Evaluation of chelation preconcentration for the determination of actinide elements by flow injection ICP-MS

Evans, E H; Truscott, J B; Bromley, L; Jones, P; Turner, J; Fairman, B E

Title: Evaluation of chelation preconcentration for the determination of actinide elements by flow injection ICP-MS

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A chelation column preconcentration method has been developed for the determination of uranium and thorium in waters by ICP-MS. Detection limits of 24 pg and 60 pg respectively were obtained, but these were blank limited. Uranium and Thorium were determined in certified reference materials. Results for uranium were 121 {+-} 21 and 15 {+-} 3 ng/g in NIST 1566a and NIST 1575 compared with certified values of 132 {+-} 12 and 20 {+-} 4 ng/g respectively. Results for thorium were 29 {+-} 8 and 28 {+-} 5 ng/g in NIST 1566a and NIST 1575 compared with indicative and certified values of 40 and 37 {+-} 3 ng/g respectively. The on-line separation of actinide radionuclides was achieved by selective elution of U, Th, Pu, Np, and Am.

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Evans, E H; Truscott, J B; Bromley, L; Jones, P ^[1]; Turner, J; Fairman, B E ^[2]

Univ. of Plymouth (United Kingdom). Dept. of Environmental Sciences
LGC, Teddington (United Kingdom)

Publication Date:: Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI Identifier:: 338627

Report Number(s):: CONF-980310-
TRN: 99:005839

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Pittsburgh conference on analytical and applied spectroscopy, New Orleans, LA (United States), 1-6 Mar 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of Applications of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry to radionuclide determinations: Second volume; Morrow, R.W. [ed.] [Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)]; Crain, J.S. [ed.] [Union Carbide Corp., South Charleston, WV (United States)]; PB: 154 p.; ASTM special technical publication, 1344

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 40 CHEMISTRY; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATERS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; ICP MASS SPECTROSCOPY; CHELATING AGENTS; URANIUM; THORIUM; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLUTONIUM; NEPTUNIUM; AMERICIUM

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                    Evans, E H, Truscott, J B, Bromley, L, Jones, P, Turner, J, and Fairman, B E. Evaluation of chelation preconcentration for the determination of actinide elements by flow injection ICP-MS.  United States: N. p., 1998. 
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                    Evans, E H, Truscott, J B, Bromley, L, Jones, P, Turner, J, & Fairman, B E. Evaluation of chelation preconcentration for the determination of actinide elements by flow injection ICP-MS.  United States.

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                    Evans, E H, Truscott, J B, Bromley, L, Jones, P, Turner, J, and Fairman, B E. 1998.  
        "Evaluation of chelation preconcentration for the determination of actinide elements by flow injection ICP-MS".  United States.

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