Comparison of acid leachate and fusion methods to determine plutonium and americium in environmental samples

Autor:	T. TenKate, L.L. Smith, F. Markun
Rok vydání:	1992
Předmět:	Chemistry Environmental chemistry Radiochemistry Soil water Analytical technique Alpha-particle spectroscopy chemistry.chemical_element Americium Leaching (metallurgy) Actinide Leachate Plutonium
DOI:	10.2172/10174385
Popis:	The Analytical Chemistry Laboratory at Argonne National Laboratory performs radiochemical analyses for a wide variety of sites within the Department of Energy complex. Since the chemical history of the samples may vary drastically from site to site, the effectiveness of any analytical technique may also vary. This study compares a potassium fluoride-pyrosulfate fusion technique with an acid leachate method. Both normal and high-fired soils and vegetation samples were analyzed for both americium and plutonium. Results show both methods work well, except for plutonium in high-fired soils. Here the fusion method provides higher accuracy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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