Measurements of plutonium, 237Np, and 137Cs in the BCR 482 lichen reference material

Lavelle, Kevin B.; Miller, Jeffrey L.; Hanson, Susan K.; Connick, William B.; Spitz, Henry B.; Glover, Samuel E.; Oldham, Warren J.

doi:10.1007/s10967-015-4497-3

Title: Measurements of plutonium, ²³⁷Np, and ¹³⁷Cs in the BCR 482 lichen reference material

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Select anthropogenic radionuclides were measured in lichen reference material, BCR 482. This material was originally collected in Axalp, Switzerland in 1991 and is composed of the epiphytic lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea. Samples from three separate bottles of BCR 482 were analyzed for uranium, neptunium, and plutonium isotopes by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and analyzed for cesium-137 by gamma-ray spectrometry. The isotopic composition of the radionuclides measured in BCR 482 suggests contributions from both global fallout resulting from historical nuclear weapons testing and more volatile materials released following the Chernobyl accident.

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Lavelle, Kevin B. ^[1]; Miller, Jeffrey L. ^[2]; Hanson, Susan K. ^[2]; Connick, William B. ^[1]; Spitz, Henry B. ^[1]; Glover, Samuel E. ^[1]; Oldham, Warren J. ^[2]

Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Publication Date:: Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1236711

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-15-23054
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731; PII: 4497

Grant/Contract Number:: 20120459ER; 2012-DN-130-NF001; AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry; Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731

Publisher:: Springer

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; lichen; BCR 482; global fallout; Chernobyl

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                    Lavelle, Kevin B., Miller, Jeffrey L., Hanson, Susan K., Connick, William B., Spitz, Henry B., Glover, Samuel E., and Oldham, Warren J. Measurements of plutonium, 237Np, and 137Cs in the BCR 482 lichen reference material.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Lavelle, Kevin B., Miller, Jeffrey L., Hanson, Susan K., Connick, William B., Spitz, Henry B., Glover, Samuel E., & Oldham, Warren J. Measurements of plutonium, 237Np, and 137Cs in the BCR 482 lichen reference material.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4497-3

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                    Lavelle, Kevin B., Miller, Jeffrey L., Hanson, Susan K., Connick, William B., Spitz, Henry B., Glover, Samuel E., and Oldham, Warren J. Thu .  
"Measurements of plutonium, 237Np, and 137Cs in the BCR 482 lichen reference material".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4497-3.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1236711.

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  title        = {Measurements of plutonium, 237Np, and 137Cs in the BCR 482 lichen reference material},

  author       = {Lavelle, Kevin B. and Miller, Jeffrey L. and Hanson, Susan K. and Connick, William B. and Spitz, Henry B. and Glover, Samuel E. and Oldham, Warren J.},

  abstractNote = {Select anthropogenic radionuclides were measured in lichen reference material, BCR 482. This material was originally collected in Axalp, Switzerland in 1991 and is composed of the epiphytic lichen Pseudevernia furfuracea. Samples from three separate bottles of BCR 482 were analyzed for uranium, neptunium, and plutonium isotopes by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and analyzed for cesium-137 by gamma-ray spectrometry. The isotopic composition of the radionuclides measured in BCR 482 suggests contributions from both global fallout resulting from historical nuclear weapons testing and more volatile materials released following the Chernobyl accident.},

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