Rapid analysis of U isotopes in vegetables using ICP-MS: Application to the emergency U monitoring after the nuclear accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Dai-ichi power station

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 171-175

  Zheng, Jian ^a   Tagami, Keiko ^a   Uchida, Shigeo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isotope ratio; Nuclear accident at Fukushima Dai ichi power station; SF ICP MS; Uranium; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; IODINE; NITRIC ACID; URANIUM; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; JAPAN; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROMETRY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84858077553     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: 15882780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-011-1387-1     Document Type: Article

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