Rapid separation method for actinides in emergency air filter samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2125-2131

  Maxwell, Sherrod L ^a   Culligan, Brian K ^a   Noyes, Gary W ^a  

^a Department of Energy Savannah River Site   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinides; Air filters; Alpha spectrometry; Emergency; Rapid; Strontium

Indexed keywords

ACID DIGESTION METHODS; ALPHA EMITTERS; ALPHA SPECTROMETRY; CERIUM FLUORIDE; CHEMICAL RECOVERY; COLUMN SEPARATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; FILTER METHOD; FILTER SAMPLE; GAS FLOWS; MICROPRECIPITATION; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGIES; RAPID; RAPID METHOD; RAPID SEPARATION; SAVANNAH RIVER SITES;

ACTINIDES; ALPHA PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RESINS; SPECTROMETRY; STRONTIUM;

AIR FILTERS;

ACTINIDE; FLUORIDE; STRONTIUM 89; STRONTIUM 90;

AIR ANALYSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY; FILTER; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION;

ACTINOID SERIES ELEMENTS; AIR; FILTRATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956410531     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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