Comparative study of different analytical methods for the determination of 238U, 234U, 235U, 230Th and 232Th in NORM samples (Southern Catalonia)

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 115, Issue , 2013, Pages 207-213

  Mola, M ^a,b   Palomo, M ^a,b   Penalver A ^a,b   Borrull, F ^a,b   Aguilar, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Consorci d'Aigües de Tarragona ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Coal; Dicalcium phosphate factory; Microwave digestion; Naturally occurring radioactive material; Phosphate; UTEVA resin

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS TIME; ANALYTICAL METHOD; CATALONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DIGESTION PROCEDURE; EBRO RIVER; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERCOMPARISON EXERCISE; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; MICROWAVE DIGESTION; MINERAL RAW MATERIAL; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; RADIOCHEMICAL SEPARATION; SLUDGE SAMPLES; THORIUM ISOTOPES;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COAL; GYPSUM; ISOTOPES; PHOSPHATES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RESINS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; URANIUM;

THORIUM;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; PHOSPHATE; THORIUM 230; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 234; URANIUM 235; URANIUM 238; XYLENE;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOSS; PHYTOTOXICITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RESIN; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; THORIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NUCLEAR SAFETY; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE;

BACKGROUND RADIATION; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RADIATION MONITORING; SPAIN; THORIUM; URANIUM;

CATALONIA; EBRO RIVER; SPAIN; TARRAGONA [CATALONIA];

BRYOPHYTA; PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 84867985287     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.05.029     Document Type: Article

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