Separation techniques for low-level determination of actinides in soil samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 776-780

  Eikenberg, J ^a   Jaggi M ^a   Beer, H ^a   Ruthi M ^a   Zumsteg, I ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrodeposition; Extraction chromatography; High resolution spectrometry; Measurement uncertainty calculation; Reduction oxidation of Pu; Surface complexation

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC MEDIUMS; ANION EXCHANGERS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC RESINS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY CALCULATION; OXALIC ACIDS; REDUCTION/OXIDATION OF PU; SEPARATION TECHNIQUES; SOIL SAMPLES; SURFACE COMPLEXATION; TETRAVALENT OXIDATION STATE;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; LEACHING; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NITRIC ACID; REDUCTION; SEPARATION; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY; STRIPPING (DYES); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PLUTONIUM;

ACTINIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NITRIC ACID; PLUTONIUM 238; PLUTONIUM 239; PLUTONIUM 240; SODIUM NITRATE;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION KINETICS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ACTINOID SERIES ELEMENTS; AMERICIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CURIUM; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; PLUTONIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 63249094361     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.01.034     Document Type: Article

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