Neutron activation analysis of essential elements in Multani mitti clay using miniature neutron source reactor

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2362-2369

  Waheed, S ^a   Rahman, S ^a   Faiz, Y ^a   Siddique, N ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); Clay; Dietary reference intake (DRI); Essential elements; Instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA); Multani mitti (MM)

Indexed keywords

DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKES; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; MINIATURE NEUTRON SOURCE REACTOR; MULTANI MITTI (MM); PREGNANT WOMAN;

CLAY; MANGANESE;

NEUTRON SOURCES;

BARIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; STRONTIUM; TIN; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHILD; CLAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LACTATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MINIATURE NEUTRON SOURCE REACTOR; MULTANI MITTI CLAY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PAKISTAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOASSAY; REACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84864527092     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: 18729800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.06.030     Document Type: Article

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