A sequential method for the determination of 210Pb, 226Ra, and uranium and thorium radioisotopes by LSC and alpha-spectrometry

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 828-831

  Lozano, J C ^a   Tomé, F Vera ^b   Rodríguez, P Blanco ^b   Prieto, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

210Pb; 226Ra; Radiochemical method; Thorium; Uranium

Indexed keywords

210PB; 226RA; ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; LEAD 210; RADIOCHEMICAL METHOD; SEQUENTIAL METHODS;

FLOWCHARTING; LEAD; METAL RECOVERY; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROMETRY; THORIUM; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

RADIUM;

LEAD 210; LEAD NITRATE; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM 226; SILICON; THORIUM; URANIUM;

ALPHA RADIATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; ALPHA PARTICLES; COMPLEX MIXTURES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 77649232175     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.09.053     Document Type: Article

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