Sequential determination of 210Po and uranium radioisotopes in drinking water by alpha-particle spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 770-775

  Benedik, L ^a   Vasile, M ^a   Spasova, Y ^a   Watjen U ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpha particle spectrometry; Drinking water; Polonium; Radiochemistry; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA-PARTICLE SPECTROMETRIES; ALPHA-PARTICLE SPECTROMETRY; AMMONIA SOLUTIONS; CO PRECIPITATIONS; DRINKING WATER; LOW LEVELS; MINERAL WATERS; PARTICLE COUNTING; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SEQUENTIAL DETERMINATIONS; SPONTANEOUS DEPOSITIONS; WATER SAMPLES;

ACTINIDES; BEVERAGES; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; POLONIUM; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

POTABLE WATER;

AMMONIA; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC OXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MINERAL WATER; POLONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; URANIUM; FRESH WATER;

ALPHA RADIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; SPECTROMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALPHA PARTICLES; FRESH WATER; POLONIUM; PRECIPITATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 63249087654     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.033     Document Type: Article

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