Determination of trace element concentrations and stable lead, uranium and thorium isotope ratios by quadrupole-ICP-MS in NORM and NORM-polluted sample leachates

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 205-206, Issue , 2012, Pages 198-207

  Mas, J L ^a   Villa, M ^a   Hurtado, S ^a   Garcia Tenorio R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

206Pb 207Pb 208Pb; 232Th 230Th; 238U 234U; Extraction chromatography; NORM pollution; Quadrupole ICP MS

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL YIELDS; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ICP-QMS; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; ISOTOPE RATIO; LEACHATES; LEAD ISOTOPE RATIOS; QUADRUPOLE-ICP-MS; RADIOCHEMICAL METHOD; SINGLE SAMPLE; THORIUM ISOTOPES; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; LEACHING; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETERS; POLLUTION; THORIUM; TRACE ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ISOTOPE; LEAD; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; THORIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LEACHATE; LEAD ISOTOPE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; STABLE ISOTOPE; THORIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTAMINATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ISOTOPES; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS; THORIUM; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84856213824     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.12.058     Document Type: Article

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