Author: P. B. HahnPublisher:
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Category : Actinide elements
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Fusion Method for the Measurement of Plutonium in Soil
Author: P. B. HahnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actinide elements
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Fusion Method for the Measurement of Plutonium in Soil
Author: Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory (Cincinnati, Ohio)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Fusion Method for the Measurement of Plutonium in Soil
Author: P. B. HahnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actinide elements
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Acid Dissolution Method for the Analysis of Plutonium in Soil
Author: E. L. WhittakerPublisher:
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Category : Analytical chemistry
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Rapid Fusion Method for the Determination of Pu, Np, and Am in Large Soil Samples
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Languages : en
Pages : 10
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A new rapid sodium hydroxide fusion method for the preparation of 10-20 g soil samples has been developed by the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). The method enables lower detection limits for plutonium, neptunium, and americium in environmental soil samples. The method also significantly reduces sample processing time and acid fume generation compared to traditional soil digestion techniques using hydrofluoric acid. Ten gram soil aliquots can be ashed and fused using the new method in 1-2 hours, completely dissolving samples, including refractory particles. Pu, Np and Am are separated using stacked 2mL cartridges of TEVA and DGA Resin and measured using alpha spectrometry. The method can be adapted for measurement by inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Two 10 g soil aliquots of fused soil may be combined prior to chromatographic separations to further improve detection limits. Total sample preparation time, including chromatographic separations and alpha spectrometry source preparation, is less than 8 hours.
Acid Dissolution Method for the Analysis of Plutonium in Soil
Author: Earl L. WhittakerRapid Fusion Method for the Determination of Refractory Thorium and Uranium Isotopes in Soil Samples
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 11
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Recently, approximately 80% of participating laboratories failed to accurately determine uranium isotopes in soil samples in the U.S Department of Energy Mixed Analyte Performance Evaluation Program (MAPEP) Session 30, due to incomplete dissolution of refractory particles in the samples. Failing laboratories employed acid dissolution methods, including hydrofluoric acid, to recover uranium from the soil matrix. The failures illustrate the importance of rugged soil dissolution methods for the accurate measurement of analytes in the sample matrix. A new rapid fusion method has been developed by the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to prepare 1-2 g soil sample aliquots very quickly, with total dissolution of refractory particles. Soil samples are fused with sodium hydroxide at 600 oC in zirconium crucibles to enable complete dissolution of the sample. Uranium and thorium are separated on stacked TEVA and TRU extraction chromatographic resin cartridges, prior to isotopic measurements by alpha spectrometry on cerium fluoride microprecipitation sources. Plutonium can also be separated and measured using this method. Batches of 12 samples can be prepared for measurement in
EPA-600/7
Author: Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
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