Determination of plutonium isotopes (238,239,240Pu) and strontium (90Sr) in seafood using alpha spectrometry and liquid scintillation spectrometry

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 177, Issue , 2017, Pages 151-157

  Shin, Choonshik ^a   Choi, Hoon ^a   Kwon, Hye Min ^a   Jo, Hye Jin ^a   Kim, Hye Jeong ^a   Yoon, Hae Jung ^a   Kim, Dong Sul ^a   Kang, Gil Jin ^a  

^a National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alpha spectrometer; Liquid scintillation counter; Plutonium; Seafood; Strontium

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ISOTOPES; MEATS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION; SPECTROMETRY; TESTING;

ACTIVITY CONCENTRATION; ALPHA SPECTROMETER; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTER; LIQUID SCINTILLATION SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM DETECTABLE ACTIVITIES; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; REGULATORY AUTHORITIES; SEAFOOD;

STRONTIUM;

ISOTOPE; PLUTONIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM; ZIRCONIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD SAFETY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPE; RADIONUCLIDE; SEAFOOD; SPECTROMETRY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ENERGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KOREA; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SEA FOOD; SPECTROMETER; SPECTROMETRY; TIME; ANALYSIS; RADIATION MONITORING; SOUTH KOREA; WATER POLLUTANT;

KOREA;

FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; PLUTONIUM; RADIATION MONITORING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEAFOOD; STRONTIUM RADIOISOTOPES; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 85021680375     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.06.025     Document Type: Article

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