Determination of 236U/ 238U and 235U/ 238U isotope ratios in human urine by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 94-100

  Gray, Patrick J ^a   Zhang, Lingsu ^c   Xu, Hanna ^a   McDiarmid, Melissa ^b   Squibb, Katherine ^b   Centeno, José A ^a  

^a JOINT PATHOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depleted uranium; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Uranium; Uranium isotope ratio; Urine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867854948     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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