Nondestructive neutron activation analysis of volcanic samples: Hawaii

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7075937

Zoller, W H; Finnegan, D L; Crowe, B

Samples of volcanic emissions have been collected between and during eruptions of both Kilauea and Mauna Loa volcanoes during the last three years. Airborne particles have been collected on Teflon filters and acidic gases on base-impregnated cellulose filters. Chemically neutral gas-phase species are collected on charcoal-coated cellulose filters. The primary analytical technique used is nondestructive neutron activation analysis, which has been used to determine the quantities of up to 35 elements on the different filters. The use of neutron activation analysis makes it possible to analyze for a wide range of elements in the different matrices used for the collection and to learn about the distribution between particles and gas phases for each of the elements.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Washington, Seattle
• OSTI ID: 7075937
• Report Number(s): CONF-861102-
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 53; Conference: American Nuclear Society and Atomic Industrial Forum joint meeting, Washington, DC, USA, 16 Nov 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
KILAUEA VOLCANO
VOLCANIC GASES
VOLCANIC ROCKS
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
FILTERS
IRRADIATION
LASL
POTASSIUM HYDROXIDES
SODIUM HYDROXIDES
US GS
VOLATILITY
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
IGNEOUS ROCKS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
ROCKS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
US AEC
US DOE
US DOI
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VOLCANOES
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