ISSN:
1588-2780
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
Notes:
Abstract With pulse decay discrimination function and using diisopropylnaphthalene based scintilation cocktail, liquid scintillation analysis (LSA) becomes a rapid and reliable method for monitoring α emitting nuclides in environmental samples. Recent developments of instrumentation and cocktail of LSA are described. Procedures and results of monitoring gross α activity in vegetable samples and plutonium in soil samples are given. The Minimum Detectable Activity was 4.5×10−2 Bq/Kg for vegetable samples and was 6.6×10−5 Bq/g for soil samples.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02037624