Method to determine 226Ra in small sediment samples by ultralow background liquid scintillation

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 6847-6853

  Sanchez Cabeza, Joan Albert ^a,c   Liong Wee Kwong, Laval ^b   Betti, Maria ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c Environment Laboratories   (Monaco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PURIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM EVOLUTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION; NEW STRATEGY; REFERENCE MATERIAL; SAMPLE SIZES; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT SAMPLES;

CESIUM; LIQUIDS; SCINTILLATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPECTROMETRY;

LEAD;

LEAD; POLONIUM; RADIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SEDIMENT;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LEAD RADIOISOTOPES; POLONIUM; RADIUM; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 77955614344     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac1008332     Document Type: Article

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