Determination of 237Np in environmental and nuclear samples: A review of the analytical method

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1747-1778

  Thakur, P ^a   Mulholland, G P ^a  

^a New Mexico State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatography; Environment; Ion exchange; Np; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; RADIOCHEMICAL PROCEDURES; RECENT TRENDS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; SEPARATION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

NEPTUNIUM;

ACTINIDE; NEPTUNIUM 237; NUCLEAR FUEL; RESIN; SEA WATER;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLOW DISCHARGE MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN; ION EXCHANGE; IONIZATION; LASER SURGERY; LICHEN (ORGANISM); LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; LUMINESCENCE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTON ELECTRON REJECTING LIQUID ALPHA SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION; PURIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECTROMETRY; URINE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84863777767     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.02.115     Document Type: Review

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