Uranium isotopic ratio determination in urine using flow-injection ICP-MS: A tool for emergency monitoring

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 234-239

  Godoy, Maria Luiza D P ^a   Julião, Migia M Q C ^a   Godoy, José Marcus ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RADIOPROTEÇÃO E DOSIMETRIA   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

URANIUM 234; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RELIABILITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 65549124663     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp027     Document Type: Article

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