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High-precision measurement of U-Pu-Np-Am concentrations and isotope ratios in environmental reference materials by mass spectrometry.
Steven J. Goldstein,Allison A. Price,Kimberly A. Hinrichs,Stephen P. LaMont,A. J. Nunn,Ronald S. Amato,Annelise M. R. Cardon,Daniel W. Gurganus +7 more
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In this article, the authors report results of precise and sensitive mass spectrometric measurements of uranium, plutonium, neptunium, and americium concentrations and isotope ratios in a variety of environmental reference materials.About:
This article is published in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity.The article was published on 2021-10-01. It has received 5 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Isotopic signature & Isotope dilution.read more
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Developing Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Capabilities for Anthropogenic Radionuclide Analysis to Extend the Set of Oceanographic Tracers
Karin Hain,Martin Martschini,Fadime Gülce,Maki Honda,Johannes Lachner,Michael Kern,J. Pitters,Francesca Quinto,Aya Sakaguchi,Peter Steier,A. Wiederin,Alexander Wieser,Akihiko Yokoyama,Robin Golser +13 more
TL;DR: In this article , a simplified and very flexible chemical purification procedure based on extraction chromatography (a single UTEVA® column) was implemented which can be extended by a DGA® column for Am purification.
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Analytical Methods for the Determination of 90Sr and 239,240Pu in Environmental Samples
TL;DR: In this paper , the separation and measurement methods for ultra-trace determination of 90Sr, 239Pu, and 240Pu in the environment are discussed and compared, and the future development trend of radionuclide measurement is prospected in this review.
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Rapid monitoring of 241Am in small amount of sediment samples by combining extraction chromatography for highly efficient separation of interfering and matrix elements and ICP-MS/MS measurement
TL;DR: In this article , a simple and rapid chromatographic separation method for purposeful and efficient separation of 241Am from matrix and interfering elements was developed, which was finally applied to real marine sediment samples collected in the western North Pacific after the Fukushima nuclear accident.
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Atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in environmental analysis
TL;DR: In this paper , a review covers advances in the analysis of air, water, plants, soils and geological materials by a range of atomic spectrometric techniques including atomic emission, absorption, fluorescence and mass spectrometry.
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Ultra-Trace Analysis of Fallout Plutonium Isotopes in Soil: Emerging Trends and Future Perspectives
S.W Mac Dowell,Olivier S. Humphrey,William H. Blake,Odipo Osano,Simon Chenery,Michael J. Watts +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors compared the performance of inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometers (ICP-MS/MS) for the detection of plutonium isotopes in a variety of soil types.
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Determination of plutonium isotopes and neptunium-237 in environmental samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with total sample dissolution
TL;DR: A method for the separation and purification of environmental levels of plutonium and neptunium from totally digested sediment samples and determination of isotopic abundances of 237Np, 239Pu, 240Pu and 241Pu by ICP-MS has been developed as mentioned in this paper.
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Historical Overview Of Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Testing And Estimates Of Fallout In The Continental United States
Harold L. Beck,Burton G. Bennett +1 more
TL;DR: A feasibility study to estimate the deposition density (deposition per unit area) of particular radionuclides from both Nevada Test Site and “global” fallout on a county-by-county scale for the continental United States is described, providing a basis for reconstructing population exposure and dose.
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A method of measurement of (239)Pu, (240)Pu, (241)Pu in high U content marine sediments by sector field ICP-MS and its application to Fukushima sediment samples.
Wenting Bu,Jian Zheng,Qiuju Guo,Tatsuo Aono,Hirofumi Tazoe,Keiko Tagami,Shigeo Uchida,Masatoshi Yamada +7 more
TL;DR: An analytical method based on anion-exchange chromatography and SF-ICP-MS and the vertical distribution of Pu isotopes showed that there was no detectable Pu contamination from the nuclear accident in the marine sediments collected 30 km off the plant site.
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Determination of plutonium isotopes in freshwater lake sediments by sector-field ICP-MS after separation using ion-exchange chromatography.
TL;DR: A simple analytical method using sector field inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) combined with two-stage chromatographic separation and purification of Pu was developed based on the optimization and adaptation of the previously published method for marine samples with an emphasis on the study of the elimination of interferences for the analysis of freshwater lake sediments.
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The development of sequential separation methods for the analysis of actinides in sediments and biological materials using anion-exchange resins and extraction chromatography
TL;DR: The results of the analysis of uranium, thorium, plutonium and americium isotopes by this method in marine samples (IAEA-384, -385 and -414) provided excellent agreement with the recommended values with good chemical recoveries.
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