMINESCENCE; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; POSITIVE IONS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; RESINS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SEPARATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STANDARDS; SURFACE WATERS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

ALPHA RADIOACTIVITY; ALPHA RADIOMETRY; CATION EXCHANGE; CATION EXCHANGE SEPARATION; CATION EXCHANGES; CHELEX-100; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; DETECTOR EFFICIENCIES; GROUND WATERS; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; NATURAL WATERS; STANDARD SOLUTIONS; URANIUM CONCENTRATION;

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EID: 48849100980     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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